Herkimer News

The collapse of a Washington State bridge, which tossed three people and their cars into a fast moving river, is bringing attention to our nation's aging infrastructure.Here in New York State, 37 of... A Korean War vet finally has a medal he's deserved all along, 60 years later.

State Sen. Joseph Griffo says he was pleased when the Assembly this week approved a bill that would increase the penalties for killing a police dog.

Critically acclaimed fiddler Amanda Shaw performed for students at General Herkimer School in Utica on Thursday morning.

State Police have charged a Herkimer County man for an alleged online relationship with an underage girl.

The American Red Cross honored several Mohawk Valley residents for their heroic actions during the past year at the 14th annual Real Heroes Breakfast Wednesday.

Teens in Herkimer and Oneida Counties will be able to find work this summer, thanks to the return of the Summer Jobs program.

About seventy-five students and their families were honored at the General Herkimer Home as part of "Our Community Salutes: The First Annual Central New York High School Graduate Military Enlistment Recognition Ceremony" at the Herkimer Home State Historic Site on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Students from a four-county area who are entering the Armed Forces were honored on Saturday in the inaugural event is called "Our Community Salutes of Central New York." The organization recognizes and supports young men and women choosing military as a career path.

Congressman Richard Hanna stopped by Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute on Saturday and will be taking some artwork with him back to Washington.

With the stroke of a pen, Oneida and Madison County leaders, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Oneida Nation leader Ray Halbritter ended five decades of litigation, signing an historic agreement, essentially putting an end to the land claim.

A local nursing home has earned national recognition as one of the best in the nation.

During Small Business Week, be one of the first 20 to stop by the Chamber office and pick up information on the Herkimer County HealthNet's "The ABC's of Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, and Play" and receive a free water bottle.

Nearly 2,200 acres of state land and forest in Oneida County are being targeted for a new Department of Environmental Conservation Unit Management Plan but they need public input first.

Drivers traveling through Herkimer on Wednesday may have to make a couple changes to their commute, as part of Mohawk Street will be closed for the day.

Books, DVD's, E-Books and audio books are four items you would always expect to find at a public library.

The Herkimer County Humane Society celebrated 100 years of service to animals and the community Friday night during its Centennial Gala.

The United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area is distributing more than 7,000 diapers and supplies to nine service programs in Herkimer and Oneida Counties as part of Friday's Day of Caring.

The not-for-profit Feed Our Vets organization has withdrawn its purchase offer on the National Distance Running Hall of Fame building in the Baggs Square West area of downtown Utica.

The four men accused of stealing information from Fiberdyne Laboratory in the Town of Frankfort, to use for a different fiber optic testing company called Transworld Fiber optic in Herkimer, agreed to plea deals Tuesday that include no jail time.

A Herkimer man has been charged after police say he was illegally selling prescription medications.