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A Canine Gem owner faces new charges
BEEKMANTOWN, N.Y. (WCAX) - New charges were filed against Hilary Davis in Beekmantown court this evening. Davis owns A Canine Gem, with 49 dogs seized from her business in February. She plead not guilty to two new counts of animal cruelty and one count each of scheming to defraud and...
3 NY corrections officers hospitalized after alleged attack by inmate
DANNEMORA, N.Y. (WCAX) - Three corrections officers were hospitalized after an alleged attack by an inmate at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Northern New York. Officials did not name the suspect in the attack at the Dannemora prison on April 19 but said a convicted murderer used a “plastic ice pick type weapon” to stab a corrections officer. That led to multiple other officers getting involved. One was put into a chokehold and another was injured while trying to detain the suspect.
Plattsburgh mayoral candidate Dan Lennon calls for construction of Waterfront Hotel
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Plattsburgh mayoral candidate Dan Lennon is calling for the construction of a downtown hotel after years of debate by city leaders. Lennon, a Peru, New York, native, is running to become the next mayor of Plattsburgh after Chris Rosenquest decided earlier this year not to run for reelection.
Xylazine in drug supply is implicated in dramatic increase in bloodstream infections
University of Vermont Medical Center researchers found a 900% increase over two years in blood infections linked primarily to people who injected drugs, most of whom were also experiencing homelessness. Most of the 57 people included in the study, which compared 2022-2023 to 2020-2021, were Chittenden County residents, with a...
Arsonist destroys North Country hives, killing half a million bees
ELLENBURG CENTER, NY (WRGB) — Police in northern New York are investigating an arson that destroyed the home of more than one million bees. Police say on Wednesday night, sheds housing bees in Ellenburg Center-- that's just west of Plattsburgh -- were set on fire. State police found kerosene...
BHSN set to hire 100 new employees for Morrisonville, Queensbury locations
MORRISONVILLE, N.Y. — As the month of May approaches, also known as Mental Health Awareness Month, a Northern New York mental health care organization is gearing up to expand its services, with potential benefits for both patients and the local economy. Behavioral Health Services North, a mental health service...
NY weather: Marble-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Clinton County Sunday
A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Sunday at 5:50 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 a.m. for Clinton County. The storms may bring marble-sized hail (0.5 inches). "At 5:49 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Alburgh Village, moving east at 45 mph," according to...
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