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New York Mets, Justin Verlander reach agreement on 2-year, $86 MILLION deal

Nick Bollettieri, coach who worked with some of tennis’ biggest stars, dies at 91

Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor resigns amid traffic stop controversy after flashing badge

Bob McGrath, ‘Sesame Street’ veteran, dies at 90: ‘Brought joy and wonder to generations of children’

DHS delays REAL ID deadline another two years

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are taken off air with new anchors stepping in to host GMA3 this week as ABC execs are in turmoil

Stock market update

Republican hopes fade as Warnock momentum picks up in Georgia

Who will be Time’s 2022 Person of the Year? See the contenders

National/World News

MNF: Saints at Buccaneers

Prince and Princess of Wales beam with joy in never-before-seen wedding photo shared online by a fan – as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drop second bombshell trailer

Man who jumped to death at Disneyland was principal accused of child endangerment

Putin drives Mercedes across damaged Crimea bridge; as Ukraine shoots down Russian missiles

Worst flu outbreak in more than a decade spikes hospitalizations

The women at the center of Harvey Weinstein’s LA rape trial

Who will Time’s Person of the Year be? A look at the finalists

New teaser: Harry & Meghan

Florida deputy, 23, is shot dead by his cop best friend who ‘jokingly’ pointed a gun at him and pulled the trigger

Live: Maui cam

Harry and Meghan’s Netflix show is a ‘destructive act of revenge’ that will ‘widen rift with William’, experts say after

Jazzy ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ swings on after 57 years

Russia launches a new missile attack as U.S. and Europe impose oil caps

Money where your mouth is: Paying obese people cash to lose weight doubles their rate of fat loss, study shows

The potency of street cannabis has jumped from 4% to more than 15% in recent years, raising the risks of addiction and psychiatric disorders, according to a leaked report

Live: Ray D’Arcy Show

Hurricane center monitors system in Atlantic days after official end to season

USMNT legend DaMarcus Beasley loses a TOOTH moments before going on air for FOX Sports

Jim Cramer breaks down shares of Apple, Disney and MGM Resorts

Who will be Disney’s next CEO? Here are the top contenders to succeed Bob Iger

Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson returns to field after 11-game suspension

Gas prices drop with national average now at $3.40 a gallon

Iran claims its morality police has been disbanded

Man demanded $300K before killing 4 Chinese nationals at Oklahoma pot farm, prosecutors say

Backlash against ‘pavement parkers’: Car vandals go on overnight wrecking spree by breaking windows and spray-painting ‘MOVE’ on vehicles blocking path of ‘prams and wheelchairs’

Caught on video: Mother pulls raccoon off 5-year-old daughter

Video captures coyote attacking toddler in Calif.

Sex therapist: The seven things all couples should know about each other if they want a healthy relationship

Today’s NY Post cover

Kennedy Center honors U2, George Clooney, Gladys Knight in star-studded event

Today in History: December 5, Nelson Mandela dies at 95

Home Depot worker, 83, dies from injuries he sustained after he approached a suspected thief who shoved him to the floor as he stole three pressure washers

Uber prices soar during holiday season as ride-sharing giant still struggles to lure drivers back behind the wheel following pandemic

40,000 homes in North Carolina left without power after electrical substations are shot up: Police probe links to residents protesting drag show which was cut short when lights went...

Prince William rewards climate work in Earthshot award cermony

Fire destroys nearly half of town’s garbage truck fleet

Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs

World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar’s 1 liquor store

Why authorities will NOT stop magma from the world’s largest active volcano from reaching major highway

Bono flashes proud smile with wife of 40 years Ali Hewson by his side in striking red gown… as U2 receives prestigious Kennedy Center Honors at the White House

Working from home revolution!

George Clooney’s wife Amal dazzles in sparkling silver gown as the power couple lead the A-list stars at the 45th Kennedy Center Honors

Paul Pelosi attends Kennedy Center Honors in first appearance since attack

Don Mattingly misses out on Hall of Fame again as Fred McGriff gets elected

Mother sparks debate by claiming it’s ‘not natural’ for men to be the main carer for young babies

Live: WCBS Newsradio

Walk-In Clinic open today 7am – 7pm

‘Feminists can’t tell us what to do with our bodies’: Sex workers fight council strip club ban in Edinburgh

Today’s famous birthdays

Laughing baggage handlers caught slamming bags at airport

T.J. Holmes called himself ‘a marriage proponent’ before alleged ‘GMA’ affairs

Live: The Vatican

A mass power outage in North Carolina is being investigated as a ‘criminal occurrence,’ authorities say

Man pays heartbreaking tribute to his ‘amazing’ 30-year-old wife who died unexpectedly just days after she gave birth to their second son

Don’t overlook this health warning on your holiday lights: 3 tips for decorating safely this season

‘In desperate need’: Moms still search frantically for baby formula months after shortage

Clever mum wows thousands with ‘genius’ hack to make laundry dry faster on rainy days

SNL Herschel Walker cold open

What could go wrong? Portland residents flock to ILLEGAL magic mushrooms store that’s brazenly opened on busy street, as city sees record murders and famed brands threaten to quit...

Bentley-driving Arizona ‘Mormon prophet’ had TWENTY wives as young as nine including his own daughter, FBI says

Elon Musk vows ‘more smoking guns’ to be revealed by Twitter after Hunter Biden bombshell

Idaho cops admit they still have NO suspects in quadruple-slaying of students last month despite receiving over 5,000 tips

Weekend Update: Kanye West praises Hitler, Biden averts rail strike

Weekend Update: Thriller’s 40th anniversary, police bust super cartel

Weekend Update: Peppa Pig Fan Club president on the show’s gay characters

Weekend Update: Michael Longfellow on being a child of divorce during the holidays

Happy Birthday! Jeff Bridges (73), Maria Tomei (58), Fred Armisen (56)…

Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar

Alzheimer’s treatment ‘turned up to 11’ with new spinal tap test to spot early signs dementia offering rapid drug therapy

Yankees legend Don Mattingly gets another shot at Hall of Fame

Should you put your GPA on your resume? Not ‘if you graduated by the skin of your teeth’

We paid $72 for this first class suite on an airplane

Americans’ World Cup-ending loss seen by 16.5M on US TV

Live: Ice skating in NH

Kenneth Walker, Geno Smith have heated Seahawks sideline spat

Mr and Mrs Affleck’s first Christmas! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck take their blended family to buy a festive tree as they get into the holiday spirit

Shania Twain used to ‘flatten’ her boobs to protect herself from stepfather’s abuse

Image of Harry and Meghan being stalked by paparazzi in new Netflix film really from ‘Harry Potter’ premiere

Georgia school administrator accused of sex with student, providing booze to minors

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Today’s NY Post cover

Today’s NYDN cover

Best Guinness in BOSTON?

Best Guinness in NYC?

The Game Awards: From God Of War Ragnarok to Stray, our picks to win on gaming’s Oscars night

Aerosmith cancels concert due to Steven Tyler feeling ‘unwell’

UK’s Sunday front pages

Ukraine war: Fighting set to slow for winter months, says US intelligence

Photos: Model Brooks Nadler

‘I’ll fight back!’ William to challenge Harry and Meghan if they smear royals again

Canadians can write to Santa in the language of their choice, Canada Post says, after some express confusion

Stanford newspaper scoop leads to investigation of school president

Hazmat team finds 180 animals inside NJ puppy mill, 2 dogs dead

Scientist who worked at Wuhan lab says COVID was man-made virus

Gannett initiates another round of newspaper layoffs, cutting its news division by 6%

Holland 3-1 USA: America is dumped out of the World Cup in the last-16 as Memphis Depay, Daley Blind and Denzel Dumfries seal victory for Dutch

Soccer legend Pele ‘is moved to end-of-life care’ in hospital, as doctors stop chemotherapy with his body not responding to it in fight against bowel cancer

Musk says Twitter was ‘acting under orders from the government to suppress free speech’ as he releases Hunter Biden laptop files

Lockdowns may be to blame for ‘unusually high’ levels of Strep A

Today’s NY Post cover

World Cup Viewer’s Guide: Americans face the Netherlands

Hunter Biden laptop bombshell: Twitter invented reason to censor NY Post’s reporting

Texas girl, 7, is found dead two days after she was abducted ‘by FedEx driver dropping package off at her home, who murdered her within an hour of kidnapping...

Both sides see high stakes in gay rights Supreme Court case

Harry and Meghan ‘will reach out and repair relationships with the royal family’ – once their Netflix documentary and tell-all memoir come out

Brazil wins group despite 1-0 loss to Cameroon at World Cup

Chamonix, France: Tour du Mont Blanc

Animal eyes in ‘bloody’ packages sent to some of Ukraine’s embassies

Lake Bell: I’m ‘straight-up a better parent’ when I’m stoned

Holland’s World Cup team faces rash of ‘flu symptoms’ ahead of Saturday’s do-or-die match with the US

‘Barmageddon’ mixes crazy bar games and celebrity interviews

José Andrés travels through Spain in new docuseries

Meet Ms. Rachel, the preschool teacher turned YouTube star

Lindsay Lohan blows up Internet with ‘Pilk’ trend

Local/State News

Bills-Dolphins game to be played on Saturday night in Week 15

SUNY appoints former Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. as Chancellor

NYSP: Can you identify him?

Laywers expect thousands of cases will be filed by sex abuse victims due to new NY state law

Mother pleads guilty in Treyanna Summerville’s death more than 2 years ago in Gouverneur

Live: Thruway Authority holds board meeting with toll hikes on the agenda

Watch: WWNY 7-News at Noon

The Hotline 1240-WATN Dec. 5: Was moving the parade and tree lighting to Washington Street the correct decision?

Ogdensburg Diocese remembers, renews and rejoices its 150th anniversary

Goo Goo Dolls, O.A.R. added to 2023 St. Joe’s Amp concert lineup in Syracuse

Wanted: Substitute teachers

Energy bill up? Here’s how electricity costs have changed over the past year

Bribery, fraud charges dismissed against ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin

SU basketball tickets: $3

Jefferson County 911 Audio: Accident on CR 155, operator possibly crossed creek

WPBS to host annual holiday auction beginning Thursday evening

Bus Trip: Syracuse to Bills game

Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform April 14 at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse

What happened overnight? Police blotter report for Monday, Dec. 5

Browse inventory + APPLY for financing

Jake Johnson Properties: Live view of American Corner on Public Square

Firefighter civil service exam announced

Citing cost concerns, Hochul vetoes commission to study paid family leave

Gov. Hochul will be in Rochester this morning to discuss revitalization plans for downtown Rochester

‘This is a new era’: Governor Hochul announces projects to revitalize downtown Rochester

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Today: Increasing clouds, high of 41

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Gillibrand wants better ways of tracking gun sales

New laws in NY on social media and illegal gun reporting

$1 million for a modest ranch house. How Onondaga County bought up land for Micron

Watertown woman arrested, allegedly defrauded over $7k from Sam’s Club

Gas prices continue to drop across the region

Glen Park motorcycle club collects toys for Toys for Tots

Winter activities encouraged through the Tug Hill Winter Fun Challenge

Resting before the big night: Santa’s hooved helpers visit Boonville

6PM Dec 6: Oakland at SU

NY high school football rankings

Orchard Park Dec. 11: Cloudy, high of 41

Tickets: Jets at Bills (Dec. 11)

Watch: 7-News this Morning

WWNY’s latest 7-day forecast

Northeast radar loop

National Weather Service radar

Beth Hall’s day planner forecast

WSTM map: Current temperatures

First full week of December will neither look nor feel like it

New York road conditions

Live: Peace Bridge in Buffalo

Live: Hancock Airport south cam

SUNY Canton Winterterm registration

Where do Bills stand in AFC after Chiefs, Dolphins lose on Sunday?

Tens of millions at risk if judge does not allow I-81 contracts and design work to resume

Photo: Deer of the Day

20 latest births at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown

Latest births at Carthage Area Hospital

Job openings at local schools

Medical job openings in NNY

Job Openings: Carthage Area Hospital

Job Openings at JCC

UB to play Georgia Southern Dec. 27 in Camellia Bowl in Alabama

Op-Ed: Supreme Court is likely to make corruption cases even harder to prove

Oxygen tanks, HVAC units and an ambulance: NY auctions surplus COVID-19 supplies

New York attorney general’s office faces questions over investigation that led to resignation of top aide

Two firefighters injured while battling a barn fire in Otisco

NY should revisit Pataki’s ‘three-strikes’ law to fight crime: ex-Gov. David Paterson

Op-ed: Ill-conceived bail reform laws have plunged New York into a state of chaos

Ex-NY Gov. Pataki returns to Ukraine with heating units, calls for more US aid

182 divorces filed in November

DBAs filed in November at Jefferson County clerk’s office

50 property transactions in the city of Watertown in November

NNY real estate: Search the latest listings, photos, contact info, loans…

Live: WSTM morning news

Annual holiday auction

What happened overnight? Police blotter report for Sunday, Dec. 4

NYSP: Depauville man charged with DWI

Gift certificates available: The perfect last-minute gift ideas for anyone

Italian guide to Watertown, Syracuse, Utica and Rochester

WWNY Sports: General Brown football falls in state title appearance

O’Neill scripts a fairytale ending, wins NYSPHSAA Class C title

Live: Thousand Islands Bridge

NNYChristmas.com church schedule

City of Watertown planning board agenda Tuesday, Dec. 6

High school roundup: Hammond girls hoops takes down Lisbon in NAC West play

North country’s premier churches

Jobs: ARC Jefferson – St. Lawrence

City of Watertown Fire Department is hurting for ladder trucks

Thousand Islands River Santa Festival Saturday, Dec. 17, in Alexandria Bay (Please donate)

State Siting Board meeting to consider rehearing for North Side Energy Center

City Council agenda Dec. 6

Lewis County Board of Legislators agenda Dec. 6

Watertown City School District Board of Education agenda Dec. 6

JCC Board of Trustees agenda Dec. 7

Jefferson County Health & Human Services Committee agenda Dec. 6

Jefferson County Finance and Rules Committee agenda Dec. 6

Glenn Curry Show: PJ Simao blasts Community Broadcasters owner Jim Leven for giving Mayor Smith a platform to broadcast misinformation

Jeff Smith: How much money are you getting out of this deal, Mr. Simao? The public has a right to know

Simao on WATN: Mayor Smith has a vendetta against me and is ‘obsessed’

Simao: You’re not a leader. I’m not afraid. I don’t have to kiss your ass! You’re the worst mayor ever!

Many NY Democrats started with enrollment advantages. They melted away.

Rep. Higgins pushes to make lung cancer screenings more accessible

Search: New & used vehicle inventory

General Brown has chance for history in Saturday’s state Class C final at SU Dome

General Brown Lions ready to roar at state championship at SU Dome

City of Watertown CitiBus shuttle service to Asbury Church for annual concert

Support these LOCAL dealerships; Contact information and inventory

New sports center will attract visitors, boost economy, Oneida County officials say

Senator Schumer: Cortland County needs and deserves a modern mental health care facility

School dental exam program celebrates 5 years at South Lewis Central

NY panel unveils draft Assembly lines for public comment ahead of 2024

Obituaries

Gloria M. (Luther) Dowling, 91, Harrisville

Francis G. “Frank” Slocum, 91, Unadilla

Richard “Dick” Calvin McNeely, Jr., 84, Pulaski

Robert M. “Bunny” Shelmidine, 96, Belleville

Ralph H. Frary, Massena

Dorothy H. Cardwell Moulton Locy, 90, Waddington

Dyanne Jeanne Boucher, 76, Lowville

Thelma E. Koelmel, 103, Watertown

Terry E. Wilcox, 75, formerly of Watertown

George L. Delcastillo, 54, Watertown

Barbara A. Sholette, 82, Ogdensburg

Andrew D. Ayen, 35, Watertown

Jean André Henry, 92, LaFargeville

Clara E. Van Doren, 96, Chaumont

Helen A. Johnson, 91, Watertown