Fulton Daily News

A rundown industrial building on Fulton’s west side is on its way back to life after city lawmakers approved a zone change this week.  The zone change could lead to the building becoming a woodworking shop and bakery.

The City of Fulton is a final okay away from having its own law banning synthetic drugs after Tuesday night’s approval of the local law by the Fulton Common Council. The local law bans a […]

As students head back to school this week, they’ll find changes in the cafeteria. A federal law called the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 takes full effect this school year.  It imposes a complex […]

A trooper observed an ATV northbound on County Route 7 and attempted to pull it over. However, the  ATV failed to comply and continued ending up on Rathburn Road, according to police. A short time later, the ATV and the driver were located hiding behind a house on Rathburn Road.

The subject allegedly fled from troopers. And, when she was stopped, a small amount of controlled substance was located inside her vehicle, according to the police report.

The driver, a 19-year-old Fulton man, was airlifted to University Hospital in Syracuse. The matter remains under investigation.

Ammonia leaked from a pipe at the former Birds-Eye plant in Fulton Thursday night, forcing the evacuation of homes in the area.  The city opened its community room as a shelter, and two people took the city up on its offer.

UPDATE:  A release of an undermined amount of ammonia from the closed Fulton Birdseye plant was contained and isolated by emergency personnel last night, Aug. 30,  while a precautionary evacuation of several nearby residents took place..