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Adirondack helicopter pilot retires after 30 years of saving lives in the mountains

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STEC LAUNCHES PETITION IN EFFORT TO PREVENT CLOSURE OF GREAT MEADOW

Petition can be found here: https://www.nysenate.gov/petitions/daniel-g-stec/dont-close-great-meadow                   Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today launched a petition on his official Senate website as part of his effort to prevent the closure of Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock. On July 18, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced that the facility will be […]

Troy author and former bank robber Daniel Killion to read at ACW

SARANAC LAKE — Troy author Daniel Killion will be at Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) on Wednesday, July 31, at 7 p.m. along with co-author Michael Klane to read from his book Portrait of a Bank Robber. Portrait of a Bank Robber is a work of creative nonfiction that follows Killion’s life from his adoption […]

Three killed in Ohio plane crash; the plane departed from Plattsburgh

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Great Meadow and Sullivan Correctional slated for closure

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Unlawful Dumping – Montgomery County (A tale worth reading)

On June 20, the owner of a property management company in Montgomery County accepted a plea agreement in Canajoharie Town Court for illegally dumping solid waste on private property earlier this year. On Feb. 6, 2024, workers with the Canajoharie Department of Public Works observed and recorded video of a dark pickup truck carrying a […]

St. Joe’s Hospital in Syracuse is hiring armed security amid national rise in hospital violence

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Champlain U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested

According to State Police, three U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and four former officers were charged. Click here for the Press-Republican story 

7 Champlain Customs Officers charged with stealing thousands from feds, union

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Peru teen arrested for vandalism at Mother Cabrini’s Shrine

Community appalled by alleged acts of destruction Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Dannemora trio charged after late-night kidnapping

Victim viciously assaulted and taken from a West Chazy home June 25 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

North Hudson: New York State Police trooper injured after crashing cruiser during heavy rain, police say

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Adirondack Forest Rangers find two people dead, rescue lost hikers and kayakers

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Elmore SPCA officials discuss future of animal shelter

The Peru-based animal rescue is set to stop providing services to seven out of ten communities in Clinton County within the next 90 days CLICK HERE FOR THE MYNBC5 STORY 

Street drug ‘Super Mario’ hits Syracuse. It contains opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl

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Lawmakers adjourn without acting on amendment to free closed North Country prison land

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Northern New York manhunt with armed suspects ends in arrests of four teens

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Burlington police’s mock shooting exercise rattles high school students

According to school employees, the police wanted the reenactment ‘to be as realistic as possible.’ Click here for the vtdigger story 

Camillus man sentenced to prison for fatal hit-and-run after having 16 drinks

Sentenced to two to six years!  Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

State Police make 225 DWI arrests over Memorial Day weekend

Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Captain Christopher J. Garrow Memorial Bridge Bill Passes State Legislature

News from Assemblyman Billy Jones and State Senator Dan Stec             A bill to name the Carpenter’s Flats Bridge across the Ausable River in the Towns of Ausable and Peru in honor of Captain Christopher J. Garrow passed the state legislature yesterday. Captain Garrow was a 23-year veteran of the New York State Police who […]

Husband charged in death of devoted local mother

Peru man jailed after multi-day search that ended in an early morning traffic stop in Plattsburgh Click here for the Sun Comunity Newss story 

Neighboring County Reports Five Positive Rabies Specimens This Year:  Clinton County Residents Urged to Remain Vigilant 

Clinton County, NY, May 31, 2024. Essex County, which borders Clinton County to the south, has reported five confirmed cases of rabies in wildlife this year. Rabies is a deadly viral disease that is transmitted through the saliva of infected animals. Though no cases have been identified in Clinton County this year, the Clinton County […]

DEC Forest Rangers summoned to Ausable Point Campground

Town of Peru Clinton County Stuck Truck: On May 27, Acting Captain Booth and Forest Ranger Odell responded to Ausable Point Campground for a report of a vehicle stuck on the beach. Following a brief investigation, Rangers determined the operator had attempted to launch their boat from the foot access to the beach the previous […]

What we know about Lisa Dashnaw, woman found dead in vehicle in Plattsburgh

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