YNN has a crew headed to a large grass fire in Herkimer County. We're told that the fire is on Miller Road in Mohawk and at least 100 acres are on fire.

HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College women’s basketball player Hayley Awerdick (Ossining, NY) has been named to the All Mountain Valley Conference third team.

Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Jack Felter scored 5 goals and dished out 4 assists as the B.C.C. men's lacrosse team took care of Herkimer CC 17-5.

A fisherman drowned after breaking through ice on an upstate New York lake, the latest in a string of accidents related to the mild winter.

CLINTON — Sunday’s program for the Kirkland Bird Club will be "A Week In the Everglades" presented by Scott Stoner and Denise Hackert-Stoner. The free, public program is a...

State police say a Herkimer County teen is hospitalized with head injuries after he crashed his three-wheel all-terrain vehicle.

HERKIMER, NY — A woman who said she ran over a bound man with a car after he promised she’d be paid for killing him has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Assistant Herkimer County District Attorney Jeffrey Carpenter said Jennifer Riesel, 29, showed no remorse when she was...

HERKIMER, N.Y. (AP) - A New York woman who said she ran over a bound 74-year-old man with a car after he promised she would collect $180,000 for killing him was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison.

Brooklyn, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A US District Judge released a draft redistricting plan for New York. It redraws the outline of the 22nd Congressional district currently represented by Democrat Maurice Hinchey and the 24th Congressional Districts currently represented by Republican Richard Hanna.

MANHEIM, N.Y. - Health officials are warning residents in Herkimer County to be very cautious around wild animals after farm dogs in the Manheim killed a skunk staggering about in the barnyard.

UTICA, N.Y. - Officials, volunteers and friends of the American Red Cross of the Mohawk Valley gathered at the agency's Utica office to announce the recipients of their 2012 Great Heroes Awards.

Nick Comenale notched a double-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and he also dished out five assists, as the New York Mills boys basketball team defeated Poland 67-43 in Tuesday’s Section III Class D-1 championship at Herkimer County Community College. Marauders senior Matt Welch added 16 points and nine rebounds.

HOLLAND PATENT — Andy and Julia Roberts, owners of the Tent Galley, are ready to help area residents plan events. They’ve been renting tents and party equipment for more than 22 yea...

BRENNAN Barbara L., 82, formerly of Cornwall, died Thur, Feb. 9, 2012. SERVICE and BURIAL: will be at a later date. ARRANGEMENTS: James F. Lulves Funeral Home 845-534-2550. For details visit www.lulvesfuneralhome.com

The 118th Assembly District as proposed by Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. The Herkimer County portion of the proposed district is highlighted in green and includes towns generally north of the Mohawk River.

Illion, NY -- On Thursday, State Police in Herkimer responded to a tip that two individuals wanted by the State Police in Watertown on charges of Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine in the 3rd Degree were possibly in the Ilion area. Information was relayed that the subjects may have stolen a vehicle in the Indian Lake area and might possibly be in possession of a stolen handgun. The ...

The elementary principal at Mt. Markham Elementary School has been accused of using excessive force on a child, state police said.  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York officials are pitching a plan to boost populations of one of the state's rare birds. The Department of Environmental Conservation is asking for public comment on its proposals to expand the range of the spruce grouse, which is on the state's endangered bird list.

New York officials are pitching a plan to boost populations of one of the state's rare birds.

A central New York woman admits she ran over a 74-year-old man, saying he paid her to do it because he was terminally ill...