Oswego News

The Conservative Party candidate in a closely-watched upstate New York congressional election has accused the activist group ACORN of trying to steal the election for his Democratic Party opponent -- a claim that even Republican election officials are denying.

Santa was a crowd favorite - as always - at the Holiday Tree Lighting in Lake Oswego last year.

A student at the State University College at Oswego has been arrested for selling the drug oxycodone.

The Oswego County Health Department has stopped offering free swine flu shots to pregnant women.

The Oswego County Legislature on Thursday began the regulatory review process for upgrading the county's emergency radio communications equipment, bringing a new communications system one step closer to reality.

Count Oswego County Clerk George Williams among those who are pleased that Gov. David Paterson appears ready to back away from making New York motorists pay for new license plates.

The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office Air One helicopter is on its way to a rollover crash in Scriba, Onondaga and Oswego 911 officials said.

Share + Nov 16, 2009 6:55 am US/Eastern OSWEGO, N.Y. An Oswego County judge is set to hear a defense lawyer's arguments for setting aside the conviction of a 29-year-old central New York man on charges he murdered his 11-year-old stepsister.

Mark Dristy said he doesn't know if Alan Jones is guilty or innocent. But Dristy, one of the jurors in Jones' trial, does know that in his mind, the evidence doesn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Jones murdered his stepsister, Erin Maxwell.

State police Friday accused an Oswego man of buying a snowblower with a credit card that he didn't have permission to use.

When Doug Hoffman conceded the race in the special election for the New York 23rd Congressional District, he was behind the winner, Democrat Bill Owens, by 5335 votes with 93 percent of the precincts in.

Richard and Josephine Hyse, the couple found dead in their Oswego home Monday, lived the American Dream of immigrants who achieved success in their new country.

Oswego, N.Y Oswego Police tell NewsChannel 9 they are investigating the deaths of an elderly couple who were found early Monday evening.

Oswego, N.Y., The Oswego County Board of Elections will count paper ballots for 10 races starting Tuesday morning.

Manlius Police are hoping the public can help them track down those responsible for throwing a pumpkin at a car early Thursday morning.

A New York man was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison, suspended after serving seven, for fracturing a co-worker's skull in a September 2007 fist fight.

Veteran Oswego County legislator Art Gearsbeck lost his bid for reelection in Tuesday's election.

Problems reading voting machine printouts led to incomplete and possibly inaccurate numbers being posted from the Oswego County Board of Elections on election night.

Oswego County residents will get the chance to comment on the proposed county budget for 2010 at a public hearing at 7 p.m. Dec.

Great Lakes Small Harbors Coalition Chair Pro-Tem Chuck May is recruiting Lake Erie, Niagara River, Lake Ontario, and St.