Utica News

Uticans line Culver Avenue for the Independence Day Parade, Saturday, July 4, 2009.... Photo 1 of 14 Uticans celebrate Independence Day in Proctor Park, Saturday, July 4, 2009.... Photo 2 of 14 Area officials walk up Culver Avenue during the Utica Independence Day Parade, Saturday, July 4, ... Photo 3 of 14 Uticans line Culver Avenue for the ...

How could we have missed it? Pho Mekong House of Noodles Vietnamese restaurant in Utica, New York is certainly unimposing; it's tucked away in East Utica, looking more like an old auto parts shop or old video rental store.

UTICA, N.Y. - A 20-year-old woman charged with smothering her infant daughter in April 2008 will appear in a New York court for the first time since being returned from North Carolina on a fugitive warrant.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation An angler from Utica is the new holder of the state record for brook trout.Tom Yacovella reeled in the record-breaking fish on June 7, while fishing Raquette Lake in Hamilton County in the heart of the Adirondack Park.

Uticans come to Hanna Park for the first day of Taste of Utica, Friday, June 26, 2009.... Photo 1 of 10 Ron Kistner of Utica samples shrimp from Doug's Fish Fry during the first day of Taste of Utica, ... Photo 2 of 10 Uticans come to Hanna Park for the first day of Taste of Utica, Friday, June 26, 2009.... Photo 3 of 10 The Square Pegs perform at ...

UTICA, N.Y. - Utica Monday Nite will have a bit more red, white and blue than usual tonight.

A Utica man was injured in a car accident early Sunday morning on Clinton Road at the intersection of Hara Crescent in New Hartford.

Utica Mayor on Harbor Point Cleanup: 'It's a Promise Made and a Promie Kept.' Cleanup has been moving forward at Utica Harbor Point.

Melissa Green, 30, of Utica was upbeat about finding a job while visiting tables at the Yahoo! Hot Jobs career fair Wednesday at the Radisson Hotel-Utica Centre.

Property Owners in Cornhill and West Utica can learn to reduce their liability through a free county seminar.

UTICA, N.Y. - Utica Mayor David Roefaro and his choice for the city's police chief position it's still the buzz around town, and still one of the top five stories at www.wktv.com. John Nader, the mayor of Oneonta was on NEWSChannel 2 at Noon for our monthly "Ask the Mayor" series.

UTICA, N.Y. - A local organization whose staff has spent the past 15 years educating local kids and adults about tobacco use is about to close their doors.

UTICA, N.Y. - Andrew T. Baxter, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York and Daniel LaBella, Chief of the Utica Police Department announce that Sgt.

They were chanting "Bruuuuuce" at Bonnaroo all weekend, as Bruce Springsteen performed a three-hour set with the E Street Band one night and joined Phish on another.

Every year the Boilermaker Run in Utica, NY attracts a ton of people and a slue of bands are needed to line the streets throughout the 15k stretch.

Drea de Matteo never made it to the altar for her Sopranos dream wedding. Here's hoping her real-life nuptials take a more pleasant turn.

Shooter Jennings & Drea de Matteo Get Engaged - " On Stage Good thing she said yes! Drea de Matteo and her longtime boyfriend Shooter Jennings got engaged Thursday night at the rocker's concert in Utica, N.Y., PEOPLE has confirmed.

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Observer-Dispatch President and publisher Donna M. Donovan speaks during the 2009 Teen All-Stars ... Photo 1 of 10 Tracy Harvey and daughter Michelle Harvey, 18, a senior at Thomas R. Proctor High School and 2009... Photo 2 of 10 Thomas R. Proctor High School senior and 2009 Teen All-Star Ebony Stenson, 18, smiles as Observer... Photo 3 of 10 ...

Some parks in Utica are now nationally recognized as historic places. Proctor Park, Memorial Parkway and Conkling Park are included on the New York State and National Registers of historic places.