P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 7-29-25

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad announced that they will hold a Milford Fire Benefit Train on August 17th, with 100% of ticket sales donated to the Milford Fire Victims Fund. Railroad President Bruce Hodges explains:

(Bruce Hodges 7-29-25)

The fire on July 18th destroyed 4 buildings & damaged others nearby, the fundraising train ride takes off from 136 East Main Street in Milford, more information can be found at cooperstowntrain.com/milford-fire-benefit-train or on the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad Facebook page.

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The State’s Division of Consumer Protection is providing consumers with tips to protect their money and financial information while using payment apps, after it was reported that last year, consumers nationwide reported over $390 million in losses to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from App scams, which was about $100 million dollars more than the previous year. If you believe you made a payment to a scammer or find unauthorized payments on your account, report it to the mobile payment app and any bank involved, you can also report fraud to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.

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20 Attorney’s General including New York State, are suing the Trump Administration over its efforts to obtain data from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. According to the lawsuit, the Department of Agriculture is improperly attempting to gather sensitive personal information from low-income families who use the program, including social security numbers and home addresses. New York Attorney General Letitia James reported that it was not the 1st time this administration has tried to use federal agencies to access Americans’ personal data, recently a federal judge declined to stop the IRS from sharing sensitive taxpayer information with federal immigration authorities.

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This Thursday, July 31 is the deadline for New York State residents to register for the New York State Quitline’s “Quit-and-Win Contest.” Those 18 years of age or older who smoke or vape daily and commit to being tobacco-free for the first 25 days in August will have a chance to win $2,500 or one of 10 $250 prizes. More details and the entry form are available at nysmokefree.com/contest.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 7-29-25

The FBI announced that 44 year old Brent Trimbell of Hobart was arrested Sunday evening for sexual exploitation of a child. Trimbell is accused of exchanging sexually explicit messages with a female child victim, persuading her to create and send him videos of her engaged in sexually explicit conduct, having sexual contact with the victim at least 3 times and sending the victim sexually explicit videos. Trimbell was charged by state authorities with state sex offenses, but last week he was released on bail. If convicted, Trimbell faces 15 to 30 years in Jail, a term of supervised release of at least 5 years to life after serving a prison term, register as a sex offender, pay a fine of $250,000, forfeiture of property used to commit the offenses, and he would have to pay restitution to the victim. FBI officials worked with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Attorney’s Office, Trimbell was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending further proceedings.

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State Police are investigating a death of a 16-year-old female following a medical emergency on Saturday, a Trooper responded to a residence on State Route 41 in McGraw, for an unresponsive juvenile, she was unconscious & CPR was already in progress, she was taken to Guthrie Cortland Medical Center & was pronounced deceased a short time later. An investigation by the State Police BCU is ongoing, more information will be released following an autopsy.

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Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $25 million in State funding has been awarded to enhance safety, modernize operations, promote environmental resilience and enhance regional economic competitiveness at airports across New York. The funding includes the Greater Binghamton Airport / Link Field, which will receive $2.49 million to rehabilitate hangars.

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The AuSable River Canoe Marathon was held over the weekend in Michigan, WCDO Sports Director Nate Lull told WCDO News about how some of the local area paddlers did in the 120 mile overnight race:

(Nate Lull 7-29-25)

Detailed information can be found at AuSableCanoeMarathon.org

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