The State Police, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the DEC, Forest Rangers, U.S. Marshals, and the FBI have teamed up to conduct grid searches in Clinton County & into the North Country, to locate fugitives David Sweat and Richard … Continue reading
State Police arrested 91 year old Edward Wist of Deposit for Forcible Touching and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The investigation determined that the victim was a 13 year old girl. Wist was arraigned in the Town of Windsor … Continue reading
The state legislature passed a bill this year to raise the agricultural inheritance tax exemption from 1 million dollar to 5 million dollars. Dean Norton of the New York Farm Bureau said that the increase would make a huge difference … Continue reading
Governor Cuomo today announced a statewide initiative to combat the rise of heroin use, which includes the addition of 100 investigators to the State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team. The State will make supplies of the heroin antidote “Naloxone” available … Continue reading
The state opened its new health-care exchange today in hopes of trying to enroll more than 1 million uninsured New Yorkers. The state has a website and hotline to help people enroll, called NY State of Health. The exchanges are … Continue reading
Governor Cuomo announced that FEMA has informed New York State that residents in communities affected by the recent flooding will NOT be eligible for the Individual Assistance program to help homeowners rebuild and recover. Cuomo said that if federal assistance … Continue reading