Good evening, Central New York. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Your Weather Planner

Tonight will be variably cloudy with a passing rain or snow shower possible. Lows will be in the 20s and 30s.

Clouds are going to thicken Friday with a spotty sprinkle or shower through the afternoon. Highs in the 40s and 50s for most spots.

Our next weather maker brings a round of showers to the region Friday night into Saturday. For most it's just rain, but a wintry mix is possible for the northern Adirondacks and far North Country where minor snow and some ice totals will be found.

A front will stall over the region this entire weekend. At the moment, it looks like shower chances are highest up north on Saturday then increase throughout the region Sunday and Monday.

Saturday's high temperatures may range from the 30s and 40s near the Canadian border to the 60s and 70s along the Southern Tier while Sunday's highs will be in the 50s and 60s.

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Today's Big Stories

1. White House to pull Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination for U.N. ambassador

President Donald Trump is pulling Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination as ambassador to the United Nations, he announced on Truth Social on Thursday. Stefanik, who represents New York's 21st Congressional District, was one of the first cabinet-level nominees put forward by Trump just days after his election in November. Her confirmation hearings were held the day after Trump’s inauguration in January but two months later was yet to be confirmed.

2. N.Y. Assembly speaker: State budget talks 'kind of at a standstill' with members heading home

New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters Thursday afternoon that state budget negotiations are “kind of at a standstill” and reiterated his frustration with the amount of policy that gets included in the state’s spending plan every year.

3. Hochul vows to protect New Yorkers from federal cuts to public services

Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will fight the federal government tooth and nail to protect the health and well-being of New Yorkers from sweeping federal cuts that will take a $300 million toll on New York state. Hochul says the cuts to New York public health, mental health and addiction services will be devastating across the state.

4. New York has received more than 1,300 job applications for recruitment campaign for ex-federal workers

New York has received more than 1,300 applications for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recruitment campaign for federal workers interested in state service who have been terminated from federal jobs as a result of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Known as the “You’re Hired” initiative, it aims to fill more than 7,000 positions in state government listed in the StateJobsNY portal that were vacant as of the end of February.

5. New Utica local law freezes salaries for some city officials

The Utica Common Council has voted in favor of a new local law that establishes Mayor Michael Galime, the comptroller and members of the common council will not see salary increases this year.

6. Ulster Co. clerk rejects Texas judgment against New Paltz physician in abortion-pill case

In a statement, Taylor Bruck said he informed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that the judgment against Dr. Maggie Carpenter, charged with providing mifepristone — which can be used to end pregnancies as part of a two-drug regimen with misoprostol — to a Texas resident via telehealth, will not be filed. Bruck cited New York's Shield Law, which is in place to protect New York-based health care providers and patients from both criminal and civil liability in other states in connection with abortion and gender-affirming resources.