Boating crash
Campaign for sober boating launched
LAKE GEORGE | With the summer tourism season now underway, area law enforcement officials are urging boaters to not pilot their watercraft after they have consumed alcoholic beverages. Read more
‘Uncooperative’ boaters cause extended search
CHESTERTOWN | A boating accident on Loon Lake two weeks ago, in which an operator was charged with boating while intoxicated (BWI), resulted in an extensive search because boaters refused to cooperate with authorities. Read more
Village land to be put up for sale
LAKE GEORGE — A plot of village land off Transfer Station Road will soon be offered for sale. Read more
Log Day Bay to be thwarted on Lake George waters
LAKE GEORGE — In the wake of the recent conviction of Alexander West in a fatal hit-and-run boat crash on Lake George that killed a young girl, any attempts this year to hold Log Bay Day will be fought by law enforcement authorities. Read more
West sentenced 5 to 15 years in fatal boat crash case
QUEENSBURY — Alexander West was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison June 5 for his role in a hit-and-run boat crash on Lake George last July that killed eight-year-old Charlotte McCue — and spurred national media attention. Read more
Five arrested in Lake George boat collision that killed child
LAKE GEORGE — The police investigation into a fatal hit-and-run boating crash July 25 on Lake George that killed a young girl moved forward this week as five suspects were arrested. Read more