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Adams residents celebrate groundbreaking of playground with ribbon cutting ceremony
ADAMS, New York (WWNY) - The Adams community celebrated progress on its village park Friday afternoon. With a new playground in the distance, town officials cut the ribbon on their park. The Adams Community Park Committee has been working to bring its vision to life since 2018. The next step...
Summer-like temperatures by afternoon
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We’ll be in the 70s by this afternoon. It will be partly sunny, and highs will reach the mid-70s. There’s a 30% chance of rain heading into the evening. Overnight lows will be in the mid-50s. Rain showers move in early Saturday morning...
A family of heart warriors at the North Country Heart Walk
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - At the 30th North Country Heart Walk you could find this trio, the Gardner family. 6-year-old Leo and his mom Kayla are both survivors. “I’m proud to be a heart warrior,” said Leo Gardner. But Leo says he knows he’s not just walking...
Fallen Watertown firefighter to be honored at national memorial
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - At a national memorial for firefighters, a fallen Watertown battalion chief will get the honor he’s due. It’s like ripping off a bandaid. That’s how Watertown’s fire chief describes the yearly trip to Emmitsburg, Maryland. “While it doesn’t change the loss...
Saturday Sports: Booster club softball tournament takes place at Watertown Fairgrounds
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Watertown Cyclones Annual Booster Club Varsity Softball Tournament took place at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds on Saturday. One of the opening contests pitted the host Cyclones against Harrisville. The game was scoreless in the bottom of the 1st when Montanna Evans hits a...
Expect strong thunderstorms in Cayuga and Oswego counties until Tuesday afternoon
The National Weather Service issued a report at 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 3:30 p.m. for Cayuga and Oswego counties. "Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon ahead of a slow moving cold front. Some of the storms could be marginally strong with localized heavy rain and wind gusts to 45 mph. This low probability risk will end this evening," states the weather service.
Accused machete attacker indicted by grand jury
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The 18-year-old Watertown man who allegedly attacked a man and a woman with a machete in March was indicted Wednesday by a Jefferson County grand jury on a variety of charges. The grand jury charged Shayquan Bullocks with assault, 1st degree; assault, 2nd degree; and...
Agriculture burning in Mexico impacting Valley; triple digits possible next week
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... So do forecasters at the National Weather Service in Brownsville. A meteorologist said Thursday that agricultural smoke from Mexico is causing moderate to unhealthy air quality through the weekend, possibly lingering into next week. Andrei Evbuoma said later this evening and through Saturday that...
Ground broken for new playground project next to former Adams Elementary School
ADAMS, N.Y. (WWTI) – Ground broke today on a new playground project at the former Adams Elementary School. The Northern New York Community Foundation stated a $30,000 NNYCF matching grant will help the Adams Revitalization Committee reach its fundraising goal for a new playground and community park in the heart of the village off Wardwell […]
Watertown chiefs ask for more firefighters, utility task trailer & ballistic vests
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Watertown’s fire department is asking the city to hire four more firefighters, saying that’s the most affordable way to run the department. Chief Matt Timerman and Deputy Chief Michael Kellogg laid out their budget for the department as the city council continued budget discussions Tuesday night.
Residents cheer as town board moves forward with Henderson sewer project
HENDERSON, New York (WWNY) - After more than a decade, the town of Henderson’s $28 million sewer project has hit a milestone. A crowd cheered at the town barn Thursday night as the board voted to send the project — a new sewer system — out to bid.
Watertown faces expensive public works problem
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The city of Watertown is facing another major cost. The Department of Public Works needs a new facility, at a cost of millions of dollars. What to do with the DPW took over budget discussions at Monday night’s council meeting, as council members face the prospect of a property tax hike of more than 10 percent.
Oswego County Sheriff’s Office May 3, 2024
On 4/26/24 at 1:13 p.m., Ronald P. Blasier, 29, of West Monroe and Anthony W. Losito, 37, of Parish were arrested for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, 4th degree, a class E felony following an incident in the Town of Parish. Mr. Blasier and Mr. Losito are scheduled to be arraigned in CAP Court on 5/10/24.
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