It's Cleats for a Cause weekend coming up and one NFL player will be representing a local organization bringing awareness to the plight of Domestic Violence.
The Oneida County Sheriff's Office has announced the arrest of a Utica man for allegedly threatening a female victim with a firearm in a residence in Whitesboro.
The plague of domestic violence continues in Oneida County. A Yorkville man was arrested Monday night in the parking lot of the Oneida County Correctional Facility in Oriskany.
One woman. One horse. One goal. To ride through 48 states raising awareness for domestic violence. Meredith and Apollo trotted through central New York this week.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Each year in New York State a campaign is run by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and this year they're calling it "I Can Do Something." One local teen was selected to be a part of the promotional video.
Have you ever heard of 'The Black Dot' Campaign? It is not only a way of raising awareness of domestic violence, but it is mostly used as a silent cry for help from someone who is being abused by their domestic partner.
With all of the domestic violence charges that have been coming out of the NFL recently, a conversation has been started by many about how common domestic abuse is and how seriously it affects both women and men. TV Personality and Journalist Meredith Vieira recently opened up on her show about her reasons for initially staying and ultimately leaving an abusive relationship she was in.