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9:15 AM

Upstate New York Congressman Bill Owens is co-sponsoring legislation to tap into the strategic oil reserves in order to combat the recent rise in gas prices. Owens said in a statement that the rising cost of gas is a concern for constituents of the 23rd congressional district. The bill would have at least thirty million barrels of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that would last six months. The last time the reserves were tapped into were in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina and the cost of gas went down nearly ten percent.

9:13 AM

Wayne Oxley Jr. is being taken to court once again. This time it's by his own father, Wayne Oxley Sr. The elder Oxley loaned his son nearly $20,000 in 1993 to pay for a mortgage on a property on New York Avenue in Ogdensburg. Court documents that were filed earlier in the week at the St. Lawrence County Clerks Office show that Oxley Sr. is trying to recover over $22,000, which includes the loan, interest, penalties and other fees. The elder Oxley wants to sell the property. Oxley Jr. is awaiting a third trial for the beating death of Bernard Trickey Jr. in 2005.

9:10 AM

A Brantingham man was injured in a one car accident a little after 8 pm last night. Thirty-nine year old Stephen Cobb was trying to round a curve on Partridgeville Road just south of the Dwyer Road when he lost control and fishtailed into a large tree. He suffered minor injuries including a head laceration and was taken to Lewis County General Hospital. Lewis County Sheriff's say that speed on an ice covered road was the main factor in the crash. He was issued a ticket for speed not reasonable and will appear at the Town of Grieg court at a later date.

9:09 AM

State Police have arrested a twenty year old Pulaski man in connection with a robbery that took place in May of last year. Joshua Porter is charged with 3rd degree Burglary in relation to a break in of the Alexander Corners general store on May 2nd where porter took a cash register and cash. Porter is being held in connection to other burglary charges and was arraigned in the Town of Watertown Court pending grand jury action.

9:06 AM

Governor Andrew Cuomo is ordering all flags at government buildings in the state on Monday to be lowered to half staff to honor of a Fort Drum soldier. Specialist Andrew Wade on the 10th Mountain Division died earlier in the week in a non-combat injuries in Afghanistan. Wade was a memeber of the 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

9:05 AM

St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested a Fowler man for failing to change his address within ten calendar days while being a registered sex offender. Heath Cushman, 42, was charged with Failure to Notify an Address Change which is a Class E felony. Cushman was arraigned in the Town of Gouveneur court and released to the supervision of probation. Cushman was convicted in 1998 for a sex crime which requires him to report his address change.

9:03 AM

An inmate at the St. Lawrence County Jail is facing additional felony charges after assaulting another inmate. Anthony Bigwafre, 43, is accused of assaulting another inmate on March 4th. Bigwarfe was arraigned in the Town of Canton Court and held without bail pending further court action. He is being held at the jail for other charges.

9:00 AM

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