John Moore
First@5 Anchor
WWNY
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John is a native of St. Lawrence County and graduate of Lisbon Central.
Holding a degree in journalism from SUNY Morrisville and a degree in political science from SUNY Buffalo, John began his career at WSLB radio in Ogdensburg before moving to television and another radio position in Watertown.
A staple of Channel 50 for several years, John comes to Channel 7 with a history of North Country experiences and an wealth of local knowledge.
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Millions of criminal records in New York state will soon be sealed under a law signed Thursday by Governor Kathy Hochul.
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The Ogdensburg Police Department says someone fired a shotgun at close range at the doors of two homes in the city.
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Thursday marks the 49th anniversary of a plane crash on Fort Drum that killed an Air National Guard pilot. That pilot’s son recently wrapped up a decades-long search for answers about his father’s death and is sharing his story.
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A Watertown man says he and several friends have a plan to redevelop the empty prisons in Watertown and Ogdensburg and buildings at Ogdensburg’s St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center.
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Thursday was a day of trying to keep your cool as July heat settled in.
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Lewis County and the town of Osceola might be sued over a snowmobiling death.
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Over the weekend, Ernie LaBaff was honored at a big birthday bash in Potsdam as he turned 90.
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The state Conservative Party has announced it’s endorsing Nichole Turck for Lewis County sheriff.
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A small earthquake was recorded in St. Lawrence County Monday evening.
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We have our first look at the electrical works at the city of Watertown’s newly-acquired golf club clubhouse.
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Three people fled their apartment house in Watertown Thursday afternoon.
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Tom Walker had a successful career in local politics, although that’s something he never really wanted. He discussed that with 7 News anchor John Moore back in 2017.
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A lot of businesses were closed Saturday, but some that stayed open enjoyed extra business.
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The Watertown Fire Department has picked up a fire truck that will fill a void in the city. It could be in service by Monday.
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Watertown’s mayor took calls Thursday from Governor Kathy Hochul and other state officials asking what they can do to help the city during the coming snowstorm.
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Eighteen rooms of fright and fun. That’s what you’ll find at the Remington Museum in Ogdensburg this Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Load up the car and head across the bridge. It will soon be that simple again to visit Canada.
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For history buffs, the site where Ogdensburg's Fort de La Presentation stood during the French and Indian War is hallowed ground.
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The north county has lost a noted broadcaster, businessman, and political aficionado. Ezra Ford, better known as Ted, died Monday at age 81.
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Diesel, the fuel that moves most freight and goods across the U.S., has been hitting new record prices. Who gets hit? Everybody, in the form of higher prices, and one group especially - truckers.
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Back in the late 1980s, our own Mel Busler and Diane Rutherford posed for a photo. On Friday, the longtime friends and colleagues recreated that picture with the same outfit and in the same spot in our newsroom.
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This year, New York counties will have to run two primary elections - one in June and another in August. Now some state lawmakers want Albany to pick up the extra expense.
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This week, gas prices have blown past earlier records, setting new ones every day - if not every hour. We found many drivers making lifestyle changes as these prices take a much bigger bite out of their budgets.
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Ogdensburg has settled two legal proceedings involving Mayor Mike Skelly.
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A 22-year-old Watertown man reeled in a record-breaking channel catfish over the weekend.
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The Watertown YMCA has gotten the funding it was seeking for its planned community and aquatics center on Arsenal Street.
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A small fire Sunday evening at a home on Watertown’s north side led to a bigger problem.
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Demolition crews razed 122 Winslow Street Monday. The Watertown apartment house is where 27-year-old Joshua Jones suffered fatal burns in a late February fire.
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A Watertown city police officer was slightly hurt in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon.
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If you notice a stretch of Route 37 in the town of Hammond looking better, you have a church group to thank.
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A for sale sign went up at Brownville-Glen Park Elementary in Glen Park on Friday. It says $100 or best offer.
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The cost of fixing Ogdensburg’s Riverview Towers is climbing fast. The price tag is now up to $1.8 million.
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A 56-year-old Watertown man had to be airlifted to a Syracuse hospital after his girlfriend stabbed him in the chest with a screwdriver, according to city police.
Fixing Riverview Towers in Ogdensburg won’t be cheap. After the March 8 fire on the sixth floor of the high-rise, the building was condemned.
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AAA reported that Watertown prices are up 27 cents since Monday, with most of that increase coming in the past couple of days.
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You know you’ve been paying more and more at the pump, but now gas prices are suddenly going higher, faster. On Thursday, some prices in Watertown put $4 a gallon in the rear view mirror.
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A man who said he works with the owner told us the owner just became aware of problems at the Hotis Motel in Pamelia.
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There is a new candidate for state senate in the north country. Town of Macomb Supervisor Steve Burke says he will be running for the Democratic line.
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Imagine winter in the north country with no running water. That has been a harsh reality for about 20 tenants at a town of Pamelia motel for well over one week.
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A member of Congress is trying to learn more about what could be his new district. Western New York Representative Chris Jacobs was in Watertown Monday.
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It was a long day Sunday for some firefighters in St. Lawrence County. First, they responded to a 7 a.m. blaze which destroyed a barn on the DeKalb Kelly road in the town of DeKalb.
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An influential member of the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators will not be running for reelection. Republican Kevin Acres is moving out of his district.
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There is a new candidate for congress in the new 24th District, which includes Watertown, part of Fort Drum and much of Jefferson County.
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The Democrat-controlled state legislature finished redrawing the state’s political map Thursday.
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The New York Farm Laborer Wage Board rushed to a decision on overtime, according to one of its three members.
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A waste-to-energy project in Lisbon has won funding from the New York Power Authority.
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Meat Loaf, the singer known for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and other hits, has died at the age of 74. In 2007, he appeared in Watertown as part of the Disabled Persons Action Organization concert series.
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New York state has been setting COVID case number records in recent days. However, it’s a different story in the north country.
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