Keir Chapman
Reporter
WWNY
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Keir Chapman is a Southern California native. He graduated with a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from the Newhouse School of Journalism at Syracuse University. He joined the news team in June 2019.
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We’re still seeing effects from Sunday’s record-setting rain. A Watertown duplex has been condemned and its tenants displaced. On top of that, it has pitted residents against the landlord.
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Watertown doesn’t have to build a second city courtroom, but there’s still work to do on the existing one.
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A portion of Watertown’s West Main Street is closed until an overpass can be inspected.
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Relics left behind on Horse Island provide a snapshot of a centuries old battle.
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It was not the turnout they were expecting as it was a slow day at a Watertown COVID-19 vaccine clinic.
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A Lewis County landmark is ready to open its doors for the first time since the pandemic began. The Town Hall Theater in Lowville will start showing movies again Friday.
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In Lewis County, local leaders are seeing their vaccine rates lag behind others in the state. That has the clock ticking on a potential spike in cases there.
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A local artist is making her community her canvas. Brooke Morse painted the mural on Belloff’s Department Store in Adams.
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Two waterside wineries are on the trail after years of waiting.
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It’s a rare sight this time of year on the Black River. The water has been running at a rapid rate and it’s creating highs and lows for business.
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The auditorium at the Dulles State Office Building in Watertown has undergone a $3.5 million renovation.
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A Jefferson County school wants to make sure kids, who rely on the cafeteria, don’t have to wonder where their next meal will come from this summer.
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It’s all hands on deck as a family famous for its sweet treats prepares for the Lewis County Fair. They’re one of many putting on the finishing touches the day before kickoff.
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There’s a lot of buzz nationwide about the COVID-19 Delta variant, which is reportedly stronger and easier to transmit. But, we may never know if it makes it to our neck of the woods.
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A handful of new COVID cases has Jefferson County repeating its call for people to get the vaccine.
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Working with the town of Wilna, Deferiet village leaders are trying to get the former St. Regis Paper Mill site designated as a Brownfield Opportunity Area by New York state.
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New York’s attorney general is making sure a big opioid producer won’t be able to push more pills into communities. Local drug recovery leaders are calling it a step in the right direction.
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A new commander has taken over the 10th Mountain Division. Unit colors were passed from Major General Brian Mennes to Brigadier General Milford Beagle, Jr.
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The Watertown Fire Department worked quickly to save a city home Saturday night.
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New York set aside hundreds of millions of dollars to help shoreline communities build back after damaging floods. But, a St. Lawrence County community is using some of it as a chance to tear something down.
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Police say a woman killed in a crash Tuesday night was involved in a two-vehicle collision earlier in the evening.
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A Mennonite museum in Lewis County has its hands on a Bible so rare, there are fewer than 10 of them on the continent.
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A portion of Route 3 this weekend has been transformed into a patriotic tribute.
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The state is urging people to be responsible when using sparkling devices, the only type of firework legal to buy and sell in New York, meaning ground-based or handheld devices.
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There will be no break at the gas pump for New Yorkers hitting the road for the holiday. The state hasn’t seen prices like these for the 4th of July Weekend since 2014.
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At first glance, the bridge on River Road is in fine shape, but take a stroll underneath and you’ll find significant damage.
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After travel plans were grounded by COVID in 2020, people are expected to hit the roads and take to the skies in near record numbers for this 4th of July weekend.
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The Antique Boat Museum held its 10th Concours d’Elegance Sunday.
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Two minutes is all it could take to save the life of someone using hard drugs.
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After decades of dedication to the Salvation Army, the couple running the show in Watertown says goodbye.
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It started out as a missing Fort Drum soldier, but has now expanded to the soldier and a girl he may be with. 7 News has learned their families didn’t approve of their relationship.
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At the zoo you’d expect to see big cats, bears, and birds. But for Father’s Day in Watertown, horsepower was on display too.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke on a few subjects at the G7 Summit Sunday.
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As the state moves closer to it’s vaccine goals, here are some upcoming north country COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
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Roberts, retired senior investigator with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department, died last Sunday at age 69.
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For the second morning in a row, a Carthage home caught fire.
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The Jefferson County Drug Task Force is warning the community: If you’re doing hard drugs, expect it to be laced with a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl.
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The COVID-19 vaccine numbers coming from a handful of north country hamlets and villages have caught the governor’s attention, but not for good reason. One Jefferson County leader said Fort Drum is skewing those numbers.
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No surprise - there is a concern about increased traffic to the popular fast food restaurant
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Fire crews teamed up to tackle a blaze that threatened a garage Sunday.
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Already some of the toughest in the nation, New York’s gun laws may soon get even stronger.
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And a new pumper truck will be coming to the department sooner than expected
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A ribbon cutting Tuesday marked the opening of the CARE Center in Watertown, inside the Impossible Dream store on Factory Street.
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The soldiers provided first aid at the scene of an accident on Route 781 in March.
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The union representing corrections officers believes we may know which prisons are closing as soon as early June.
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It was a solemn morning on Fort Drum Thursday as the post paid respects to soldiers who have fallen in battle.
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If you get a call in the next few days from a local unknown number, it could be your turn to fill out a health survey.
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Blazes are happening a lot lately where a controlled burn quickly becomes uncontrolled.
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The water is back on for people living in Three Mile Bay. However, affected residents are urged to boil their water until at least Thursday.