HERKIMER, N.Y. — A local company is helping to put Central New York on the global map. It is all thanks to the Dutchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, who was spotted wearing a bracelet, earrings and ...

An oft-visited attraction for Capital Region schoolchildren and others, the Herkimer Diamond Mines' museum and gift shop burned to the ground Saturday morning. Advertisement Article continues ...

(Meghan Markle wore Herkimer diamond rings, stud earrings and a bracelet to Princess Eugenie’s wedding last October.) Despite the Herkimer diamond’s cachet, the Krugs haven’t fully cashed in.

The reverberating clanking of steel against rocks greets visitors to the Herkimer Diamond Mines, a family friendly destination just outside of Herkimer on state Route 28.