Trooper injured after patrol car involved in Watertown accident
pWATERTOWN — A state trooper suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon after a vehicle slammed into his parked patrol car at Washington and Mullin streets./ppTrooper Jason West was taken to...
View ArticleMassena man charged with 2010 rape of child
pNORFOLK — State police on Tuesday charged Stacey J. Laporte Jr., 25, of 52 Maple St., Massena, with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse, both felonies, and two counts of acting...
View ArticleDollar General robbery suspect charged
pWADDINGTON — State police arrested a Waddington man Wednesday in connection with a strong-arm robbery at the Dollar General this past weekend./ppTroopers charged Brandyn L. Fox, 22, with...
View ArticleFormer SUNY Canton student gets time served for 2014 Yik Yak threat
pCANTON — A former SUNY Canton student who was federally charged with threatening to kill students at the school in an October 2014 post on social media had his case returned to local court...
View ArticleMotorist flees scene after crashing into power pole and causing grass fire in...
pPOTSDAM — Village police are on the lookout for a man who crashed his car into a utility pole on Lawrence Avenue Friday morning, causing a grass fire and a brief power outage for about...
View ArticleWatertown man accused of violating protection order
pWATERTOWN — Rodney H. Pierce, 49, whose last known address was 332 Arsenal St., Apt. 4, was charged by city police about 10 p.m. Thursday with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony./ppIt...
View ArticleMan allegedly transported two undocumented Brazilians in Bombay
pBOMBAY — A citizen of Brazil faces allegations that he transported two other Brazilian citizens who had allegedly entered the United States illegally by boat from Canada./ppSergio Quintino,...
View ArticleOgdensburg man pleads guilty to misdemeanor DWI
pCANTON — strongJarred A. Wells,/strong 35, of 5115 county Route 6, Ogdensburg, had his April 3, 2015, guilty plea to felony driving while intoxicated vacated Monday in St. Lawrence County...
View ArticlePair allegedly trespassed at Watertown police’s firing range
pWATERTOWN — Cole T. Hagley, 21, of 127 Spring Ave., Apt. B-12, and Mark V. Hagley, 27, of Abingdon, Md., were charged by city police at 7:40 p.m. Thursday with trespass at the police...
View ArticleChampion sets special meeting to discuss funding, expenditures
pWEST CARTHAGE — The town of Champion council has set a special meeting for 10 a.m. Monday at the town offices, 10 N. Broad St., to schedule a public hearing on a local law to reduce a real...
View ArticleCarthage begins planning for Twin Villages Christmas
pCARTHAGE — Organizers of the second annual Twin Villages Christmas have scheduled a meeting for 6 p.m. June 1 in the village municipal building, 120 S. Mechanic St., to begin making plans....
View ArticleImprisoned Croghan man convicted on more underage sex charges
pLOWVILLE — A Croghan man already in prison for sexual contact with a minor was convicted again on similar charges./ppAfter deliberating for much of the day Thursday, a Lewis County jury...
View ArticleThompson Park Zoo staff prepare lynx for life as educators (VIDEO)
pThe work preparing three female lynx kittens to become educational animals is an all-consuming effort at the Thompson Park Zoo./ppThe future ambassador animals, born a...
View ArticleWatertown Sci-Tech museum will have special admissions on Memorial Day
pspan class="bullet"n/span CARTHAGE — The draft of Jefferson County Stormwater Coalition’s 2015-2016 Annual Report for the Stormwater Management Program for the village is...
View ArticleCenter for Independent Living now offering ‘recovery coaching’ for addicts
pWATERTOWN — The Northern Regional Center for Independent Living is now offering “recovery coaching” as a service for individuals recovering from addiction./ppThe...
View ArticlePotsdam to hold public meeting on seeking downtown revitalization funding
pPOTSDAM — The village will hold a public information meeting on the North Country Downtown Revitalization Initiative — and its intent to apply for $10 million in grant funding...
View ArticleMassena Central High School seniors display art creations from past four years
pMASSENA — It was a full house Friday night at the Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce’s Event Center when senior art students from Massena Central High School’s Class...
View ArticleAssembly bills seek to prevent heroin overdoses, improve access to opioid...
pWATERTOWN — Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, has introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at curbing heroin and opioid abuse in the north country and across the state./ppOn...
View ArticleGreat American grocery store coming to Star Lake
pSTAR LAKE — This Adirondack hamlet won’t be without a full-scale grocery store for much longer./ppL.K.R. Enterprises Inc., owned by the Lockwood family of Watertown, plans to...
View ArticleFort Drum chemical soldiers train with NYFD at New York City’s Penn Station
pThe skills of Fort Drum soldiers were put to the test in the heart of New York City, as they trained with civilian first responders in a chemical warfare scenario at Penn Station./pp“I...
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