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2 Tornadoes Confirmed In NY This Week: Here's When, Where 2 Tornadoes Confirmed In NY This Week: Here's When, Where
2 Tornadoes Confirmed In NY This Week: Here's When, Where A pair of new tornadoes have been confirmed in New York this week. Both occurred upstate on Wednesday, July 24, and they come after 10 twisters hit central and northern New York last week. In Oswego County, the first tornado on Wednesday touched down just before 3:30 p.m. in the town of Orwell, about 40 miles north of Syracuse. It left a short, coherent path of broken tree limbs extended down an east-west path and had peak winds of 85 miles per hour, ranking it as an EF-0 tornado, the weakest of six levels on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, according to the National Weather Service. The o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Seen Them? Statewide Alert Issued For Brother, Sister Who've Been Missing For Months Seen Them? Statewide Alert Issued For Brother, Sister Who've Been Missing For Months
Seen Them? Statewide Alert Issued For Brother, Sister Who've Been Missing For Months New York State Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing upstate brother and sister who haven't been seen in more than two months. The children, 10-year-old Hope G. Cobb and her 11-year-old brother, Samuel D. Cobb of Fulton, located about 30 miles north of Syracuse in Oswego County, went missing on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. They are believed to be with their non-custodial mother, Angela Cobb, who lost custody in November 2022 during a divorce, which officials believe led the mother to flee with the children, said Trooper Jack Keller. The brother and sister were las…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 10 NY Counties; Here's Rundown COVID-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 10 NY Counties; Here's Rundown
Covid-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 10 NY Counties; Here's Rundown The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now recommending mask-wearing in 10 New York counties amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The CDC displays counties in orange, yellow, or green on a color-coded map shown in the image above to guide local residents and authorities: Counties shown in orange are where the CDC advises wearing masks indoors.  Counties shown in yellow are places in which those at high risk for severe disease should be cautious. In green counties, indoor masking is not necessary. As of Thursday, Oct. 20, these New York counties were in the “orange” zone:…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 12 NY Counties; Here's Rundown COVID-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 12 NY Counties; Here's Rundown
Covid-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 12 NY Counties; Here's Rundown The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now recommending mask-wearing in 12 New York counties amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The CDC displays counties in orange, yellow, or green on a color-coded map shown in the image above to guide local residents and authorities: Counties shown in orange are where the CDC advises wearing masks indoors.  Counties shown in yellow are places in which those at high risk for severe disease should be cautious. In green counties, indoor masking is not necessary. As of Thursday, Oct. 13, these New York counties were in the “orange” zone:…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 9 NY Counties; Here's Rundown COVID-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 9 NY Counties; Here's Rundown
Covid-19: CDC Now Recommending Indoor Mask-Wearing In 9 NY Counties; Here's Rundown The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending mask-wearing in some New York counties for the first time in months as a result of an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The CDC displays counties in orange, yellow, or green on a color-coded map shown in the image above to guide local residents and authorities: Counties shown in orange are where the CDC advises wearing masks indoors.  Counties shown in yellow are places in which those at high risk for severe disease should be cautious. In green counties, indoor masking is not necessary. These New York counties are in the “or…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Oh, Deer: Hudson Valley Case Of Deadly Virus Is NY's First Of 2022 Oh, Deer: Hudson Valley Case Of Deadly Virus Is NY's First Of 2022
Oh, Deer: Hudson Valley Case Of Deadly Virus Is NY's First Of 2022 The first 2022 case of an often-fatal disease of deer has been confirmed in New York. A white-tailed deer in Dutchess County, in the hamlet of Dover Plains, died after contracting Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has just announced. The disease is not spread directly from deer to deer and humans cannot be infected by deer or bites from midges, small bugs often called "no-see-ums," who spread the virrus. The EHD virus was first confirmed in New York in 2007 with relatively small outbreaks in Albany, Rensselaer, and Niagar…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo From NY Accused Of Animal Cruelty After Dogs Found Covered In Porcupine Quills Duo From NY Accused Of Animal Cruelty After Dogs Found Covered In Porcupine Quills
Duo From NY Accused Of Animal Cruelty After Dogs Found Covered In Porcupine Quills Two New York residents are facing animal cruelty charges after dogs were found at their home suffering from chronic injuries caused by porcupine quills. New York State Police said 41-year-old Christina LaValley and 42-year-old John Paul Barton, both residents of Parish in Oswego County, were arrested on Sunday, Aug. 7, and charged with four counts of animal cruelty. Police said several dogs at their residence had porcupine quills in their faces, noses, necks, and bodies. Barton told investigators he didn't have money to take the animals to the veterinarian and planned to shoot them, a…

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: CDC Now Recommends NYers Wear Masks In These 37 Counties COVID-19: CDC Now Recommends NYers Wear Masks In These 37 Counties
Covid-19: CDC Now Recommends NYers Wear Masks In These 37 Counties Health officials have provided an update on the New York counties where they recommend people wear face masks due to the level of COVID-19 in the community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends people wear masks in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status, in counties with a high level of COVID-19 in the community. To determine the level of COVID-19 in a county, the CDC looks at a combination of three metrics: new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population over a seven-day period, the percent of staffed inpatient beds that are occupied by CO…

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by Nicole Valinote