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The saga of the Franklin Square Alley continues! Utica Mayor Mike Galime has confirmed an injury that occurred in the downtown space.

The condition of the newly installed Franklin Square alleyway in Utica, NY is continuing to spiral out of control. Safety and sanitation are becoming a real concern for people who own businesses down there and their customers.

Family, friends and community members gathered on Saturday in the 900 block of Shaw Street in Utica, the site of a police shooting over the weekend that took the life of a young Utica teen.

The ongoing saga continues between the City of Utica and Anita's Stevens Swan Humane Society. The mayor has spoken and now the humane society is responding.

Mayor Michael Galime of the City of Utica did not pull any punches when addressing the issue of one local humane society discontinuing their longstanding relationship with the city.

The newly elected Mayor of Utica in his first year so far has taken a lot of beatings when it comes to policy changes and decisions he's had to make. Most notably a 14% city tax rate increase. Now, there are some calling him a "bigot" due to a policy that will prohibit a pride flag being flown during the month of June, or Pride Month.

The first proposed budget by Mayor Michael Galime has been released and it includes a significant property tax increase for the residents in the City of Utica.

Here's the latest election results in Central New York.

The President of the Utica Police Benevolent Association is explaining the organization's endorsement in upcoming mayoral race, and why he called one of the candidates a 'socialist.'

Downtown Utica's four-lane traffic pattern on Genesee Street is expected to return before the end of the week.