Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'
DEC Statement on Opposition Filings for Proposed Constitution Pipeline Project
On January 28, 2026, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) filed a notice with the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) to oppose Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC’s petition to FERC to reissue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and override DEC’s oversight authority under the Clean Water Act for the proposed pipeline project. Despite its proposed […]
Posted: January 29th, 2026 under Business News, Environmental News, General News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Recent NYS Forest Ranger Actions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. In 2025, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 362 search […]
Posted: January 29th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Community mourns local couple killed in Vt. crash
Fundraisers underway to help local teen hospitalized after Friday night fatality in Colchester Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: January 29th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Charity Events, Community Events, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Federal agency cancels sending Vermont workers to assist ICE in Minnesota
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Posted: January 27th, 2026 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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The Catch-22 Keeping New Yorkers Stuck in Prison
Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing programming that they don’t have access to. Click here for the New York Focus Story
Posted: January 26th, 2026 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Jacob Rivers of Plattsburgh and Kendall LeMay of Cadyville pronounced dead following Colchester VT car crash
According to police, just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Roosevelt Highway and Coon Road, a car traveling north crossed into the southbound lane, striking the vehicle driven by Lamay Click here for the WPTZ News story Correction: WPTZ contacted the Milton Fire Department and confirmed it is Wendall LeMay, Not Lamay as they […]
Posted: January 25th, 2026 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Governor’s winter storm prep update
Beginning 12 a.m. Sunday, All Commercial Vehicles Required to Travel Exclusively in the Right Travel Lane on All State Roads, including the New York State Thruway At Governor Hochul’s Direction, State of Emergency Remains in Place Statewide New Yorkers Can Sign Up for Weather and Emergency Alerts by Texting 333111 January 24, NYS News Release […]
Posted: January 25th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, County Government News, Highway Dept. News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York, Weather News/History.
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Vermont USCIS employees tapped to help ICE enforcement in Minnesota
The workers, who typically process applications and check for immigration fraud, have not performed ICE enforcement work before, a USCIS employee said. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: January 25th, 2026 under Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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APA howitzer hearing adjourned a second time after more legal challenges
Hearing is now scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25 in Ray Brook Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: January 24th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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DiNAPOLI: UBER NEEDS TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS DOING TO PROTECT RIDERS FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rideshare Company Faces Wave of Sexual Assault Allegations and Lawsuits New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has filed a shareholder proposal, on behalf of The New York State Common Retirement Fund*, that calls on Uber to publish a report explaining how it is addressing incidents of riders being sexually harassed and assaulted. “For Uber […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2026 under Business News, Law Enforcement News, National News, State Government News.
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DEC Announces Virtual Public Meeting Series About Initiatives Advancing State’s Progress, Response to Protect Communities from PFAS
DEC Virtual Webinars Focus on PFAS Rural Background Study, Treatment of Landfill Leachate, Wastewater Treatment Guidance, Sampling of PFAS in Biosolids, Drinking Water Cleanup Policy DEC News Release of Jan. 21, 2026 – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is hosting a virtual meeting series about ongoing actions and efforts to protect, […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2026 under Business News, Education News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Recent DEC Forest Ranger Regional Activity
Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On January 15 at 10:36 p.m., the mother of a 20-year-old skier called Ray Brook Dispatch to report that her son was injured and could not hike back from Mount Marcy to his vehicle at Adirondak Loj. At 3:17 a.m., Lake Colden Caretaker Raudonis met the skier on the […]
Posted: January 21st, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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NYS Comptroller audits reveal multiple local government and fire department fiscal management issues
These audits did NOT include Peru, NY Mattituck Fire District – Claims Audit (Suffolk County) The board did not ensure that all nonpayroll disbursements were appropriate, adequately supported, audited and approved before claims were paid. Auditors determined that the board did not always perform a thorough and deliberate audit of claims before approving payments, and […]
Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Fire Department News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Town Board News.
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Tractor-trailer crash closes Interstate 87 in Elizabethtown
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Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Highway Dept. News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Snowmobile goes through ice on river in Adirondacks: 2 men die, 6-year-old boy survives
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Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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DEC proposes banning bait fish across most of Adirondack Park
New regulations aim to protect rare brook trout populations Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: January 18th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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An outsider helped revive a notorious Syracuse nursing home. It’s a blueprint for other NY homes
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Posted: January 18th, 2026 under Business News, City News, County Government News, Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Upstate New York.
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After New York Focus Investigation, Governor and Lawmakers Call for Consequences in Horse Doping Case
State regulators ignored FBI evidence of horse drug purchases for years. That was a “huge failing,” a key assemblymember said. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: January 17th, 2026 under Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Local officials oppose decommissioning of former Ogdensburg prison
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Posted: January 16th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Woman’s death in Clinton County Jail could have been prevented, witnesses say
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Posted: January 14th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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SIBLINGS INDICTED FOR STEALING STATE RENT-RELIEF FUNDS
A pair of siblings have been arraigned on a sealed indictment for allegedly stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds to which they were not entitled, New York Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today. As part of […]
Posted: January 12th, 2026 under Business News, Charity Events, Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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DiNAPOLI URGES NEW YORKERS TO SPEND HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS
Over $28 Million in Unused Gift Cards Recovered by DiNapoli’s Office in 2025 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend and register the gift cards they receive during the holidays to avoid losing track of their money. After five years of inactivity, retailers are required by law to turn […]
Posted: January 12th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Dear Lucy Announces Closure on Burlington’s Church Street
Owner Melissa Desautels cited a downward spiral in sales at the boutique, the result of downtown’s ongoing public safety problems and dwindling customer traffic. Click here for the Seven Days story
Posted: January 12th, 2026 under Business News, Community Events, Corruption in Gov't., Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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Syracuse lost 14 people in homicides in 2025: Here are the lives lost
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Posted: January 11th, 2026 under Law Enforcement News, Social Issues, Upstate New York.
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Micron’s industrial waste: Costs soar for treatment plant as critics point to little environmental review
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Posted: January 11th, 2026 under Business News, Environmental News, General News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News, Upstate New York, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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