WCDO Radio News

28 year old Devan Ellsworth of Norwich appeared in court earlier today, so far he has been charged with 2nd degree Assault & endangering the welfare of a child, in connection with the death of his 1 year old daughter last weekend in Norwich. First responders & Norwich police were called to the Ellsworth apartment on Henry Street in Norwich Sunday for a report of a 1-year-old child with a head injury, the child died Monday after being transferred to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Ellsworth is expected to have his case heard by a Grand Jury & charges are expected to be added, he is being held in the Chenango County Jail without bail.

3 independent candidates in the 19th Congressional District race have been removed from the ballots, after having insufficient valid signatures on their nominating ballots. Luisa Parker of Callicoon, Dal LaMagna of Clinton & former "Law & Order" TV Actress Dianne Neal of Hurley had their names removed; Neal & LaMagna are expected to appeal the decision by the board of elections.

State Police arrested 41 year old John Nixon of Sherburne for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, after a trooper responded to the report of a vehicle veered across the center line, into a drainage ditch & then back to the other side of the highway, striking several mailboxes, on State Route 8 in the town of Guilford. Nixon was arrested; he was released to a sober third party and is scheduled to appear in the town of Guilford Court on September 11th.