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Two people were injured in a French Road accident Thursday, New Hartford police said.

As of June 30, the Cooperstown Redskins will be no more. The school district Board of Education voted Wednesday night to retire the name in favor of a new mascot — it’s orange and black colors and district emblem will remain.

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As local pawn shops and secondhand stores continue to register their businesses under a new Oneida County law, police agencies hope this strategy will help nab those crooks who try to hock stolen property.

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Despite some uncertainty, the popular Betsy the Barge concert series at Erie Canal Lock 20 Park will go on this summer, but the organizers are going to have to pay a fee to the state and obtain insurance.

Nearly 20 years after Griffiss Air Force Base was shuttered in a Base Realignment and Closure round, the federal government may be dealing a blow to base redevelopment efforts.
Budget reductions known as sequestration cuts could hit private aviation businesses at Griffiss International Airport and firms at Griffiss Business and Technology Park.

The Capitol Theatre in Rome plans to restore the auditorium and add a multipurpose theater and two cinemas to the venue that’s been at 220 W. Dominick St. since 1928.

During a budget workshop Thursday night, the Finance Committee pored over the department's proposed $16.1 million budget with Chief Russell Brooks and Assistant Chief George Clark.

A waitress who had her driver’s license stolen last month found it  - when a customer pretending to be her used it to order drinks at an Applebee’s. Waitress Brianna Priddy told Colorado news outlets, "Four people come in, walk in, sit down. They start ordering drinks. This girl hands me my ID as a fake ID." Then, "I didn't say anything.