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The Utica Boilermaker Road Race likely will not have its defending men’s and women’s open champions this year.

Tiger Woods, the world's No. 1 golfer, and perhaps the greatest of all time, will visit Central New York.

Trooper David Olney asked state police Investigator Matthew Sullivan repeatedly the night of Feb. 6 to get back in his vehicle during a traffic stop, a newly released transcript shows.

A New Jersey man has become the fastest solo kayaker to paddle 740 miles over the Northern Forest Canoe Trail from Old Forge in New York state to Fort Kent in Maine.

More than 400 youths gathered today inside the theater of the Information Technology building at Mohawk Valley Community College for the 2009 Summer Youth Employment Program.  

Images by Walker Evans, whose photographs captured American life in the Great Depression, will be shown at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown starting July 18.

After more than 20 years studying amphibians, Hartwick College Professor Stanley Sessions has revealed another discovery about how tadpoles turn into frogs with deformities.

Three Oneonta-area women face felony drug charges after cocaine, crack and heroin were allegedly found in their vehicle in Orange County last week.

Otsego County's representative in the state Senate said the nearly month-long legislative deadlock in Albany could come to an end this week. A power-sharing agreement may be reached in a matter of days, Sen. James L. Seward, R-Milford, said Sunday.

Two indictments were handed up Thursday in state Supreme Court of Otsego County before Justice Michael Coccoma.

A post-game fireworks display was held Friday night after the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs’ 5-4 victory over the Albany Dutchmen at Veterans Memorial Park in Little Falls.

The Dolgeville Department of Public Works is scheduled to begin milling and paving streets on Monday.

A 42-year-old Little Falls man has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography.

The emergency department at Little Falls Hospital was dedicated as the F.M. Kirby Emergency Department Tuesday in response to a $1.575 million donation from the Morristown, N.J.-based foundation.

The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs are asking for the community’s help to break two attendance records.

Jeff Katz, the deputy mayor of Cooperstown, loves music and writing and combines them in ``Maybe Baby (or, You know that it would be untrue),’’ a new blog for rock ‘n’ roll lovers.

Four patient rooms at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital will be outfitted this autumn with pioneering technology to create “Smart Patient Rooms” with a “Patient- Safety Forecaster,” the chief administrator at the Cooperstown facility said Monday.

For nearly a century in Otsego County, the place to be on Independence Day has been the town of Springfield, home to the area’s largest parade.

CHERRY VALLEY — Cherry Valley Artworks has a new home. The organization recently signed a long-term contract with the Village of Cherry Valley to occupy and rehabilitate the former village hall and Star Theatre.

Cooperstown Central School second grader Emma Johnson will soon be a published writer.

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - When it comes to the Boilermaker...it's truly an international event!

UTICA, N.Y (WKTV) - The Utica Police Department needs your help to nab 10 murderers.

VERONA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Central New York is abuzz because a tiger will soon be on the loose! Tiger Woods will be playing at the Turning Stone Resort next month. Now we know how you can get tickets to see him!

WARREN, M.E. (WKTV) - A New Hartford man who was convicted of sexual abuse back in November has died in a Maine state prison. Now his death is being ruled a homicide. That's according to Maine State Police.

BRIDGEWATER, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Leonardsville man is facing harassment charges after authorities he say he left numerous messages on the phone of his ex-girlfriend in Bridgewater.

Sorry, the weather data is not available at this time. Family should not only comfort each other during the sad times; they should celebrate the joy in their lives as well.

Sorry, the weather data is not available at this time. Codes regulating the size and placement of signs in Herkimer Village haven’t seen an update since the early 1960s, but that could all change tonight.

Sorry, the weather data is not available at this time. Herkimer, N.Y. - The Legislature voted last week to authorize a study on consolidating Herkimer County Highway Department efforts with those of villages and towns.

Sorry, the weather data is not available at this time. Three Oneonta-area women face felony drug charges after cocaine, crack and heroin were allegedly found in their vehicle in Orange County last week.

Sorry, the weather data is not available at this time. Two indictments were handed up Thursday in state Supreme Court of Otsego County before Justice Michael Coccoma.

William C. Thompson Jr., New York City’s comptroller, is fighting a low-key campaign against Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his bottomless war chest.

Gov. David A. Paterson’s recently approved budget included a raise in welfare subsidies that recipients hope will offset increased costs of living.

Detailed records of cellphone users’ calls, like those used in the case of Darryl Littlejohn, have become a crime-fighting weapon and a focus of debate over civil liberties.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is reviewing a proposal that would bring an art installation, complete with nature sounds, to a subway station on the Upper West Side.

Tanveer Ahmad, who died in an immigration jail in New Jersey in 2005, remained invisible to the bureaucracy.

Brooklyn Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries remembers where he was the first time he heard the words "Atlantic Yards.".

Mary Sapp wouldn't do anything to harm her darling granddaughter, 6-year-old Kiana. But at least once a week, the Brooklyn woman gives the little girl a serving of striped bass plucked from the polluted waters off the gritty Canarsie Pier.

Death Notices for Monday, July 6.

All city parking rules are in effect today and tomorrow.

A tougher city Housing Authority pet policy is causing confusion among dog owners and concern among rescuers who fear more homeless animals will linger in shelters. "There's been a lot of misinformation out there," said ASPCA lawyer Debora Bresch.

NEW YORK -- The Fire Department says two people have been taken to a hospital following a scaffold collapse in Brooklyn. It was not immediately clear whether the patients were construction workers. The initial report indicated their injuries were...

Gov. Paterson says he's going to look into a legal theory offered by a Queens assemblyman that could bring an end to the five-week Senate logjam. In a letter to the governor released this morning, Democratic Assemblyman Michael Gianaris and a pair...

A 30-year-old Long Island man was brutally beaten by a pack of teenagers on a Valley Stream street early Sunday, leaving him in critical condition, police said today. Nassau County cops said the attack took place at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday -- but...

WASHINGTON - Long Island Rep. Peter King lashed out Michael Jackson, calling the king of pop "a pervert" and "child molester" in a two-minute video posted on the internet. "Let's knock out the psychobabble," King said in the video, which was...

Democrats in the state Senate tentatively agreed to pass legislation extending the mayor's authority to run city schools -- as soon as a power-sharing deal with the GOP is reached, sources said last night. Under the proposed agreement, the...

A fifth Suffolk County resident with a confirmed case of swine flu has died, the county's health department said Monday.

Back in the water!

A Mastic Beach father and son face nearly $20,000 in fines after officials had to use 10 garbage trucks to remove 42 tons of tires, car parts, hoses and other trash from their home.

Ten people were arrested at Southampton night spots on drug charges involving cocaine, ketamine, Ecstasy and GHB, police said. Two suspects sold drugs to undercover police officers, Southampton Town police said.

An Elmont man was arrested and charged with breaking into two homes, police said.