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A notorious intersection yet again takes credit for a severe crash.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a two car, Wednesday morning accident, at the intersection of State Route 12 and 180 in the town of Clayton.

Current investigations reveal that a 2004 Toyota operated by 55 year old Ingrid Overacker of Watertown failed to yield the right of way at a flashing red light, entering the intersection and was then struck by a 2004 Hyundai SUV operated by 25 year old Amanda Loomis also of Watertown.

Loomis and her passenger were treated at the scene and released. Overacker was transported by ambulance to Samaritan Medical Center to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police say charges are pending in the case.

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The end results of a vicious storm that came through New York State on Tuesday are still being felt Wednesday morning.

Hardest hit were parts of southern and eastern Jefferson County as well as Oswego, Lewis, and St. Lawrence. The clean up from the storm continues after high winds knocked down trees and power lines on top of personal property.

Sandy Creek, Clifton-Fine and Edwards Knox schools all had classes affected Wednesday, with the first two closing while the latter delayed well into late morning.

National Grid crews continue to work on trying to restore power to the affected areas. As of Wednesday morning, several thousand remain without electricity. No timetable has been set for when utilities will be fully restored.

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The Tuesday storms are being blamed for at least one death. It happened early Tuesday afternoon in Lewis County.

The Sheriff’s Department says 47 year old Kenneth Yousey Jr. was logging off of Route 812 in the Town of Croghan when the storm hit. Trees began falling around him, one of those trees struck him from behind as he was sitting at the controls of his log loader, pinning him against the steel frame.

A co-worker found him a few moments later. Police say the rescue effort was hampered by power outages and fallen trees, preventing them from reaching the victim.

10:43 AM

Two men who stole copper piping from the site of the brand new St. Lawrence County jail have been sentenced.

On Tuesday, 29 year old Jason Smith of Raymondville was sentenced to two to four years in state prison. An accomplice, 32 year old Barry Crayford of Heuvelton, was sentenced June 2 to the same sentence. Both had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of forth degree criminal possession of stolen property as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

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(New York, NY) -- Prosecutors are piling up the evidence against former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer who resigned amid a prostitution scandal. The "New York Post" reports the federal case against Spitzer is so strong, the prosecution has no interest in striking cooperation deals with the ringleader of the high-priced prostitution service. Prosecutors have detailed records of Spitzer's transactions with the Emperors Club VIP. They also have phone records and taped conversations. The prosecution is confident they can nail Spitzer for violating prostitution laws and money laundering. Prosecutors are also looking into whether Spitzer used campaign money to fund his extracurricular activities.

Spitzer resigned from office in March after federal authorities caught him making arrangements to meet with call girl Ashley "Kristen" Dupre. The case against the disgraced governor includes the cooperation of Dupre and a second hooker. Spitzer reportedly spent $80,000 for prostitutes while he was an attorney general and later as governor.

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(Albany, NY) -- Governor Paterson's proposed property tax cap may not even reach the legislative floor this session. New York teacher's unions joined other labor unions in lobbying to kill the plan to limit property tax increases to about four-percent a year. Lawmakers are not expected to cross the labor groups in an election year and neither Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno or Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver have supported the cap. The bill hasn't even been introduced yet and the session ends June 23.

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10:38 AM

(New York, NY) -- A presidential poll out today finds the economy will be the single most important issue to New York voters this fall. A Quinnipiac University poll asked voters to make a list of what the most important issues are for the fall election. Forty-six-percent of those polled said the economy was top their list, while 24% list the war in Iraq number one, and 12% said health care was the most important issue.

The same poll finds New York State voters disapprove 76-to-20% of the job President George Bush is doing. Even Republicans split 47-to-47%. This ties the findings in a March 27 Connecticut survey as the lowest mark for President Bush in any Quinnipiac University poll since he became President.

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