WKTV-TV (Utica,NY)

VERNON, N.Y. -- A meeting is set to address the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway’s path through the Village of Vernon. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Vernon offices on Peterboro Road. The meeting will discuss the effects of the Harriet Tubman Byway regulations. The executive director of Harriet Tubman Byways previously visited Oneida County to present the case for the byway. One third of the historical byway’s route through Oneida County would be located in the Town of Vernon.

UTICA, N.Y. -- A man was arrested after police investigated repeated violations of a family court order of protection in Oneida County. The New Hartford Police Department reported that Stacey Snell, 54, was taken into custody following a multi-week investigation into incidents that began on June 17. Police said Snell allegedly contacted the protected party by phone and voicemail several times between June 17 and June 28, despite a court order prohibiting all contact.

PISECO, N.Y. -- A person died after a single-engine plane crashed at Piseco Airport. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office reported the crash happened at 7:09 p.m. on July 12 in the Town of Arietta. The Sheriff's Office responded along with New York State Forest Rangers, Piseco Fire Department, Lake Pleasant Fire Department, Speculator Fire Department and ambulance crews. The Federal Aviation Administration and NTSB are sending investigators to the scene.

It is a hot start to the week, highs today in the mid to upper 80s. It will be a mostly sunny day, but we cannot rule out a brief, short-lived afternoon sun shower. The humidity increases as we head into Tuesday, as does the temperature. Mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid 90s, heat index values approaching 100 degrees. Heat advisories are possible. A warm night Tuesday into Wednesday with lows in the 70s, a great night to have A/C.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kia America has issued a new recall for nearly 463,000 of its Telluride SUVs, urging owners to again park their vehicles outside and away from buildings after several customers reported fires following previous repairs. The recall, announced this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, replaces a prior one Kia initiated in 2024.

A meeting is set to address the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad’s path through the Village of Vernon.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage. He made the announcement in a post on social media Monday, after another exchange of fire between the United States and Iran over the critical waterway.

Today in History Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2026. There are 171 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 13, 1985, the “Live Aid” benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, raising millions for famine relief in Ethiopia. Also on this date: In 1793, French politician, physician and journalist Jean-Paul Marat was assassinated by Charlotte Corday, who stabbed him to death in his bath.

A stretch of hot, dry weather builds into Central New York through midweek, with heat indices potentially reaching 100 degrees. Tonight brings mostly clear skies and light winds, with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s and perhaps some patchy river valley fog. Monday stays mostly dry and very warm under high pressure, with sunny to mostly sunny skies and highs well into the 80s.