madison county

Our series of the most popular names in local counties continues with Madison County.

Another new phone scam is popping up in Central New York. The Madison County Facebook page is warning residents to avoid phone calls on your caller ID that appear to be coming from the HHS OIG Hotline.

National Grid is reporting multiple power outages across Central New York. The outages are a result of the inclement weather, and high winds overnight.

Crews were called to Chittenango Falls State Park on Sunday for a rope rescue after a teen girl fell into a gorge. She fell 10 feet as she was hiking on one of the trails. According to the Madison County Fire Departments Facebook page, multiple agencies including Chittenango and Cazenovia volunteer firefighters arrived on the scene to assist.

SULLIVAN, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities are searching a central New York property for evidence in the disappearance and presumed slaying of a college student 35 years ago.

An investigation is underway after a body was found in Madison County.

UPDATE: 09/09/2015 8:55pm  Authorities are thanking members of the public for their help locating a man reported missing.  83-Year-old William Lovett has been located and is said to be in good health.

The uncle of a 5-year-old Oneida boy is calling his nephew a hero following an accident in a rural area in Madison County that took the lives of his mother and sister. The accident happened Sunday night when Ellen Caswell lost control of her vehicle and hit a utility pole...

Officials in one New York region are worried about mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.

New York State recently approved the sale of somefireworks, but allowed each county to make the decision on whether they would allow fireworks to be sold within their borders. Madison County approved fireworks sales, and several pop-up fireworks stands have taken up residence in Oneida.