“While the legalization of mobile sports betting in New York has boosted state revenues, the rise in problem gambling, particularly among young people, is a major concern,” DiNapoli said. “The rapid proliferation of the prediction markets, which generate significant revenue based on sports activities, only makes it easier to get hooked on these online platforms. I was encouraged by the state’s decision to double funding for problem gambling services from $6 million to $12 mil

The Oneida City Police Department reports arrests and traffic violations from September 4 through September 9, 2026.

The first signs of autumn are beginning to appear across Upstate New York,

The competition for Oneida’s morning coffee and breakfast customers is heating up, but the growing number of businesses along the Genesee Street corridor is also raising an important question

During a subsequent search of the vehicle, troopers located cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, suspected LSD, psilocybin, a digital scale containing residue, packaging materials, and $1,600 in U.S. currency.

59-year-old John Feketa, and charged him with one count of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a Class E Felony,

Utica Division, arrested Sherrieff Bradley, age 44 of Verona, New York on an active bench warrant that was issued out of Oneida County Court.

According to Oneida County Sheriff, Robert M. Maciol, on the 11th of September 2026 a phone call was made to the Camden Middle School from James Collazo, 35, of Rome, who had been upset at the school regarding his child. During that phone call Collazo made a Terroristic Threat to the school and prompted a secure lockout throughout the District. The Oneida County Sheriff's Special Patrol Officer at the school was immediately notified and initiated a law enforcement response.

Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, America remembers the nearly 3,000 people killed, the first responders who ran toward danger, the survivors and the families forever changed by that tragic day.

The New York State Police today announced that it issued a total of 11,201 tickets statewide during the Labor Day weekend

New York State Police are currently in possession of lost property items that were found and turned in during the 2026 New York State Fair.

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, Three men were arrested after a dispute that occurred in the Town of Lee

he Grand Union grocery store on East State Street in Sherrill is preparing to close its doors.

On September 2, 2026, at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the New York State Police Troop D Violent Gang & Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET), with assistance from the State Police Special Operations Response Team (SORT), K9 Unit, Computer Crimes Technology Unit-North, the Rome Police Department, and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at a residence on West Liberty Street in the city of Rome. As a result of the search, investigators seized approx

Ryan C. Voorhies, age 42, of Blossvale, NY, was operating a UTV southbound on MacKay Road when he exited the west shoulder of the roadway and struck a tree.

County Sheriff Robert Maciol, the deceased individual has been identified as Justin Maxwell age 32 from Verona, NY.

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, members of the Criminal Investigative Unit determined the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan, being operated by Darrel Gray Jr, age 52, from West Lyden New York, was traveling eastbound on State Route 294 near Gleasman Road in the Town of Ava. While traveling east, Gray moved from his lane and entered the opposite lane of travel subsequently striking the front end of a 2019 Mack Truck, which was traveling west, that was being operated by

A new 3D-printed device called the “Flock Sock” is drawing attention after being designed to block the view of AI-powered license plate cameras, reigniting the debate over privacy, surveillance, and public safety.

Oneida County has officially banned the sale of kratom and kratom-derived products. Learn what the new law means, including enforcement, confiscations and potential fines.

Forget Yankees vs. Red Sox. Forget Coke vs. Pepsi. Oneida may soon have a rivalry far more serious: