Pop Radio 1035 | radioNOVO News NY News Roundup for June 11, 2026

Good morning.A high-stakes political showdown is mounting over the future of federal immigration enforcement across New York. Governor Kathy Hochul is firing back at threats from federal border czar Tom Homan to surge I-C-E agents into New York City. The clash follows legislation signed by Hochul that restricts immigration authorities from conducting standard arrests inside county jails. Homan warns the restrictions will force federal tactical teams directly into local neighborhoods, while Governor Hochul maintains the state will cooperate on criminal investigations but will strictly ban I-C-E operations inside sensitive public locations, including schools and houses of worship.Meanwhile, millions of New Yorkers from the Southern Tier to the Hudson Valley are being urged to prepare for a dangerous, multi-day heat emergency starting today. A statewide health advisory warns that a combination of soaring temperatures and extreme humidity will push feels-like heat index values into the upper nineties and low one-hundreds through the weekend. State environmental officials are also tracking a volatile line of afternoon thunderstorms, warning residents to keep a close eye on the skies for damaging winds and potential localized power outages.But the extreme heat isn’t stopping a massive piece of American history from taking center stage across the state. Union Pacific's famed "Big Boy number forty-fourteen"—the largest operational steam locomotive in the world—is chugging through Western New York and the Southern Tier today as part of the nation's two-hundred-and-fifty-year anniversary tour. The historic engine departs Buffalo this morning, heading past Letchworth State Park before making a massive public display stop at Hornell's historic Erie Depot Museum at two o'clock this afternoon. Local police are handling heavy traffic gridlock and are ordering all spectators to stay at least twenty-five feet away from active rail tracks.Turning to regional legal news, an elderly Erie County couple has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of animal cruelty. Authorities say Donald and Bonnie George face up to a year in jail at their September sentencing after investigators discovered more than two hundred severely emaciated and neglected animals living in unsanitary conditions on their Brant farm.Horse racing fans can snag discounted season passes to the upcoming meet at Saratoga Race Course through Tuesday, celebrating Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo's spectacular victory at the Belmont Stakes.And in sports, the New York Knicks have moved within a single victory of an N-B-A championship. Following a high-stakes battle late last night at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs to take a commanding three-games-to-one lead in the best-of-seven series. New York can officially clinch the world title this Saturday night when the finals shift back to Texas for Game Five.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.