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Adirondack Forest Rangers find two people dead, rescue lost hikers and kayakers

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Elmore SPCA officials discuss future of animal shelter

The Peru-based animal rescue is set to stop providing services to seven out of ten communities in Clinton County within the next 90 days CLICK HERE FOR THE MYNBC5 STORY 

Street drug ‘Super Mario’ hits Syracuse. It contains opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl

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Lawmakers adjourn without acting on amendment to free closed North Country prison land

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Northern New York manhunt with armed suspects ends in arrests of four teens

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Burlington police’s mock shooting exercise rattles high school students

According to school employees, the police wanted the reenactment ‘to be as realistic as possible.’ Click here for the vtdigger story 

Camillus man sentenced to prison for fatal hit-and-run after having 16 drinks

Sentenced to two to six years!  Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

State Police make 225 DWI arrests over Memorial Day weekend

Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Captain Christopher J. Garrow Memorial Bridge Bill Passes State Legislature

News from Assemblyman Billy Jones and State Senator Dan Stec             A bill to name the Carpenter’s Flats Bridge across the Ausable River in the Towns of Ausable and Peru in honor of Captain Christopher J. Garrow passed the state legislature yesterday. Captain Garrow was a 23-year veteran of the New York State Police who […]

Husband charged in death of devoted local mother

Peru man jailed after multi-day search that ended in an early morning traffic stop in Plattsburgh Click here for the Sun Comunity Newss story 

Neighboring County Reports Five Positive Rabies Specimens This Year:  Clinton County Residents Urged to Remain Vigilant 

Clinton County, NY, May 31, 2024. Essex County, which borders Clinton County to the south, has reported five confirmed cases of rabies in wildlife this year. Rabies is a deadly viral disease that is transmitted through the saliva of infected animals. Though no cases have been identified in Clinton County this year, the Clinton County […]

DEC Forest Rangers summoned to Ausable Point Campground

Town of Peru Clinton County Stuck Truck: On May 27, Acting Captain Booth and Forest Ranger Odell responded to Ausable Point Campground for a report of a vehicle stuck on the beach. Following a brief investigation, Rangers determined the operator had attempted to launch their boat from the foot access to the beach the previous […]

What we know about Lisa Dashnaw, woman found dead in vehicle in Plattsburgh

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Police identify woman’s body found inside vehicle in Plattsburgh

Police released the details of an autopsy into the victim on Wednesday afternoon, death ruled a homicide Click here for the MYNBC5 story

Police: Woman’s body found inside vehicle in Plattsburgh

An NBC5 crew saw police tape around a car rental business on Route 3 and Military Turnpike on Tuesday evening. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

NYS DEC Forest Rangers rescue Peru resident

Town of Chesterfield Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On May 19 at 4:40 p.m., a hiker with multiple injuries suffered a 20-foot fall on Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain. Forest Rangers located the 37-year-old from Peru, New York, approximately two-thirds of a mile up the trail. New York State Police (NYSP) aviation was called in to assist Forest Rangers […]

State Senate confirms Daniel Martuscello III as Commissioner of DOCCS

NYSCOPBA and multiple state and private agencies applaud the confirmation Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Clinton County Assistant DA Dan Lennon placed on administrative leave amid criminal investigation

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Morrisonville man found guilty of child sexual assault

Cheney Premore’s trial ended with a conviction that brings a possible 25-year sentence Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Former Utica mayor pleads quilty to stealing thousands from scholarship money

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NY Thruway worker struck by tractor trailer dies; 2nd worker seriously injured

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3 arrested after drug bust in town of Plattsburgh, police say

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Huge cache of ghost guns, parts and high-capacity magazines found in Cicero home; man charged

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Elmore SPCA hoping to adopt out rest of ‘Gem’ dogs

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A Canine Gem operator facing more charges

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