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investigation into a confrontation at the Teugega Country Club earlier this month with former Mayor Jim Brown, according to Oneida County Sheriff Rob Maciol. The charge was filed on Thursday by special prosecutor, Herkimer County District Attorney Jeff Carpenter.

New York's AI Safety Bill has cleared New York's Senate and Assembly, and now awaits the Governor's signature to become yet another law in New York that can't be enforced.

New York State's DRI for Utica was highlighted on Wednesday as Munson celebrated its transformational landscape project along Genesee Street with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking the completion of one of the largest projects included in Utica’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant from New York State.

New York State Police in East Herkimer were called to a local business in Herkimer after a report that two suspicious males were rummaging through their dumpster during the early morning hours of Monday, June 16, 2025.

The hamlet of Petersboro in Madison County, located between Morrisville and Oneida, is a small town with a lot of history when it comes to the upcoming Juneteenth celebration, which is now a Federal Holiday.

According to a new report from Terminix, they have identified the top bed bug-infested cities in America and one city in New York made the top 5.

Do you have what it takes to be one of the people who sings America's National Anthem at one of this year's many Boilermaker events? If so, there's an anthem audition coming up at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Babe's at Utica's Harbor Point.

The unexpected passing of Rick E. Lewis of the Rome Capitol Arts Complex came as a big shock for all of us at WIBX. We had just recently had a conversation with Rick a few days earlier and plans were being made for future appearances on the program. Rick was on the air with us almost monthly, and sometimes when there was a lot to promote, he'd be on weekly.

After booting Joey Chestnut for promoting a plant-based hot dog, the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition is welcoming him back with open arms.

Nurses in New York State are more likely to quit their jobs than if they worked somewhere else, a new report claims.