Schumer says U.S. EDA routinely bypasses hundreds of grant applications due...
pSen. Charles E. Schumer has revealed that hundreds of job-creating applications to the U.S. Economic Development Administration go unfunded each year, and he’s pushing to make the pot of...
View ArticleGouverneur woman charged with grand larceny
pROSSIE — State police on Tuesday charged Brittany A. Miller, 23, of 51 Williams St., Gouverneur, with felony fourth-degree grand larceny./ppTroopers charge that at about 2:50 p.m. on Jan....
View ArticleNY warns taxpayers of scammers posing as tax officials
pALBANY — New York state is warning residents about scam artists posing as state and federal treasury officials this tax season./ppGov. Andrew Cuomo says the calls to taxpayers have been...
View ArticleNorthwest Vermont farms face possible new requirements
pMONTPELIER, Vt. — Many farms in northwestern Vermont may have to make changes to reduce the phosphorus pollution that feeds toxic algae in Lake Champlain, the secretary of...
View Article36th annual Empire State Winter Games begin Friday
pLAKE PLACID — The 36th edition of the Empire State Winter Games is set to get underway./ppA four-day torch run ends Thursday evening when the flame arrives for the Opening Ceremony in the...
View ArticleActivist behind Planned Parenthood video offered probation
pHOUSTON — An attorney for an anti-abortion activist said Thursday that his client does not plan to accept a proposed plea deal for charges related to making undercover Planned Parenthood...
View ArticleNorfolk man charged in alleged 2011 rape of pre-teen girl
pMASSENA — State police on Wednesday charged Charles R. Manning, 45, of 9346 Route 56, Norfolk, with felony first-degree rape and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child./ppTroopers...
View ArticleMalone man charged with petit larceny, conspiracy
pMASSENA — State police Monday charged Ronald A. Woods, 24, of 54span class="fractions"½/span Academy St., Malone, with petit larceny and sixth-degree conspiracy, both...
View ArticleAdams woman charged with driving while influenced by drugs
pADAMS — Lynda E. Lohrmann, 35, of 9220 State Route 289, Ellisburg, was charged by Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies with driving while ability impaired by drugs around 7:50...
View ArticleReport: Climate change threatens food fish in Northeast
pPORTLAND, Maine — Fish and shellfish that humans rely on for food and that are important to the economy are on a list of Northeastern marine species considered most vulnerable to climate...
View ArticleTully woman charged with marijuana possession at DeKalb check point
pDEKALB JUNCTION — State police on Tuesday charged Loretta L. Edinger, 40, of Tully, with misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana./ppTroopers charge that at about 11:25...
View ArticleGouverneur man charged with marijuana possession
pGOUVERNEUR — State police on Wednesday charged Richard J. Finley, 39, of 1443 Route 11, with misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana. He was also cited with driving while...
View ArticleU.N. reports new rapes by its peacekeepers in Central African Republic
pNAIROBI — Investigators have discovered a string of new cases in which U.N. peacekeepers allegedly sexually abused or exploited women and girls in the Central African Republic, widening a...
View ArticleState police say Dexter man seriously injured in Carthage accident
pAndrew J. Brozzo, 37, address not available, was taken by helicopter to Upstate University Medical Center, Syracuse, for treatment of injuries resulting from the accident that occurred at about 7 p.m....
View ArticleSergeant Major of the Army talks service’s image with Fort Drum soldiers
pFORT DRUM — The public’s perception of the Army isn’t the best, according to the service’s top enlisted soldier, but that perception can be changed by every...
View ArticleUniversity webcam spy case ruling expected in 3-4 months
pNEWARK, N.J. — A former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on a roommate who later killed himself likely will have to wait a few months to find out whether a...
View ArticleInsults, threats and more insults: What it’s like to be a reporter covering...
pMARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Only a few minutes into a hastily scheduled press conference in a high-school weight room here, Donald Trump is already on the attack. Against a reporter, of...
View ArticleDuo charged in conspiracy to steal from Potsdam Walmart
pPOTSDAM — State police on Tuesday charged Matthew A. DeShane, 33, of 614 Sissonville Road, and Steven N. Briggs, 39, of 26 Clark St., Parishville, each with a count of misdemeanor...
View ArticleWinthrop man charged with driving while ability impaired
pPOTSDAM — St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies charged Daniel J. Moulton, 20, of 563 Pickle St., Winthrop, with misdemeanor driving while ability impaired by drugs. He was also...
View ArticleCanton man charged with petit larceny
pCANTON — St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday charged Justin R. Lobdell, 23, of Finnegan Road, with petit larceny./ppDeputies charge that at about 2:45 p.m. on...
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