CRIME & SAFETY
Rome woman faces arson charges
UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — A Rome woman faces arson charges after she tried to set her boyfriend’s Kennedy Plaza apartment on fire on Tuesday, April 23, according to Utica Police. Officers were called to an apartment on Kennedy Plaza at approximately 8 am on Tuesday. Upon their arrival,...
UPDATE: Ticket, injury in 3-vehicle collision in Utica
UTICA — One person was hospitalized and another ticketed following a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of John and Elizabeth streets in Utica on Tuesday, according to the Utica Police Department. Police said one driver passed through a blinking red light at the intersection at about 4:40 p.m. and...
Amish saw mill destroyed in Monday fire in Lee
LEE — No one was injured when heavy winds fueled a fire at an Amish sawmill on Belcher Road Monday evening, destroying the structure, according to the Lee Center Fire Department. Fire Chief James Rouillier Jr. said the alarm was raised at 5:52 p.m. after heavy winds carried embers...
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