Black River News

Jefferson Community College's facilities master plan is expected to survive a second close vote next Tuesday and be endorsed by the county Legislature.

The teen charged for the armed robbery of a fast food restaurant in Watertown earlier in the month now faces a charge in Lewis County.

The village's downtown can support only one type of small business. According to a study by Camoin Associates Inc., Saratoga Springs, conducted as part of the recently finalized Community Visioning and ...

Jennifer C. Hodge can point to volumes of research that suggest that reading to a young child and teaching them how to read are critical aspects of their development.

The Watertown City Council has decided to let Mother Nature take her course. Lawmakers said they will go against a recommendation made by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and GYMO ...

Three Oneida High School students, one an exchange student from Germany, turned a day trip into an adventure recently and were rewarded for their efforts.

You can feel the autumn in the air these days, this is of course because it has been unseasonably cold and not necessarily because it is the end of the summer, but the fact of the matter is we are approaching ...

With drought-like conditions choking Black River flows last summer, Watertown officials were looking skyward for a climatic abracadabra to produce rainfall that would boost hydropower revenues.

A former hardware store that overlooks the Black River in Watertown likely will see its fair share of hammers and fresh paint again in the coming months.

Heavy losses of experienced child protective unit workers in Jefferson County have put a larger burden on the newer staff left behind.

David W. Brierton, 80, of 63 Main St., died Thursday, July 31, at Samaritan Medical Center where he had been a patient.

Delbert W. Hargis Jr. parked his car Tuesday in City Center Mall so he could pop into Stream for a five-minute visit.

Delbert W. Hargis Jr. parked his car Tuesday in City Center Mall so he could pop into Stream for a five-minute visit.

Michael W. Walters told a Jefferson County Court judge Wednesday that his crack and heroin habit put him "in a bad position." The 22-year-old is hoping a stint in Drug Court will help him reverse course.

Michael W. Walters told a Jefferson County Court judge Wednesday that his crack and heroin habit put him "in a bad position." The 22-year-old is hoping a stint in Drug Court will help him reverse course.

Several residents in the town's wind district are worried that construction of massive windmills will cause contamination of their wells.

Little Theatre of Watertown hopes to make a killing in its latest production, which will be presented at the Clayton Opera House starting Thursday.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is investigating a case of criminal mischief from earlier in the month in Black River.

A man's promise to his dying father is costing the Watertown Police Department one of its top line officers.

Terpsie E. Toon is pretty sure that the sight of four guys dressed in plaid tuxedos won't scare people away from the upcoming Lake Ontario Playhouse production she directs.