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Oswego Daily News

Scene Around Town: A Waterspout In Oswego

Friend of the publication Tim Nekritz took the photo below Thursday morning in Oswego.  In the center of the photo you can see the beginnings of a waterspout poking down from the clouds, stretching towards the lake.

A waterspout is, essentially, a water tornado.

Read the whole story to get a visual explanation of what waterspouts are.

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Fulton Daily News

Maxwell: Police Made Errors In Drafting My Statements

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Maxwell was pressed about the statements she gave to police on August 30, the day after Erin died, and on September 11.

Maxwell has said in court that Erin “could have pushed on the hinge side of the door and it would have come right off.”  Prosecutor Mark Moody asked her why that wasn’t in the statement she gave to police, which she reviewed and then signed.

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Fulton Daily News

Maxwell Trial Updates: Thursday

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UPDATE 1:  Lynn Maxwell remains on the stand, under cross examination from Assistant DA Mark Moody.

Few points made so far:

  • Maxwell believes her statements to police contained several errors.  Moody asked her whether she read the statements before she signed them, and then  signed them.  Yes, she said, but there were sitll errors.
  • Only a few cats had fleas in the home, she said.  Others have testified that they were covered in fleas after entering the Maxwell home.

A brief recess, then the testimony continues.

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