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CNY SPCA Involved in Animal Abuse Case
ROME, N.Y. -- Is the Central New York SPCA guilty of animal neglect?. The Humane Society of Rome believes it is. A house on Lowell Road in Rome was being foreclosed on. A woman from a local bank went there to secure the house and found five dead cats and 11 other cats in poor health.
Annual Fourth of July carnival moves from State Fairgrounds to Vernon Downs this year
A three-day Fourth of July weekend carnival featuring food, drink and rides — and two nights of fireworks — is moving this year from the New York State Fairgrounds to Vernon Downs racetrack in Oneida County. The Carnival Rides and Treats Independence Celebration will be held from Thursday,...
Rome Man Facing Attempted Murder Charge in Oneida County Court
UTICA, N.Y. -- A Rome man accused of shooting someone in the face in January appeared in Oneida County Court Thursday morning. Police said that 39-year-old Keith Westcott shot a man at 527 Williams Street earlier this year, resulting in serious injuries to the victim. Westcott is facing charges of...
Woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing almost $500,000 from Central NY employer
Utica, N.Y. – A 56-year-old woman who issued inflated charges to her Oneida County employer’s customers and moved millions into a personal account was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday, prosecutors said. Carol Evans, of West Winfield, admitted to depositing approximately $1.8 million in checks into...
Oneida County restaurant inspections. Take a look before you eat
Thousands of people in Oneida County eat out every day. Whether it’s a quick stop for a coffee or a breakfast sandwich during the morning commute, a sandwich for lunch, or a dinner date at a fancy restaurant, they take for granted that the food they're buying is safe and that it's not going to make them sick. ...
Environmental groups continue to push for NY HEAT Act
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— The New York HEAT Act didn’t pass at the end of the legislative session. However, environmentalist aren’t giving up on it. The New York HEAT Act would remove the 100-foot rule, which allows those living within 100 feet of a gas line to have natural gas hook ups. Environmental groups support the […]
Poor Conditions, Fraud: State Seizes Control Of 2 NJ Nursing Homes
The state Comptroller previously suspended the owners of Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare from New Jersey Medicaid. A Superior Court judge ordered the appointment of Allen Wilen of the Eisner Advisory Group, LLC to run the nursing homes effective June 17, according...
Local Students Attempt to Solve Upstate New York Controversy [WATCH]
We may only be six weeks into the fall semester, but a group of college students at the University at Albany have already had to answer the most difficult question they'll be asked all year. That question is, of course, where does Upstate New York start?. These were their answers.
Local theater left out of performing arts grant
Nearly four years after the pandemic, theaters in Upstate New York are still facing financial struggles. However, $5 million worth of state funds were awarded to 13 historic theaters in Upstate New York as a part of Alive Downtown grants on Thursday.
Where to get bottled water, dry ice while waiting for power restoration in mid-Hudson
The three utility companies serving the region are making slow but steady progress in restoring power after a severe thunderstorm Wednesday night left thousands of homes and businesses in the dark. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, 18,519 customers were still waiting for power to be restored. That number is down...
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