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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 […]
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...
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...
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 […]
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...
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 […]
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...
Listen to an interview about Ogdensburg's Ivy Ridge with "The Program" filmmaker
The release of the Netflix documentary called The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping last month thrust the now-closed Academy at Ivy Ridge - and the community of Ogdensburg - into the national spotlight. The documentary includes detailed testimony of physical, sexual, and mental abuse allegations, along with video and documents found on the site of the abandoned property. It was viewed more than 10 million times and spent three weeks in the Netflix top ten.
Ogdensburg prepares for Ivy Ridge survivors' demonstration
OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) - On Saturday at noon, dozens of Academy at Ivy Ridge survivors will reunite to peacefully protest in front of Ogdensburg City Hall. Survivor Steve Caccamo says he has been waiting for it. “It’s going to be a very surreal experience for all of us. I...
State Highway 11B shut down due to tractor trailer fire at Potsdam home
POTSDAM — State Highway 11B was shut down temporarily Monday when a tractor trailer caught fire near a home and garage. Potsdam Fire was reportedly dispatched, along with Potsdam Rescue and County Car 10 to 238 State Highway 11B around 2:55 p.m. “At 1457 hours, Engine 49 Chauffeured by...
Lacrosse player’s family pursues criminal charges after ‘violent action’ during game
(WWNY) - Section X sports will review a play that one veteran north country referee says is the “most violent action” he has seen on a lacrosse field in his 20-plus year career. It caused a player to briefly lose consciousness in Saturday’s game between Ogdensburg Free Academy and Malone’s Franklin Academy.
Ogdensburg man allegedly raped, strangled woman
OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) - A 28-year-old Ogdensburg man is accused of raping and strangling a woman. City police arrested Dylan Hoover last Friday and charged him with felony counts of first-degree rape, second-degree strangulation, and first-degree coercion. He’s also charged with a misdemeanor count of second-degree menacing. According...
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 […]
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