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St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Deputies charge Ogdensburg man with felony possession of cocaine
CANTON -- St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Deputies charged Raymond J. Lyman, 37, of Ogdensburg, with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (C Felony) following an investigation of a traffic stop on April 25. Deputies say the stop was initiated on Sate Highway 68, with K-9 officer Shelly alerting to...
Ogdensburg woman held without bail after fentanyl bust
MORRISTOWN, New York (WWNY) - An Ogdensburg woman is jailed without bail for allegedly possessing fentanyl. The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44-year-old Melissa Gordon and three Rochester residents during a traffic stop Wednesday night. Officials say Gordon was in a vehicle with 30-year-old Dennis Felder Jr., 26-year-old...
DANC sets schedule for this year’s household hazardous waste collection days
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Development Authority of the North Country has set its schedule for household hazardous waste collection days for 2024. The organization and their partners will be sponsoring five free household hazardous waste collection days this spring and fall to help residents in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties properly and safely […]
Hermon-DeKalb CSD Board of Education supports reducing speed limit on Route 11
DE KALB JUNCTION, N.Y. (WWTI) – A north country school board is urging lawmakers to help slow traffic down around their school. During the Monday, April 8 meeting of the Hermon-DeKalb Central School District Board of Education, members voted unanimously to once again encourage state lawmakers to lower the speed limit along a stretch of […]
Saying goodbye to 7 News reporter Sean Brynda
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We say good luck to a 7 News colleague who is leaving us to move on in his career. Sean Brynda has worked out of our bureau in Canton for the past 2 plus years covering St. Lawrence County. From murder trials and fires to...
Women hospitalized, Massena man accused of impaired driving after Louisville crash
MASSENA — A Massena man was charged with driving while impaired and another driver was hospitalized following a motor vehicle accident Saturday evening, according to state police. Ryan J. O’Neill, 34, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while ability impaired by drugs, second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia...
Highlights & scores: High school baseball, high school softball & college baseball
POTSDAM, New York (WWNY) - High school baseball and softball along with college baseball were among the games people were playing on Thursday. Massena was at Potsdam for Northern Athletic Conference baseball. It was a pitching duel between the Raiders’ Connor Eastwood and Potsdam’s Owen Miller. - Top...
NYSP investigate accident involving an ambulance in village of Norwood
NORWOOD, N.Y. (WWTI) – New York State Police investigated a property damage accident involving an ambulance Thursday morning in the village of Norwood. According to state police, around 9:35 a.m. troopers responded to N. Main Street in the village of Norwood. An investigation determined a 2007 gold GMC, operated by 50-year-old Daniel N. Valyou of […]
Eclipse numbers lower than anticipated in Massena
MASSENA -- Despite months of planning and marketing, village officials say the anticipated numbers for the total solar eclipse were lower than expected. Jason Hendricks of H3 Designs, who works as a marketing manager with the town, said numbers at the airport were lower than anticipated. "We hosted the event...
Gouverneur Fire Department rescues pair on Yellow Lake
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Gouverneur Fire Department made a rescue of two kayakers on the Yellow Lake Wednesday afternoon. The lake is located a few miles west of the village. Fire personnel were dispatched to the lake just after 3:20 p.m. after getting a call about two people were on shore with exposure to […]
Clarkson researchers ask public to report Mooneye Fish catches
POTSDAM, N.Y. (WWTI) – A Clarkson University research team led by graduate student David Selner, Biology Professor Tom Langen, and retired DEC fisheries biologist Doug Carlson is seeking the public’s help in trying to learn more about the distribution and abundance of Mooneye fish on North Country rivers. The mooneye is a distinctive fish that […]
American Red Cross assists four after DeKalb Junction fire
DEKALB JUNCTION, N.Y. (WWTI) – The American Red Cross is assisting four people after a Tuesday, April 23 blaze in St. Lawrence County. Volunteers from the Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided immediate emergency aid after a fire Tuesday on Old State Road in DeKalb Junction. The Red Cross […]
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