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Fire destroyed a home in DeKalb Junction Tuesday morning.

The union representing university faculty says the state budget is “very good” for SUNY colleges, but members are still worried about deficits at 19 campuses.

A $500 scholarship goes to a Jefferson Community College criminal justice student.

FORT DRUM — A new U.S. Coast Guard unit has opened at Fort Drum — the Marine Safety Unit: Thousand Islands.

WATERTOWN— Olivia Wood, a criminal justice student at Jefferson Community College, was presented with a $500 scholarship from the New York State Sheriffs’ Association on campus Tuesday morning.

FORT DRUM — Advocate Drum has released its 2023 Fiscal Year regional economic impact report, detailing that the military base has contributed about $2.5 billion, with $1.9 billion of it in direct spending, to the regional economy.

Kendra J. Zehr, 27, Gouverneur, was charged by Watertown police April 20 with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, a motor vehicle violation, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, unsafe tires, failure to…

WATERTOWN — The Northern Regional Center for Independent Living began a weeklong demonstration Monday morning against the criminalization of homelessness, which divided the Supreme Court Monday as it reviewed a set of Oregon anti-camping laws.

CLAYTON — Watercraft of all shapes and sizes were on display at the Cerow Recreation Park Arena at the 2023 Spring Boat Show this weekend. Mike Hooson of the Clayton Chamber of Commerce said, “we took a few years off ...