Diane Rutherford

1 week ago | wwnytv.com | Diane Rutherford

LOWVILLE, New York (WWNY) - A man accused of abandoning his injured son and fleeing the scene of a Lewis County ATV crash has been arrested. The sheriff’s office charged 39-year-old Zachary Zerniak of Rensselaer with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and endangering the welfare of a child. He was also ticketed for reckless driving and speed not reasonable and prudent.

2 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Diane Rutherford

CANTON, New York (WWNY) - A Chinese national is accused of posing as a U.S. Marshal to try to scam a St. Lawrence County woman out of $98,000. The sheriff’s office arrested 29-year-old Liqing Chi of Flushing, New York, on Wednesday on a felony count of attempted grand larceny. According to detectives, a woman received phone calls from people posing as U.S. Marshals, saying she owed them money.

2 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Diane Rutherford

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Watertown City Council Member Cliff Olney’s name will not be on the ballot for this June’s primary election. That’s the ruling from State Supreme Court Judge James McClusky. The legal action stems from an April decision by the Jefferson County Board of Elections that Olney didn’t have enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions. Olney disputed this and took his case to state Supreme Court.

2 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Diane Rutherford

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Right now, Watertown funds its fire department with property taxes. City Council member Ben Shoen wants that to change by having tax-exempt non-profits like Samaritan Medical Center pay a fire service fee: Everyone should pay for fire protection either in taxes or a fee! The taxpayers cannot continue to fund it all!Pattie SchreckIt would be highly illegal to charge them.

3 weeks ago | wwnytv.com | Diane Rutherford

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Two people were arrested last week in connection with the death of a two-year-old girl in Watertown. City police charged 36-year-old Thomas Rose II of Watertown and the child’s mother, 24-year-old Sarah Waterman of Calcium:This makes me sick to my stomach. That poor baby. I hope these two spend life in prison. Sarah MossPraying for justice for this innocent little girl.