The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), which provides funds annually to lower-income households for energy costs, is now accepting applications after a delay caused by the 43-day federal ...

OSWEGO COUNTY — The 2025-2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is open for applications, the Oswego County Department of Social Services (DSS) announced. The DSS said it has been notified by the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The snow and cold are creeping back into New York, meaning more people are cranking up that heat, and with it, their heating bills. For many, needed assistance comes in the form of ...

New York state officials expect to open this year’s Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, as soon as the first week of December, after weeks of delays caused by the federal shutdown. The benefit ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) - Though the government shutdown ended in mid-November, the aftereffects are still prominent in many communities in New York and across the country. The Home Energy Assistance ...

While government-funded programs continue to pick up the pieces from the 43-day government shutdown, regional leaders gathered Nov. 25 to point Binghamton-area residents to relief while they await ...

Two women recovering after Thursday night stabbing on Park Avenue in Syracuse Two women are recovering after being stabbed in the city of Syracuse Thursday night. Oswego County cuts property tax rate ...

The Ohio Department of Development and Lifeline, Inc., wants to reassure Lake County residents that seasonal assistance continues to be available to alleviate the burden of costly energy bills.

The annual application window, which typically opens in early November, was initially delayed due to the historic 43-day long federal government shutdown that ended on Nov. 12. And while New York ...

CENTRAL NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — A colder-than-normal November in Central New York might mean some people are turning up their heat earlier than they were last year. But as the federal government waits to ...