Weird-looking ‘puppy’ seen in Upstate NY turned out to be an albino porcupine (see photo)

Bridgeport, N.Y. -- A large attic fire caused significant damage to a Bridgeport home Friday night, fire officials said. Around 9:30 p.m., a neighbor reported a house fire on the 7800 block of Pegler Boulevard, according to Onondaga County 911 Center dispatches. When firefighters arrived, flames could be seen shooting...

Scriba, N.Y. — A 64-year-old Oswego man was killed by his 79-year-old neighbor Thursday evening following a long-term neighbor dispute, deputies said. Stephen Falise, of Scriba, was fatally shot with a shotgun on his own property, according to a news release from the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office on Friday.

Scriba, N.Y. — A man fatally shot his neighbor Thursday afternoon in Oswego County, deputies said. Donald Coon, 79, killed his 64-year-old neighbor in the town of Scriba near 812 Middle Road, according to a news release from the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to Middle...

Alexandria Bay, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for having a loaded handgun as a convicted felon, federal prosecutors said. Stephon Williams, 38, was stopped at a U.S. border checkpoint Sept. 24, 2021 in Jefferson County when border patrol agents found a glock-style pistol wedged in between the vehicle’s driver seat and door, investigators said in a criminal complaint filed in the Northern District of New York.

State University College at Oswego recently made several announcements about staff members who have earned 2022 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence:. Lisa Evaneski, Title IX coordinator. In addition to leading campuswide compliance with Title IX regulations, Evaneski helped create the SUNY Title IX Coordinators Association and serves as past president. She has presented and consulted at the national and regional level on Clery regulations, Title IX, the Violence Against Women Act, higher education compliance, inclusion, social justice and other topics.