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New York Named One of the Most Dangerous States for Red Lights
The number of people running red lights in New York has become a massive problem. It's an unspoken rule in Central New York to look both ways first before going through a green light. Why is that? It's because too many motorists here have a nasty habit of speeding through red lights. Sometimes, multiple cars will blow through an intersection.
TSA Intercepts Gun at Syracuse's Hancock International Airport, Said It Belongs to Utica Man
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The TSA intercepted a loaded firearm at Syracuse's Hancock International Airport on Tuesday—and they say the man whose carry-on it was in is from Utica. The .45-caliber handgun was loaded with eight bullets, including one in the chamber. TSA officers notified Syracuse Regional Airport Authority Police,...
Popular Restaurant Chain with 30 New York Locations Raising Prices Again
While other restaurants are slashing menu prices to entice diners back through their doors, one well-known chain says their high prices are here to stay. With inflation squeezing more money out of American wallets, less people are going out to eat because of the high menu prices. One example is the fast good industry, which increased prices by 20% since 2019.
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.
One Person Killed, Another Airlifted to Syracuse After Upstate NY Car Crash
State Troopers responded to a fatal 2-car accident on Route 12 on Tuesday that took the life of an Upstate NY man. Troopers say, 44-year-old Dominick Brown of New Berlin was killed in the crash. Police say, on July 23, 2024, at about 3:48 p.m., State Police responded to NY-8...
Oneonta, New York Newspaper Sees Massive Shift
I just finished thumbing through the most recent copy of Hometown Oneonta & The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch. According to a full page ad and an editorial, this is to be the last freely available copy I will receive, as the publication is shifting to a paid subscription model. Published by Cooperstown...
Herkimer, Oneida County Emergency Personnel Respond to 2 Accidents
NEWPORT, BRIDGEWATER, N.Y. -- Traffic accidents in Herkimer and Oneida counties kept first responders busy Wednesday morning. Mercy Flight was called to a two-car crash on Honey Hill Road, in Newport, around 8:30 this morning. State Police say 41-year-old Michael B Adu-Poku, of Newport, was driving west, on Honey Hill...
Utica man accused of attempting to steal vehicle
UTICA — A 31-year-old man is accused of stealing someone’s property and then attempting to steal another person’s vehicle on Court Street, according to the Utica Police Department. Police said the first victim was walking out of an appointment in the 300 block of Court Street at about 3 p.m. Tuesday when Travon Lang, of Utica, came up to him, stole items from his hand and then ran away.
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 police looking for runaway juvenile
NEW HARTFORD — The New Hartford Police Department is looking for a 13-year-old male who was last seen on Thursday, July 11, when he ran away from the House of the Good Shepherd, the law enforcers said. The teenager, Kaharri Coston, is a Black male, approximately 5 feet 4...
Police seek new leads on 20-year-old Fultonville homicide
State Police are seeking new leads in a 20-year-old cold case. Brian Galusha, 30, was found severely injured on North Green Road in Fultonville on July 25, 2004. He later died at Albany Medical Center. His death was ruled a homicide. Galusha was last seen alive at a house party...
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.
50 Cent Calls for New York Supreme Court Judge to Be Removed After Viral Video Shows Her Threatening to Shoot Black Teens
50 Cent is calling for New York State Supreme Court Judge Erin Gall to be removed after viral video shows her threatening to shoot Black teens. On Wednesday (July 24), CBS News shared police cam footage involving New York State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall, who could be seen on camera threatening to shoot Black teenagers after a fight broke out at a high school graduation party near her home in New Hartford, NY. The viral footage led to Gall's suspension, and a judicial watchdog panel ruled that she should be removed from office for the offensive remarks.
Utica man pleads guilty to charges of distributing, possessing and receiving child pornography
UTICA — A Utica man has pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing, possessing, and receiving child pornography. Dustin Smith, 30, of Utica, admitted that he had been convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree in an Oneida County court in 2013, and then in 2022, while on parole, he sent, received and posessed thousands of images of child porngraphy on a cellphone, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York. Smith admitted that he used the cellphone to exchange child pornography with at least two identified children.
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