Utica News

It's time to talk summer beer. If you're looking for something refreshing, here are some summer sippers to try.

The job of those who serve the public has changed quite a bit over the years. On Friday, police officers and firefighters who have served but now passed were honored - a tradition for the past 30 years in the City of Utica.

Pollster John Zogby reports in our weekly White House report card that President Obama has partially crawled out of his scandal-filled hole.

Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin, left, appears in the music video for the band's 2002 hit "She Hates Me." Organizers for the Utica Music and Arts Fest announced the first wave of bands coming to Central New York this fall, promising bigger names and cheaper prices.

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a warning to New Yorkers today after receiving information from multiple consumers about a scam targeting senior citizens with robo-calls advising that they have been "approved" for medical alert equipment at "no charge." The message uses scare tactics to induce consumers to respond to the offer, warning ... (more)

Were someone to hand you a book on the history of craft beer , you'd expect it to focus on the beer and breweries that had a hand in shaping our craft beer culture.

The New York State Senate passed legislation Thursday to require certain violent felons to serve their maximum prison term if there is evidence that their release would pose an imminent threat to society.

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

A Civil Air Patrol pilot from Utica was recently honored for his efforts in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy.

The prosecution has rested and now the jury waits until Thursday, when they'll hear from the defendant himself, Trenton Town Supervisor Mark Scheidelman.

Many taxpayers across New York State are voting on their respective school district's budget and board of education today.

Thousands of National Grid customers are without power following a severe line of storms that passed through the area on Tuesday night.

Voters in area school districts will be taking to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether or not proposed budgets will be accepted, and who will be selected to fill open school board positions.

Scott Shatraw, president of The Stanley Center for the Arts Board of Directors, announced Tuesday the appointment of Jerry Kraus as The Stanley's new Executive Director starting June 1. Kraus will be stepping down as the face of the Stevens-Swan Humane Society where he had held the post of Public Relations and Development Director.

A father and son are both facing charges after an incident on Kossuth Ave in Utica on Thursday night.

Information regarding male child born 1/11/1968 in Oneida County, Utica, NY. He was adopted to a family that moved to Texas.

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced his plan to extend tax treatment afforded to film producers and music publishers to investors in live theatre.

The JCC always has something going on and their annual Summer Camp kicks off for toddlers aged 3-6 on July 8 and runs six weeks until August 16th.

Perhaps it comes from watching too many movies or too few, but those who are wanted by the police sometimes turn to Facebook to offer a "na, na, na-na, na." A couple of years ago, a man in Utica, N.Y., allegedly tried to dare the police to catch him, with troubling results .

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