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By Amy CavalierWRVO – Many people in Central New York will be getting real christmas trees in the coming weeks...and with Oswego County as the second…

By Chris UlanowskiWhitesboro, NY – The Oneida County village of Whitesboro is conducting a community image survey to allow the public to identify visual…

By Chris Ulanowski Oswego, NY – Almost a year-and-a-half since the 9/11 terror attacks, a comprehensive plan to protect the nation's nuclear industry has…

By Chris Ulanowski Oswego, NY – Almost a year-and-a-half since the 9/11 terror attacks, a comprehensive plan to protect the nation's nuclear industry has…

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When President Obama unveils his jobs plan to Congress next week, he'll have to balance his desire for spending on programs that might stimulate the economy against the nation's current appetite for cost-cutting. We examine the pros, cons and politics of six proposals that might make Obama's list.

Goldman Sachs' mortgage subsidiary agreed to stop many of its controversial mortgage-related practices, including robo-signing mortgage paperwork. And the Federal Reserve announced action against Goldman to address a pattern of misconduct and negligence in how the firm handled mortgage loans and foreclosures via the subsidiary.

Facing criticism for releasing unredacted material, WikiLeaks tried to shift the blame to The Guardian. The British paper fired back saying it was Julian Assange's own carelessness that led to the release.

Georgia Works is among the training programs President Obama is considering as part of his new federal jobs program, to be announced next week. It has been called a success by some, but has been criticized for how participants are paid. It's also unclear how successful a similar program would be at the national level.

A report says the upstate New York region has the highest concentration of green jobs in the country. Another surprising name in the top 10: northeast Ohio. But critics say the numbers of jobs created are too few to justify the use of federal stimulus dollars.