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Brian Dwyer

Watertown

Spectrum News 1 - CNY/North Country/Fort Drum Reporter. All grammatical errors are on purpose. #Rams #GoBlue #SUNYOswego

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  • 2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Brian Dwyer

    It's been 10 years since two inmates escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, setting off a three-week manhunt for two convicted killers around and beyond a shaken North Country. Spectrum News 1 returns to the prison in northern New York where it began, starting with Tuesday's 8 p.m. showing of "Escape from Dannemora: Retold a Decade Later."Reporter Brian Dwyer, who reported from the village during those three emotional weeks during 2015, will host the 30-minute special.

  • 1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Brian Dwyer

    After being selected as a "Plan B" backup for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy, word came down Monday that Lake Placid will not be called upon to host the sliding events. Testing on the brand new track at Cortina Sliding Centre in Italy – held recently – was deemed a success, and the Olympic Committee is confident the track will be ready for competition next year. The committee only recently had that confidence.

  • 1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Brian Dwyer

    Immigration detainments have been a big part of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days. But when it comes to children, the actions against them can draw powerful responses. What You Need To KnowBack on March 27, ICE and Border Patrol issued a search warrant for an employee of a farm in Sackets Harbor, only to find and detain several other illegal immigrants, including a family with three children.

  • 2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Brian Dwyer

    Surveying land is not just about property lines. For example, almost no construction projects can happen without a survey. "Most people would attribute surveying to boundary surveying alone, which is doing property work, but there's way more to it as well. Pretty much anything that's ever been built [used surveying]," said SUNY ESF Ranger School Surveying Instructor Jeremy Thompson.

  • 2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Brian Dwyer

    It wasn’t long ago when toy and pellet guns were just that — toys. But following the police shooting death of a teenager in Utica after he pointed a pellet gun at an officer last year, the days of these guns being toys seem over. A 10-month investigation by Spectrum News 1 found how easy it is for a person to buy one and manipulate it to look real — and enforcement of regulations against the sale of the guns is left to consumers and business owners to file complaints online.

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Brian Dwyer
Brian Dwyer @BrianDwyerTV
15 May 25

Said it before and I’ll say it again. Keegan Bradley should not be the TEAM USA Captain for the Ryder Cup. He should be on the team, playing. #PGAChampionship

Brian Dwyer
Brian Dwyer @BrianDwyerTV
13 May 25

One of the most famous manhole covers in history or the most famous? I’m back - 10 years later. @SPECNews1CNY #PrisonBreakNY https://t.co/0F6H65ZsKS

Brian Dwyer
Brian Dwyer @BrianDwyerTV
12 May 25

BREAKING: Lake Placid will not be needed for the 2026 Olympic Games’ sliding events. Italy’s brand new track will be ready to go. I was told however, this will likely not be last we hear about the village and the games. @SPECNews1CNY https://t.co/CI04ngaffG