Upstate NY Democrat goes rogue and launches write-in campaign, breaks with party on bail reform
An upstate New York Democrat is launching an unlikely write-in ballot campaign to keep his job as prosecutor, blasting bail reform and other criminal justice reforms pushed by his own party's leaders in New York. Albany County District Attorney David Soares, who has held the job since 2005, is campaigning again after losing his party's […]
Upstate man charged in shooting death of popular NYC sneaker reseller ‘Upscale Cracc’
A Poughkeepsie man has been charged with shooting and killing a well-known sneaker reseller known as “Upscale Crack,” who was shot multiple times during a robbery in June, police said. Police said the suspected gunman, Jaquan Straker, 35, was taken into custody Saturday morning on suspicion of murder in the murder of Upscale, whose real […]
Creep fugitive wanted for child molestation caught towing kids’ rides to upstate NY county fair
An Indiana fugitive wanted on child sexual abuse charges was arrested in upstate New York on Tuesday while towing a children’s amusement ride to the Erie County Fair. Michael Wayne Gordon, 48, was driving a Ford F350 towing a trailer loaded with colorful amusement park rides on I-90 when he was stopped by police because […]
Mass shooting in upstate New York park leaves 1 dead, several injured
A shooting at a large gathering in Rochester, New York, on Sunday evening left one person dead and at least six injured. Rochester Police Department Capt. Greg Bello told reporters that police responded to Maplewood Park around 6:20 p.m. on Sunday after reports of shots fired during a large gathering. When officers arrived on scene […]
Camper killed in upstate NY after tree falls on her vehicle during severe storm with 90-mph winds
A powerful microburst with winds up to 90 mph downed a tree at a campground in New York on Sunday, killing one woman and injuring others, according to the National Weather Service. The intense microburst occurred about 10:30 a.m. north of Cook Falls, near the southeastern edge of Delaware County, as a line of severe […]
Police shoot, kill teen wielding replica handgun in upstate New York, authorities say
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Two off-duty volunteer NY firefighters dead after plunge into manure at upstate farm
Two off-duty volunteer firefighters died after falling into a fertilizer tank on an upstate New York ranch, one of whom tried to save the other, police said Friday. Nathan Doody, 33, of DeRuyter, and Tyler Memory, 29, of Tully, were working their day jobs when they were overcome by toxic fumes emanating from inside the […]
Saratoga-area trainer Chad Brown ready for ‘unique opportunity’ of upstate Belmont Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Chad Brown doesn’t have to take his colt, Sierra Leone, to the Belmont Stakes this year because the Belmont Stakes is coming to them. “I grew up in the neighborhood,” said Brown, 45, a native of Mechanicville, a town of just over 5,000 people 16 miles southeast of Saratoga Springs. He told […]
Timber! NYC selling tons of wood from upstate reservoir system
The Big Apple is greening its suburban trees. New York City is selling off large amounts of logged forest land it manages around the 2,000-square-mile northern reservoir system that provides water to the city’s 9 million residents. The Environmental Protection Agency sells timber cut from dead, diseased and overgrown trees from more than 200,000 acres […]
New York alleged drunk driver John Osetkowski smashes pickup truck into upstate home
A 21-year-old drunk driver crashed his pickup truck into a home in upstate New York early Saturday morning, police said. John Osetkowski crashed his black full-size Ford pickup truck into a home in Wheatfield, Niagara County, around 2 a.m. According to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office. Police responded to the scene and rescued Ostekowski and […]