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BALLSTON SPA
‘Time traveler’ gets prison for Ballston Spa crash
Thursday, May 16, 2013
A Malta man who police said thought he was traveling through time when he caused a serious car crash won’t be traveling much for some time.
SCHENECTADY
Son of Schenectady murder suspect accused of beating dog
Thursday, May 16, 2013
DC Dunkel, the 20-year-old man whose mother was charged with beating her grandson to death, is now facing an animal cruelty charge.
CAPITOL
Alleged untaxed cigarette ring had local connections
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Local police agencies helped bring down an alleged criminal ring that flooded four states and the Capital Region with millions of cartons of untaxed and illegal cigarettes.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady murder suspect’s son charged with beating pitbull with shovel
Thursday, May 16, 2013
An apparent neighbor dispute last month has resulted in a felony charge against the man who took in his younger siblings after his mother was arrested on a murder charge earlier this year.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady police officers recognized for bravery, service
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Several Schenectady police officers were recognized for their selfless actions Wednesday during the department's Valor Day Awards Ceremony.
NORTHAMPTON
Judge rules for fundraising ‘Mama Strawberry Jam’
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The owners of a horse rescue operation got a reprieve Wednesday in their fight against the town of Northampton’s efforts to shut down their annual fundraiser.
JOHNSTOWN
Video refutes allegations in Gloversville ice cream truck showdown
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Amanda Scott cast doubt Wednesday on accusations she was stalking a Mr. Ding-A-Ling driver in her Sno Kone Joe truck.
AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam jewelry store burglar broke in through ceiling
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Ernesto Morales Jewelry and Repair, one of only a few occupied storefronts in the quiet Amsterdam Riverfront Center, was burglarized sometime shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady woman accused of hitting cop on head
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A city woman is accused of hitting a police officer over the head with a beer bottle, authorities said.
NISKAYUNA
Niskayuna police probe burglaries
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Niskayuna police are looking for information to help solve two burglaries that were committed over the weekend, possibly while residents were home.
BALLSTON SPA
Mechanicville contractor gets probation for defrauding workers
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A Mechanicville contractor who stiffed his workers out of $350,000 in wages on public projects was sentenced Tuesday to five years’ probation, prohibited from seeking public contracts for five years and ordered to pay back the money.
FONDA
Man found guilty in Amsterdam double murder to appeal
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Amsterdam man who stabbed Cheryl Goss and William McDermott to death in their Locust Avenue apartment is appealing his life sentence.
JOHNSTOWN
Gloversville license battle resumes in court
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The battle between the city of Gloversville and Sno Kone Joe proprietor Amanda Scott crept through its second day of a hearing Tuesday with no revelations and no decision on whether she’ll get to sell ice cream from her truck this summer.
SCHENECTADY
Attention making difference in fighting crime in Schenectady
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Violent crimes have dropped precipitously under the city’s new effort to put more police in areas where crimes are most likely to occur.
ALBANY
Man charged with attempted murder; truck was shot up in Albany
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
An Albany man has been arrested after police say he attempted to murder the passengers of a pickup truck that had stopped at an intersection May 5.
