A tragic school bus- snow plow crash injures 22 in upstate New York, between Syracuse and Rochester. Mercy flight helicopters from Canandaigua and Marcellus transported two of the wounded. Our prayers are with those hurt and their families.

State audit finds delay in nursing home fines
The New York State Health Department is the state agency responsible for imposing fines on nursing homes when safety violations occur. In 2007, the average time to issue a fine was six months. Currently, it takes the State Health Department an average of four years to levy a