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Residents who pass the online driver's permit test still need to schedule an appointment to go into the department's local office and provide proper documentation before receiving a learner's permit.

manich@leaderherald.com Warehouse on East 10th Avenue where stabbing homicide was reported Saturday night. (The Leader-Herald/James A. Ellis) GLOVERSVILLE — A man was stabbed in a city warehouse Saturday night, later dying from his injuries, but the Gloversville Police Department this morning was being tight-lipped on identities of people allegedly involved. “It’s still a very active investigation at this time,” Gloversville police Lt. Brad Schaffer said. Schaffer said more details on t...

A drivers license is coming to your smartphone after North Dakota gives approval Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law this week calling for establishment of an electronic drivers license system in the state. Written By: Robin Huebner | × Two bills under consideration in the North Dakota Legislature call for a digital drivers license system. (Troy Becker / Forum News Service photo illustration) BISMARCK — North Dakotans will have the option of getting a mobile v...

manich@leaderherald.com GLOVERSVILLE — A high-speed vehicle pursuit crossing two counties involving multiple police agencies and a crash Friday night has culminated in a current search for a wanted suspect driver, who may have been injured. Law enforcement officials said the chase started in the city of Gloversville and ended in Montgomery County. Gloversville police Lt. Brad Schaffer, the department’s public information officer, said today the pursuit started at about 7:15 p.m. Friday on S...

bohara@leaderherald.com GLOVERSVILLE — One arrest has been made in an armed robbery case that took place on March 7, in which police are also looking to identify a second person who was allegedly involved. Lionel Lebron, 35, of Gloversville was charged on Friday by the Gloversville Police Department with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery and fourth-degree grand larceny. Police are also requesting the public’s help in identifying the person depicted in the photograph who was all...

Dylan Sherman BISMARCK -- North Dakotans between 65 and 70 could soon be able to renew their driver’s license online, should House Bill 1102 pass in the Senate The bill would increase the age of online renewal from under 65 to under 70 for every other renewal cycle. Brad Schaffer, director of drivers licenses for the North Dakota Department of Transportation, said on Feb. 11 that North Dakotans over 65 had asked for the ability to renew online during the pandemic. The department “received m...

House Bill 1102 would extend the ability for North Dakotans to renew their driver's licenses online up to the age of 70.

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — A Gloversville woman involved in a knifepoint robbery in 2020 was recently sentenced in Fulton County Court to time served and probation. Deanna W. Bleyl-Garza, 24, of 9 Fox St., was sentenced by County Court Judge Polly A. Hoye Feb. 9 as part of a plea arrangement. She received credit for unspecified time served, as well as five years probation, restitution and an order of protection was granted for her victim. The sentence was based on her Aug. 17, 2020 g...

Moving driver's licenses into the digital realm is coming, according to the North Dakota's driver's license division director.

1:26 North Dakota drivers who want the new Real ID Driver’s License have until Oct. 1, 2021 to get it. That deadline was moved from 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Currently, we have 36 percent of North Dakota drivers and ID holders who have the Real ID," said North Dakota Department of Transportation Drivers License Director Brad Schaffer. He said North Dakota is an "opt in" state, so it may not get 100 percent of drivers with Real ID. "Right now, were at a 70 percent rate of people ...