Safety Tips

The Herkimer Police Department is sending a special message to all those football fans ready to celebrate on Super Bowl Sunday. It's okay to have fun, but it's imperative to be safe.

Two things that don't mix are water and electricity. There is a device that many people keep in their car that are huge fire hazards.

Here are five simple steps you can take to protect your peace of mind and your home until spring comes back around.

Upstate New York winters can be breathtakingly beautiful but notoriously harsh. It's imperative you do all that you can to keep yourself warm in order to get through these cold months.

Officials with the Utica Police Department are offering a list of several safety tips for area food delivery drivers as they continue to investigate multiple robberies.

It took a Conservation Officer ten days to track down a bear with a bird feeder stuck on its head.

While most of us were grilling and chilling on the Fourth of July, New York Forest Rangers, assistants, climbers and a helicopter were needed to rescue an injured hiker near Lake Placid. Wilderness rescues aren't uncommon in the world of New York Forest Rangers. A t...

Rescuers have to ascend and descend the Adirondacks highest peaks in three feet of snow and ice.

While the focus has been on COVID-19 prevention going into the Thanksgiving holiday, there is one danger that exists every year.

Forest Rangers, emergency response organizations, and search and rescue groups are asked to put their own lives in danger at all times of the day and night.

Those numbers don't include enforcing hunting and fishing regulations, fighting wildfires, or holding educational sessions with students.

Halloween is here and to make sure every trick or treater has a safe and fun night, here are some tips to keep in mind when heading out.