At approximately 2:25 p.m., the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit responded to a distress call reporting a capsized vessel near Buoy 117, off Godfrey Point. Upon arrival, deputies learned that a good Samaritan had already pulled one of the boat’s occupants from the water and onto their vessel. A short time later, a second good Samaritan located and rescued the second occupant, who had also been adrift in the water.

On July 26, 2025, Austin E. Leonard, age 28, of LaFayette, NY, has succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse.

Sherrill, NY – On July 27, 2025, New York State Police from SP Oneida conducted a traffic stop on a 2024 Nissan Altima in the city of Sherrill after receiving a BOLO from Madison County 911 regarding a vehicle operating erratically in the city of Oneida. The operator, identified as Edwight LaFlair, age 27, of Syracuse, was exhibiting signs of impairment and failed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. He was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated.

Butler previously admitted to directing multiple people to meet up with a drug distributer in Beverly Hills, California, to obtain drugs to ship back to various Schenectady addresses.  On January 4, 2023, investigators seized a package containing 1.65 kilograms of cocaine that Butler had shipped from California to Schenectady.  On August 3, 2023, investigators seized another Schenectady-bound package containing approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills and 5,000 methamphetamine pil

Oneonta arrested Kenneth A. Friedlander, age 62 of Oneonta, NY for the class “D” felony of Reckless Endangerment, the class “E” felony of Criminal Mischief in the third degree and the misdemeanors of Menacing in the second degree and Resisting Arrest.

uniform members and Investigators from the Wappinger barracks, along with the Town of Fishkill Police Department, Rombout Fire Department, and Empress EMS, responded to a serious motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles near 107 State Route 9 in the town of Fishkill. 

On July 21, 2025, at approximately 9:02 p.m., the City of Beacon Police Department responded to a private residence on Rombout Avenue following a 911 call placed by Edison Irizarry, 52, of Beacon, NY, who stated he had shot his roommate.

As deputies conducted their investigation, they discovered a quantity of methamphetamine along with narcotic packaging materials inside the vehicle. A passenger in the truck, 19-year-old Felicity Wystozaly, also of Bridgewater, was taken into custody in connection with the illegal substances.

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Federal Policy Choices On Support for Local Projects Could Disrupt the Sector’s Outlook July 10, 2025 Despite having the fourth-largest...

Rock band, Staind will be performing live on Thursday, September 18, 2025 in The Event Center at Turning Stone at 8 p.m.

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, deputies were called to the area of South James Street and Muck Road in the City of Rome after a passerby reported spotting an unoccupied kayak floating in the canal. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a single-person orange kayak near the center of the waterway. Nearby, they also located a backpack and a pair of oars bearing the initials "E.W.H."

The estimated repair cost exceeded $4,000, prompting the Criminal Investigations Unit and Juvenile Aid Unit from the Sheriff’s Office to launch a deeper investigation.

Kirk’s vehicle reportedly failed to yield the right of way, resulting in Kimball’s motorcycle crashing into the passenger side of the Volkswagen....

COORDINATED RETAIL THEFT CRACKDOWN IN NEW HARTFORD NY LEADS TO NINE ARRESTS

The footage captures the swift and heroic actions of several State Troopers who responded to both a shooting and an active structure fire near Madison Avenue and Swan Street.

A preliminary investigation determined that a 2017 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck, operated by a 51-year-old John R. Sanford, of Groton, NY, was traveling eastbound on State Route 90 when it lost control, exited the north side of the roadway, and overturned.

On July 8, 2025, members of the New York Police Troop B Community Stabilization Unit (CSU) charged 47-year-old Daryl L. Perkins of...

On July 2, 2025, at about 8:00 p.m. Troopers received the report of a vehicle being operated in an unsafe manner with children in the vehicle in the area of State Route 22 in Granville, NY.

Upon arrival they located the victim who was surrounded by a very large group of people. As they began to attempt to render aid, individuals in the group began to aggressively physically impede the first responding personnel trying to actively obstruct them from performing their duties. Officers and Fire personnel began to attempt to push them back, but were again physically accosted by the group. During this period a Utica Police officer was injured in the encounter and h