Utica

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — More than 10,000 students in the Utica City School District will be getting free meals when classes start this week, thanks to a federally funded program.

The past two days have been filled with UFO sightings over Rome, and Utica New York. We have three reports to share:

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Two men have been sentenced for illegally dumping asbestos-contaminated debris on wetlands in upstate New York. Prosecutors say both were part of a group that spoiled a 28-acre piece of land along the Mohawk River in Frankfort by filling it with construction and demolition debris from New Jersey.

As heavy rains continue to fall, flooding across central New York is getting worse. Norwich has canceled the July 4 Music and Balloon Fest due to the excessive flooding at the Chenango County Fairgrounds. Organizers are working to schedule another date for the celebration.

The city of Utica has been producing promotional videos highlighting everything from the food to the people of the region. Now, they've released another video that highlights the accomplishments of Mayor Rob Palmieri with reworked lyrics to the song "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys. The Utica version is "Mayor on Fire."

At least one person is injured but he is apparently not cooperating with police after shots were fired at a party over the weekend.

Twenty years since the last AHL team laced up in Utica, the Vancouver Canucks confirmed the rumors that it was moving its AHL team to central New York. The new team will be called the Utica Comets, the Canucks said during a Friday afternoon press conference...

NBC Sports is reporting that a deal has been struck to move the Vancouver Canucks American Hockey League (AHL) team to Utica starting with the upcoming fall season. NBC says that according to News 1130 Radio in Vancouver, the AHL will vote to approve the move to Utica on June 13th...

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The City of Utica has declared a snow emergency.

Half Moon cookies were invented in Utica, N.Y.  Oh, sure there have been other pretenders to the throne (don't even get me started about New York City's "black and white.") The legend began when Harry Hemstrought, a former architect, opened up a little bakery in Utica in 1925...