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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...
St. Lawrence Co. woman facing charges after fentanyl bust
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (WWTI) – A 44-year-old Gouverneur woman is being held in jail without bail for alleged fentanyl possession. According to the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Melissa Gordon and three Rochester residents during a traffic stop Wednesday night. Authorities allege that Gordon along with 30-year-old Dennis Felder Jr., 26-year-old Andre Bonilla, and 34-year-old Raymond […]
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 […]
Hand in Hand daycare opens satellite center in Harrisville
HARRISVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) – Hand in Hand Early Childhood Center has opened a new campus in Harrisville as of Wednesday, April 24. The coordination between Hand in Hand, Harrisville Central School District, Development Authority of the North Country, Northern Border Regional Commission, and Lewis County Planning and Community Development Department has made the arrangement possible. […]
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...
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 […]
Researchers hunt for ‘living fossil’ in Oswegatchie River
RENSSELAER FALLS, New York (WWNY) - Researchers at Clarkson University are partnering with U.S. Fish and Wildlife along with the state Department of Environmental Conservation to find and track a rare fish on the Oswegatchie River. According to Professor Tom Langen of Clarkson’s biology department, the mooneye fish is a...
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 […]
How a yellow dot could save your life
CANTON, New York (WWNY) - What does it mean when you see a yellow dot on a car window? For first responders at a crash scene, it means there’s important information in the car. St. Lawrence County Sheriff Rick Engle is driving home the point of the Yellow Dot...
See what's coming up at the Edwards Opera House
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Edwards Opera House has a lot to offer this season. Edwards Arts Council chair Kathleen Huber was on 7 News This Morning to tell us about some upcoming shows. You can watch her interview in the video above. Here’s what’s happening:. -...
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