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You couldn’t have asked for a more exciting high school football season opener for either team. With just 45 seconds left in double overtime, the Little Falls Mounties defeated the Herkimer Magicians 32-26 in Friday night action. Coach Bryan Shepardson said, “This is what a rivalry game should be....

LITTLE FALLS — Week Zero gives schools a variety of football opportunities, including scheduling games lost to centralized scheduling as their sizes shift. Little Falls and Herkimer, neighbors now competing in classes C and D, respectively, and rivals in most other sports, hit the field Friday in front of an enthusiastic crowd and delivered an entertaining game. ...

UTICA — Mohawk Valley Community College, 1101 Sherman Drive, will host “Painting Tattoos” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in room 225 of Francis A. Wilcox Hall. This Artist Talk event features world-renowned tattoo artist and fine art painter Shawn Barber. As a fine artist, Barber primarily...

UTICA – All are welcome for a presentation on Charles Stewart Parnell — the “Uncrowned King of Ireland” — at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the H.A.R.P. Museum at the Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley, 623 Columbia St. The program will be...

DEERFIELD, N.Y. -- Starting Monday, WKTV viewers will notice some changes to our daytime programming lineup. On WKTV NBC, the syndicated version of "Dateline" will move from CBS to NBC and will air at 11 A.M. "The Drew Berrymore Show" will also move to NBC and air at 2 PM.

United Auto Workers’ director is furious at other unions for supporting indoor smoking in Atlantic City casinos. United Auto Workers will be pulling out of the New Jersey chapter of the AFL-CIO. Daniel Vicente Jr., director of Region 9 — which covers New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania —...

New York school officials will be notifying parents a lot more during the upcoming school year. The New York State Education Department is trying to make school shooting drills less traumatic for children. New York State Bans Realistic Active Shooter Drills In Schools. This week, students are returning to their...

In a building on the edge of Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, two large cows stand inside what looks like a giant metal box with windows and heavy, stainless steel doors. While the cows go on with their lives — eating, sleeping, burping — the machine, called a respiration...

On Sunday at 10:18 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a beach hazards statement in effect until Monday at 2 a.m. for Monroe, Wayne, Cayuga, Oswego and Jefferson counties. The weather service states to expect, "Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions." "Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions," describes the weather...

New York State has achieved a major milestone in health care funding. The state will receive a groundbreaking $10 billion from the federal government, aimed at providing high-quality, affordable health insurance to approximately 1.5 million New Yorkers. This funding, secured through the federal State Innovation Waiver, represents the largest such award ever granted in the nation.

The across the border into Connecticut debate over pizza, and which pie reigns supreme is not new, but recent signage put up at the Connecticut and New York state borders on certain highways, that's new. There's been a great deal of chatter following Wednesday's installation of some 'Welcome to Connecticut'...

Hot Seat: Media Monday with Samantha Lynn, Big Grizzley, Venus Reddick, and Brian Lazore of Utica Royalties. For more on the Hot Seat: Media Monday, visit our show page. In this episode of Hot Seat: Media Monday, winners and performers from Utica Royalties’ summer talent show, Samantha Lynn and Big Grizzley, discuss the songs they sang and how it led to their performance at this year’s Great New York State Fair. Samantha Lynn talks about how she has been singing since she was a child and how she chose the song “Alone” by Heart for the talent show. Big Grizzly talks about how he chose the song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King. Venus Reddick from Utica Royalties talks about how she performed a poem at the Fair, and photographer Brian Lazore discusses his process of photographing musicians and photo editing.

Last year, New York State Police testified to lawmakers that there were over 7,000 alcohol-related traffic crashes in the state in 2022. According to offcials, the crashes took the lives of 335 people, which is a 30% increase in fatalities since 2019. In spite of the glaring statistics, there are...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Federal authorities are continuing to investigate the terror threat against New York’s Jewish community. An ISIL-inspired Pakistani is in custody after allegedly threatening a massive attack to kill as many Jews as possible. Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Sunday that New York is under a “heightened state of awareness” and that […]

Most people want to avoid jury duty. That's why officials from the Hudson Valley are sounding the alarm about this new scam. Scammers are always finding new ways to try and trick you. Speed Camera Scam. Speed cameras are now up across New York State. And that means you can...

You would think people would learn at some point? Unfortunately, some never do. Police say a New York state man, who's no stranger to law enforcement, has once again landed himself in a lot of trouble. Officials say the suspect, with a long history of arrests, was once again picked up by police after he broke into a local business.

SOUTHAMPTON, L.I. — A Long Island lottery player is nearly $35,000 richer after picking the winning numbers for last night’s TAKE 5 drawing. The lucky winner is taking home the $34,689 jackpot after buying a ticket from MSH Petroleum Corp on 1630 North Highway in Southampton. The winning...

A report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli finds that the state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years. The reports finds 1,089 reported instances in 2023, marking the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by the state's Hates Crimes Act of 2000. That number is 69% more than in 2019. A hate crime is an offense that is motivated by a perception or belief about the victim’s race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or another protected characteristic. Hate crimes can be committed against a person or property.

As Central Hudson's rates continue to climb, a renewed push for public ownership is taking shape in the Hudson Valley. Activists and progressive lawmakers are advocating for a shift towards public utilities, a concept New York has explored before with the establishment of the New York Power Authority (NYPA) in 1931. Despite historical attempts, fully realizing this model has proven challenging.

Recently Traci Taylor wrote a story about the Japanese knotweed, a beautiful but invasive plant that is causing environmental problems in New York. So it got me wondering, how does New York compare when it comes to dealing with invasive plants?. A recent study by Lawn Love ranked the states...