Fulton County News

A 67-year-old Gloversville man who police said offered alcohol, cigarettes and money to minors in exchange for sex acts pleaded guilty Wednesday in Fulton County Court to a violent felony count.

The Fulton County Economic Development Corp. is continuing to pursue two large and "significant" business projects for the county, with a decision likely soon, agency officials said Thursday.

Fulton County public health officials reported the county's first swine flu-related death Thursday.

According to the Gloversville mayor, Johnstown Mayor Sarah Slingerland is using approval of sewer service for the proposed Walmart Supercenter as a bargaining chip in order to bring more revenue to her city.

Fulton County government's 480-member general union wants to move on negotiating a new contract, and a county administration representative said initial talks may start in the next few weeks.

Fulton County District Attorney Louise Sira has been named the 2009 Arson Prosecutor of the Year, an honor presented by the New York State Fire Investigators Association.

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident investigated by Fulton County sheriff's deputies at 11:44 a.m. Friday on County Highway 131, east of County Highway 131A near Rogers Family Orchard.

No Fulton County election results changed as absentee ballots were counted in the closest races, according to Board of Elections officials.

Charles Holden Bachner "Honei," age 94, of Gloversville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at the Fulton County Residential Health Care Facility surrounded by his loving family.

City police say Thursday's armed robbery at a convenience store is still under investigation, but some progress has been made in the case.

A city man pleaded guilty Friday in Fulton County Court to three counts related to a drunken driving and fleeing from police incident during the summer and he now faces jail time.

Soon, Gloversville Enlarged School District students will have more than a phone call and a school official to deal with if they are labeled serial skippers.

Fulton County election officials said Friday they have begun counting ballots in five Fulton County towns where voting machines faltered Tuesday.

Election results for the towns of Bleecker, Broadalbin, Northampton and Perth will not be available until early next week, Fulton County Board of Elections officials said Thursday.

Tuesday's local general elections resulted in a smaller turnout in Fulton County compared to the last local election year in 2007, but a larger turnout in Gloversville, where there was a mayor's race.

A crash claimed the life of one person and injured another in the Town of Johnstown, Fulton County, Wednesday night.

Incumbent Republican Mayor Sarah J. Slingerland rolled to a landslide victory over her independent opponent Tuesday, becoming the first two-term Johnstown mayor elected in two decades.

A malfunction in the voting machines has caused some issues in Fulton County. An election official there told Teresa Priolo some marked ballots wouldn't scan yesterday.

Most incumbent mayors and town supervisors in the Capital Region fought off challenges from opponents in Tuesday's elections.

Two deaths last week in Albany and Warren counties have been reported as the first deaths attributed to swine flu in the Capital Region.