Calling it an "industrywide conspiracy," Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to file a lawsuit for the overprescription of opioids that he said has defrauded New Yorkers out of billions of dollars. Cuomo said his Department of Financial Services is

Researchers already know that strong social connections are a key factor in determining whether a person is at risk of suicide. A new study , published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry , looks specifically at the social connections

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state health department are continuing to urge residents to refrain from using any vaping products while an investigation continues into the cause of a mysterious vaping-related lung ailment that has now sickened 41 New Yorkers.

Each year in the U.S., thousands of children are born with life-long disabilities because they were exposed to alcohol before they were born. Between 2 and 5 percent of the U.S. population is diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, or FASD. "That

A complex and sometimes tense dance between a man and a horse was playing out in a pasture at the EquiCenter ranch in Honeoye Falls on a late August morning. The man was retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Bunch. The horse was Liberty, a formerly wild

“We’ve been inundated,” Kristen Wagner said as she unpacked vaccines inside the Yates County public health offices in Penn Yan. “We’re trying the best that we can,” she said, continuing to set cartons of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on top of a tray

A law that decriminalizes possession of up to 2 ounces of marijuana took effect Wednesday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it's "long overdue." But some advocates say the law does not go far enough. Starting Wednesday, possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana is

The ranks of Senate Republicans in New York have been greatly diminished over the past year, with losses in the November elections and other GOP senators saying this summer that they are seeking new jobs. Republicans held the state Senate for nearly a

In the latest WXXI Business Report: A local high-tech company is expanding and adding jobs. The Cornell AgriTech facility in Geneva is helping a Rochester entrepreneur grow his business, which focuses on gourmet mushrooms. End of an era for a well-known

As thousands of students across Rochester and western New York head back to class next week, a small group will start the school year in a unique way. A dozen students are enrolled in a high school program based on the philosophies of Henry David Thoreau.