The temperature on any given summer day may be in the 80s or 90s. So why does it feel so much hotter and oppressive at times? That's the heat index doing its thing. Here's how it works: What is the ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Another major lake effect snowstorm has dropped several feet of snow on parts of Upstate New York this week. The highest total reported so far is 42.5 inches, in the southern Erie ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Isolated but intense thunderstorms dropped heavy rain across Upstate New York Sunday, mostly in the Southern Tier and Central New York. The rainiest spot was Glen Aubrey, a hamlet in ...