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Rental Applications Being Accepted for Olbiston Apartments
Applications are now being accepted to live in the newly renovated Olbiston Apartment building in Utica. Rental Applications Being Accepted for Olbiston Apartments. Applications are now being accepted to live in the newly renovated Olbiston Apartment building in Utica.
Homeless Encampments Ramping Up in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. -- Some Utica residents are concerned about increasing homeless encampments moving in and what people are bringing with them. Utica Resident William Schisler has concerns about what he says are homeless encampments popping up near his home on Hope Street. "They come from all over. They got their...
Postponement Until May: Utica Man Connected to Shooting was in Oneida County Court
UTICA, N.Y. -- One of the two men arrested in connection with a shooting on Whitesboro Street in Utica on New Year's Day appeared in Oneida County Court Wednesday morning. Tyreek Brown from Utica faces charges of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Brown was expected to consider...
Eyewitness Weather for April 18: Gloomy end to work week
Here is your Eyewitness Weather Forecast for Thursday, April 18 from Meteorologist Tim Drawbridge:. THURSDAY: Showers, breezy, damp. HIGH: 53. LOW: 45. Wind: Southeast 8-18 mph. FRIDAY: Showers. HIGH: 57. LOW: 41. SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of a shower. HIGH: 53. LOW: 34. SUNDAY: Partly sunny. HIGH: 51. LOW: 32.
Former Little Falls town justice pleads guilty to selling cocaine
HERKIMER — The former Little Falls town justice accused of selling cocaine pleaded guilty in Herkimer County Court on Wednesday, according to the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office. Mitchell Q. Soules Jr., 35, of Little Falls, pleaded guilty before Judge Daniel R. King to one count of third-degree...
New e-Bike Store Coming Soon to Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. -- eBliss Global, an electric bike developer, is set to open its Experience Center in Clinton on April 27. The public grand opening event will include family entertainment, food and test rides. The new eBliss Experience Center aims to offer more than just a typical bike shop. Their...
Utica-Rome Shifts Season Opener To Sunday
VERNON, N.Y. — The 2024 season opener at Utica-Rome Speedway has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 21. Following a stretch of late-week rain and a forecast of afternoon and evening showers for Friday, the BD Motorsports Media LLC speedway management team has opted to utilize the Sunday rain date for the “Honoring Alex” lid-lifter in memory of Alex Friesen.
LIVE LOOK: Anita's Stevens Swan Humane Society Telethon
UTICA, N.Y. -- The phone lines are now open, and donations are pouring in to support Anita's Stevens Swan Humane Society in Utica. Many heartwarming success stories have emerged from the shelter, largely thanks to the community's generosity. If you'd like to donate through the telethon, the number is 315-738-4357.
Louis LaPolla says he wants to regain public trust after sentencing for petit larceny
Former Mayor and school board President Louis LaPolla wants to earn back the trust of Utica residents after he pleaded guilty last week to petit larceny. “I’m going to rebuild the trust within the community,” LaPolla said, reading over the phone a lengthy statement he read after his sentencing in court on April 10. “Being human there were problems, gestures that were accepted. I just want to move on. And I'll continue being active in the community and do some community work to restore my reputation and confidence people had in me.”
Utica Man Accused of Shooting and Stabbing 26-Year-Old Deemed Competent for Trial
UTICA, N.Y. -- The Utica man accused of shooting and stabbing a man to death and then placing his body in a bathtub has been deemed competent to stand trial. Colton Shaffer's case was presented before Judge Rob Bauer on Monday morning in Oneida County Court. Shaffer was taken into...
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