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The initial report to police that a shooting had occurred in Jefferson County turned out not to be the case. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department says the incident began when they were called to the Bishop Street Road in the Town of Henderson shortly before 10 pm last night that a person had been shot. The person in question was injured and was being taken to the hospital. Upon conducting interviews with witnesses, it was determined that a shooting did not occur. The victim appears to have received injuries during some form of altercation and was taken to a hospital and released. At this time, the investigation as it relates to shooting has been closed. There is no word as to the identities of those who were involved in the incident.

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The man who was the longtime voice of this radio station and Watertown radio in general has died. George Neher passed away at his home in Watertown Tuesday after battling a recent illness. George spent the past four decades involved in Watertown broadcasting, becoming a fixture on both radio and television through WWNY. In the 1980's and 90's he worked on air and behind the scenes at both WTNY AM and FM. Over the past decade, he has served as the host of "Watertown's Morning News". He will be missed both professionally and personally from those who had the privilege of working with him. George Neher was 65.

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A business in Lewis County was destroyed as a result of fire Tuesday night. Crews were called to Tom's Dairy Supply on Magdalene Street in the Village of Martinsburg at around 6 pm. The business was listed as a total loss. The fire is believed to have began in the up stairs attic, but the cause is listed as undetermined at this time. There were no injuries reported. Business owner Tom Leichweis did have insurance

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A Dexter teen has been arrested on charges that he had sex with an underage teenager. Twenty eight year old Gregg Pietramala was charged by state police with one count of second degree rape and one count of endangering the welfare of a child. Pietramala allegedly had sex earlier this month with a 14 year old girl in the Town of Brownville. He was arraigned and ordered held in the Jefferson County Jail on $5,000 bail pending grand jury action.

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The state Senate is giving raises to more than fifty staffers following this summer's month-long power struggle. The state Comptroller office reports the raises total a half-million-dollars. The Comptroller's office says some Senate workers are getting pay hikes of more than ten-thousand-dollars a year. But Republican Senators defend the pay bumps for forty staff members, who were either laid off or forced to take pay cuts in January.

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New York's highest court will hear arguments next month on Governor Paterson's appeal to appoint a lieutenant governor. A lower court ruling declared Governor Paterson has no authority to appoint Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor, calling the move unconstitutional. The state Court of Appeals is expediting proceedings, which normally take seven months, in ordering briefs from both sides before next Wednesday. The governor appointed the former MTA Chairman on July 8 in an effort to resolve the month-long Senate stalemate. Republican Senate Leader Dean Skelos says the governor acted recklessly. Oral arguments will take place on September 11.

12:11 PM

Governor Paterson is attempting to backtrack from the controversy surrounding his recent remarks on race and media bias during a stop at Stony Brook University on Long Island. The governor is downplaying his statements from recent days, denying he's blaming his plummeting poll numbers on race. The governor visited the Stony Brook campus to announce the formation of a task-force to reduce energy bills and produce cleaner electricity for New Yorkers.

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