Daniel J. Cassavaugh has worked in the media industry since graduating from Ithaca College in 2007. He spent more than four years covering various high school and college sports, including NCAA Division I football and hockey, before becoming Digital Managing Editor of Townsquare Media Oneonta in 2012. Dan enjoys sports, tailgating, cooking, movies and reading.
Daniel J. Cassavaugh
Police Shoot, Kill Kurt Myers, Ending Standoff in Herkimer, New York
State Police say they have shot and killed Kurt Myers, a suspect in shootings that killed four people and injured two others in Herkimer and Mohawk, New York.
Around 8:15 a.m. Thursday, State Police, FBI and a K-9 unit entered the former Glory Days bar in Herkimer where Myers had been in hiding for the last 16 hours and had at times exchanged fire with police.
(UPDATED) Four Confirmed Deaths after Shootings in Herkimer and Mohawk, New York
Six people have been shot, four of whom were killed, at separate locations in Mohawk and Herkimer, in central New York on Wednesday morning, according to several published reports.
Two people were fatally shot at Gaffey's Car Wash on Mohawk Street in Herkimer. Four people were shot at John's Barber Shop on Main Street in Mohawk. Two of those four died while two others were injured.
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Dies at 88
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch died early Friday morning at the age of 88 after spending the last several months in and out of hospitals.
Hillary Clinton Hospitalized with Blood Clot
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 65, has been hospitalized after doctors discovered a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained a few weeks ago, according to an Associated Press report.