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Barbecue to raise money for region's K-9 officers
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - There’s a chicken barbecue fundraiser coming up to support the north country’s K-9s. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Christian Hughes and K-9 Lafferty were on 7 News This Morning to talk about it. It’s sponsored by Northern New York K-9. You can...
Watertown may have missed funding opportunity for Flynn Pool project
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The ship may have sailed for Watertown to get state funding for building the new Flynn Pool. Governor Kathy Hochul announced her New York Statewide Investment in More Swimming initiative, or NY SWIMS for short, in January. It made it into the state budget. It’ll...
Traffic advisory: West Main & Washington streets in Watertown
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Traffic on two Watertown streets could get tied up Friday. City crews will be working on the sewer in front of 548 West Main Street. Lanes will be closed as crews do roadwork in front of 1215 Washington Street. Work at both sites is expected...
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 […]
Some fuel spilled as tractor-trailer rollover shuts down Route 11
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Thousands of gallons of fuel were on board, but only a small amount leaked. That’s from emergency officials after a tractor-trailer rolled over on U.S. Route 11 just south of the city of Watertown Wednesday morning. The crash happened at around 8:45 a.m. “Upon...
Watertown to start week-long tree-planting initiative today
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The City of Watertown will start a week-long tree-planting program starting today in honor of Arbor Day. The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. today as part of the City’s 27th annual Arbor Day Ceremony that will be held at Bicentennial Park, located at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds in Watertown. […]
Send It To 7 Pics of the Week: Nature, a cruise ship & a long shot
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Let’s start this edition of Pics of the Week with cotton candy clouds at Beaver Falls taken by Lisa Steiner. We follow that with a warm, glowing sunset in West Carthage from Steve Anderson. In Theresa, Chris Buttenschon saw a perfect rainbow over Red...
Border Patrol, Jefferson Co. Sheriff’s recover over one million smuggled cigarettes
THERESA, N.Y. (WWTI) – United States Border Patrol and the JeffersonCounty Sheriff’s Office seized more than $300,000 in smuggled cigarettes earlier this month. Border Patrol agents were called in by sheriff’s deputies after a Sunday, April 14 traffic stop on State Route 411 in Theresa. The vehicle allegedly held more than one million cigarettes in […]
Jefferson County man facing drug charges after traffic stop in Gouverneur
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (WWTI) – A 60-year-old Antwerp man is facing drug possession charges afte a traffic stop on Tuesday, April 23 in the town of Gouverneur. New York State Police allege that Louis Massey Jr. had methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and a digital scale when he was pulled over on U.S. Route 11. Massey received charges of […]
Watertown man pleads guilty to drug charge, faces $8M fine and life in prison
SYRACUSE, New York (WWNY) - A Watertown man faces an $8 million fine and life in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges. Stuart Chambers, 44, pleaded guilty on Monday to attempted possession of methamphetamine and cocaine with intent to distribute. According to the U. S. Attorney’s Office in Syracuse,...
Veterans welcome sendoff for Honor Flight
CAPE VINCENT, New York (WWNY) - North country veterans will travel to the nation’s capital on Saturday as part of this year’s Honor Flight. We caught up with them on Friday. A flag flying high over the streets of Cape Vincent and a packed scene at the American...
Blast from the Past: 1998 Fort Drum training
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - This week on Blast from the Past, we go back to 1998 when family members got a front-row seat to training on Fort Drum. Watch the story by then-reporter Patrick Sammon on Friday on 7 News This Evening at 6 p.m.
Route 11 closed after tractor trailer overturns
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – An overturned tractor trailer has caused power outages and closed traffic in both directions on U.S. Route 11. The closure has closed a number of roads from Cagwin Road to State Route 232 and and County Route 64 as well. The crash is said to have occured around 9 a.m. Wednesday […]
Get ready to bid on WPBS Spring Auction
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - WPBS is holding its Spring Auction next week. Mark Cernero is director of community support at WPBS. He says nearly 1,000 items will be up for bid, the most ever. Watch the video for his interview on 7 News At Noon. The auction is Monday,...
Portion of Green Street in Watertown closed today due to road work
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Another day and another round of road work in the City of Watertown. A part of Green Street will be shut down from Myrtle Avenue to Thompson Boulevard. The work was slated to start at 7 a.m. and work is slated to be finished by the end of the day. Motorists are […]
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