Mohawk Valley

Police shoot and kill suspected killer of 4 in Herkimer County rampage

Ryan Delaney, Ellen Abbott and Associated Press — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:27:15 +0000

Updated, Thursday 5:50 p.m.: Local police officers were "overwhelmed" as they raced from scene to scene yesterday morning in pursuit of a shooter who first set his home on fire and then killed four people and wounded two others at two different locations in Herkimer County.

Regional retailers look for a successful Black Friday

WRVO News — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:03:15 +0000

Like all across the nation, Black Friday shopping got off to its earliest start yet in in central and northern New York. Retailers across the region hope the day will be the beginning of a strong holiday shopping season. While a Siena College poll showed that a majority of New Yorkers think stores should not open on Thanksgiving night, store managers said they had good business until the wee hours of the morning Friday.

Mohawk Valley school districts consider merger

Luke Tubia — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:22:30 +0000

With dropping enrollments and less money coming from the state, many school districts across New York are looking into joining forces. That is the case in the Mohawk Valley near Utica, where a school merger is on the ballot this week.