Some people make jewelry out of Herkimer Diamonds, others believe they hold metaphysical healing powers. Others get arrested over them. It was unclear this week why a total of 10 people risked ...

HERKIMER, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of upstate New York "diamond" mines says she is receiving overwhelming support after part of her business was destroyed by fire earlier this month. Renee Shevat, the ...

HERKIMER, N.Y. -- A massive fire Saturday morning has left part of a Central New York tourist destination burned to the ground. The Herkimer Diamond Mine's gift shop and museum was turned to rubble ...

MV103 is an ongoing series of 103 sights, sounds and experiences that help define the Mohawk Valley. View the entire series at uticaod.com/MV103. The reverberating ...

For one day while in New York, she prospected the land in search of the prized Herkimer Diamonds. Barbara Kurtz, owner of Kurtz Florist located on State Street in Hamburg, recently went along with a ...