Utica News

Golf for St. Jude and maybe erase a few strokes while you're at it! The 2026 St. Jude Tailgate Open is coming to Heron Creek Golf Club Sept. 19 with an 18-hole, four-person scramble, prizes, raffles, food and plenty of fun.

The Grand Union in Sherrill, New York is preparing to close its East State Street location. The closing date hasn’t been announced, but store hours will change next week.

More than 960,000 people attended the 2026 New York State Fair, with nearly 70,000 people showing up on the final day in Syracuse.

Kevin Bacon and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, were spotted in Utica over Labor Day weekend, stopping at a local bakery. It's not their first visit to the area, and Bacon's connection to Upstate New York goes back generations.

The tornado count in New York continues to climb. The National Weather Service has now confirmed five tornadoes from the September 2 storms.

Another tornado has been confirmed in New York, bringing the state's preliminary 2026 tornado total to 17. The National Weather Service found evidence of a tornado and strong straight-line winds near Waterloo in Seneca County.

Flooding is causing a major disruption at the Great New York State Fair today. Fair officials have temporarily closed the gates while crews work to mitigate damage, and the Wilson Phillips concert at Chevy Court has been postponed.

Think your “HONEY!” can be heard from across the fairgrounds? The New York State Fair is putting those husband-calling skills to the test with a Husband Calling Contest at the Empire Room!

Nominate an inspiring Central New York nurse for Nurse of the Week and help Lite 98.7 celebrate the caregivers who go above and beyond.

The Utica Fire Department will begin inspecting fire hydrants throughout the city on August 31. The work could temporarily cause discolored water, but officials say there is no boil water advisory and the water supply is not contaminated.