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Source: Foster pleads guilty to first-degree murder | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | On the morning of trial March 16, accused killer Craig Foster pleaded guilty to top-level murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the violent July death of a Lyon Mount

Source: Hochul signs sweeping workplace harassment reforms   | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a package of legislation to address workplace harassment and discrimination. 

Source: Plattsburgh man faces assault charge in connection with shooting

Safety of patients, staff and visitors prompted lockdown  PLATTSBURGH, NY (03/15/2022) – Access to the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physician Hospital (CVPH) Main Campus has been restored and Medical Office Buildings at 206, 210 and 214 Cornelia St. reopened after the hospital and office buildings were locked down earlier today. The […]

Source: Police: 1 injured in Town of Plattsburgh shooting

Source: Sizable police presence in Town of Plattsburgh following ‘incident’

Source: Spring burn ban starts March 16 – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: 14-year-old Central NY girl missing almost a month; police ask for public’s help – syracuse.com

Source: Border Patrol and New York State Police thwarts human smuggling attempt in upstate New York | U.S. Customs and Border Protection

“I worked in corrections for twenty years and understand how dangerous working at a correctional facility can be. The recent spike in prison violence including the most recent incident at Clinton Correctional is unacceptable and the problem is only escalating. There are serious concerns about how the HALT Act will further increase violence at correctional […]

Source: COs weary of solitary changes | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Jury selection to begin in Peru murder case | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: St. Lawrence County DA says it may be 3 months before grand jury hears evidence in Potsdam murder case | NCPR News

Source: New York closes 6 prisons as inmate numbers drop, including Moriah Shock

Source: New York woman accused of withholding money for group trip that never happened

Source: New York woman accused of withholding money for group trip that never happened

Source: Spent big on your home office during Covid? You probably won’t get a federal income tax deduction – syracuse.com

Source: Spring burn ban in effect March 16 through May 14 | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The New York State burn ban will be in effect March 16 through May 14.

Source: Here Are The Places You Can’t Legally Have Marijuana In New York

Source: Federal dollars to overhaul Rouses Point border crossing | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Police: Fatal I-89 pileup largest ever recorded

Source: Heightened snowmobile enforcement this weekend  | Sun Community News ALBANY | The New York State Office of Parks, New York State Park Police, New York State Police and Department of Environmental Conservation remind snowmobilers to ride responsibly and exe

Source: Judge blocks NY bid to close NRA | News | pressrepublican.com

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 2021, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 426 search […]

“The Board did not: Annually audit or obtain an audit of the Clerk’s records and reports. Based upon our audit findings and subsequent investigation, the Clerk was arrested on April 29, 2021 and charged with falsifying business records in the first degree, corrupting the government in the fourth degree and official misconduct. On December 14, […]