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Basketball preview for July 27: 'Wemby' debuts on home soil, Giannis vs. SGA
Victor Wembanyama's first Olympic game, a star-studded showdown between Greece and Canada, and everything else to watch for on the first day of the men's basketball competition in Paris. Source: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/basketball-preview-july-27-wemby-debuts-home-soil-giannis-vs-sga.
Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of Nyah Mway
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released police body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Nyah Mway, who died on June 28, 2024 following an encounter with members of the Utica Police Department (UPD) in Utica.
Here's a look at ticket prices for Utica Comets' games for 2024-25 season
Single-game tickets for the Utica Comets‘ upcoming season are available for purchase. Ticket prices are similar to last season, though some games have different pricing levels throughout the season.
Herkimer Town Board reviews park reopening, solar project, and various community initiatives
“It was a good weekend,” Herkimer Town Supervisor Dominic Frank said at the July 15 meeting of the Herkimer Town Board. He was referring to the grand reopening of the Town of Herkimer Park at 154 Pine Grove Road, which took place Saturday, July 13. The park features many improvements, including a basketball court, an improved tennis/pickleball court, a walking trail, and an outdoor fitness area.
Two decades without answers: Who killed Brian Galusha?
FONDA, NY (WRGB) — This week marking 20 years since the death of 28-year-old Brian Galusha. The Fultonville man was found on the side of the road on July 24, 2004, bleeding to death. Police say Galusha attended an engagement party at 1058 South Green Road in the town...
Rabid Woodchuck in German Flatts Killed After Attacking Person and Dog
GERMAN FLATTS, N.Y. -- Herkimer County Public Health announced that a woodchuck from the Town of German Flatts has tested positive for rabies. The results were received on Tuesday. "The rabid woodchuck was killed on July 19th, 2024 after it was behaving aggressively and attacked a person and a dog,"...
New Hartford Board of Education to host special meeting in August to discuss superintendent search
NEW HARTFORD — The New Hartford Central School District Board of Education will host a special meeting in August to discuss the search process for a new superintendent. In June, Cosimo Tangorra Jr., Superintendent of School for the New Hartford Central School District, announced his plans to retire and leave the position in March 2025. Tangorra had joined the school district in July 2021, following former Superintendent Robert Nole’s departure in April of the same year.
Utica Police Arrest a Man for Threatening Juveniles with a Weapon
Utica Police have announced another arrest involving an illegal weapon and a group of juveniles. What started as a fight ended with an individual facing several charges. Police officials announced that officers responded to the scene of a fight that had broken out on the 1200 block of Seymour Avenue on July 23rd, 2024. Dispatchers had made police aware of a man menacing others with a handgun.
Collision in Herkimer County results in minor and serious injuries
NEWPORT- A collision Wednesday morning in Herkimer County has resulted in both minor and serious injuries. Emergency responders were dispatched sometime around 8:30 a.m. to the scene of a collision between two vehicles on Honey Hill Road, town of Newport. According to officials from the New York State Police, Michael...
Alert: Boy Missing from Town of Oneonta, New York
From OPD: The Oneonta Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Damian Barton who was last seen in the area of The Plains Cemetery on Oneida St in the Town of Oneonta on Wednesday, July 24th at approximately 7:00 PM. Damian was supposed to have returned...
'The Function Better Program:' CABVI Teaches Youth Various Independent-Living Skills
UTICA, N.Y. -- The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired is hosting a camp called The Function Better Program. It teaches kids who are blind or visually impaired independent living skills. The kids are between the ages of 9-13, and they’re already learning how to use public transportation....
Troopers Arrest Upstate NY Woman on Drug Charges
New York State Police conducted a raid in rural Herkimer County on Wednesday which resulted in the arrest of a Salisbury woman on drug charges. Troopers say, the New York State Police Troop D Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and uniform members executed a search warrant at 866 Emmonsburg Road in the Town of Salisbury, in Herkimer County.
Major funders bet big on rural America and ‘everyday democracy’
Someone may need to tell Carlton Turner that he’s working to save democracy. Turner is co-director of the Mississippi Center for Cultural Production in the town of Utica, population 600, where his family has lived for eight generations. The organization, better known as Sipp Culture, is helping breathe life into a region that’s seen schools, grocery stores, and factories shutter or leave. A project in the works: transformation of one of Utica’s oldest buildings into a cultural center and commercial kitchen.
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