Josh Durso

A proposed tax break could give overtime workers a bigger refund next year—but not a bigger paycheck today. The Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2025 (H.R.561) would allow employees to deduct part of their ... more

The Midlakes One-Room Schoolhouse will open its doors to visitors later this month for a special open house and dedication ceremony honoring two long-time supporters. On May 20, the schoolhouse will welcome guests from 5 ... more

The Onondaga County Legislature approved a $33 million budget amendment to buy land and support growth around the upcoming Micron plant in Clay, according to Spectrum News. The funding includes $27 million for property purchases, ... more

Americans should plan ahead as both FedEx and UPS will suspend most operations for 24 hours on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025. The shipping blackout will temporarily halt package pickups and deliveries across the country ... more

Correction officers charged in the fatal beating of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility have been granted more time to consider plea deals, according to Oneida County Court proceedings this week. Ten officers face various ... more

Corrections Officer Phillip Juliano has retired after 25 years of service at the Wayne County Jail, closing out a long career marked by compassion, commitment, and leadership. Juliano began working at the facility in 2000 ... more

A 59-year-old skydiver was found safe after an off-course landing in a wooded area near Ovid on September 5 following an intensive search. According to the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Parish ... more

Owasco Lake has a problem and local officials say if something doesn’t change soon one of the region’s largest drinking water sources could be jeopardized. Several years ago the two communities most closely connected to ... more

Canandaigua Mayor Bob Palumbo says the damage seen at Kershaw Park and along Eastern Blvd. is some of the worst he can remember in the city. A line of severe thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the ... more

On episode #506 of Inside the FLX two leaders from the Canandaigua Emergency Squad joined us in-studio to discuss an array of EMS-related issues in Upstate New York. Whether it's declining volunteer first responder forces, ... more

Today on episode #505 of Inside the FLX we're talking with Judy Wentzel. She's the executive director of the Bonafiglia Family Foundation. Like many small, rural communities in Upstate New York - Seneca County has ... more

Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck is warning residents about potential budget cuts to public safety brought on by the need to address costly repairs at the county's office building. In January, the Cayuga County Office ... more

There’s no debate about it — a real housing crisis exists in the Finger Lakes. Forget about the tropes and reasons you’ve heard on the news about why homeownership is out of reach for an ... more

There's a housing crisis in the Finger Lakes. For several years now homeownership rates have been in decline. This while the rate of rent burdened households, or those that spend 50% or more of their ... more

Today on episode #500 of Inside the FLX we're sitting down with Geneva Mayor Steve Valentino to talk about last week's City Council meeting, as well as a number of the biggest stories from the ... more

Seneca County Manager Kyle Lovell has been placed on paid, administrative leave. That news was confirmed this morning by Board of Supervisors Chair Mike Enslow, who told FingerLakes1.com that the decision for him to go ... more

As Auburn seeks $2 million in grant funding to rehabilitate and develop the former Chemung Trust Building into a mixed use space with housing, the city's mayor Jimmy Giannettino says it's a great opportunity to ... more

Auburn Mayor Jimmy Giannettino said he was disappointed when the city was ultimately denied its opportunity to move forward with a hotel tax. Now, City Council will be tasked with amending its budget after Assemblyman ... more

Auburn Mayor Jimmy Giannettino didn't hold back when asked about the denial of the city's proposed hotel tax. The measure, which needed to be brought forward by the city's Assembly representative, was ultimately killed. Giannettino ... more