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Evening News and Tribune
SEEING STARS: New Albany grad helps with Jupiter mission
Evening News and Tribune
An artist's rendering shows NASA's Juno spacecraft making one of its close passes over Jupiter. Juno Mission. Submitted photo. Karl Ammerman, top right, with his family in front of the Juno spacecraft before it launched in 2011. Ammerman helped design ...and more »

BRIEF-Albany, Calif. puts soda tax on ballot, joining San Francisco
Reuters
July 6 City councilmembers in Albany, California voted to officially place a soda tax on the ballot in November on Tuesday, joining larger Bay Area cities San Francisco and Oakland as efforts to stem sugary drink consumption gain momentum across the ...and more »

NBC4i.com
History-making black Olympians inspire New Albany swimmers
NBC4i.com
NEW ALBANY, OH (WCMH) – Two African-American swimmers in New Albany will be watching the Rio Olympics closely. Jada and Tre Johnson are competitive swimmers who attend New Albany High School. Over the weekend, the siblings watched history ...

Albany backs strong pitching
Albany Times Union
Cooper Jones and Jeff Rivera combined on a three-hit shutout as the homestanding Albany Dutchmen got past the Saugerties Stallions 4-0 in a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball Legue contest on Tuesday night at Bellizzi Field. Jones, who improved to 1-0, ...and more »

Albany Times Union
Albany County officials reassess TSA airport security proposal
Albany Times Union
People wait in line at the security checkpoint to be screened by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Albany International Airport on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Colonie, N.Y. There's a proposal that would make refusing screening at Albany ...and more »

Pollution cleanup slated for key Albany vacant property
Albany Times Union
Developers from Latham and Syracuse will clean pollution from a key parcel of vacant land next to Quackenbush Square in downtown Albany, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday. First Columbia of Latham and 705 ...

Evening News and Tribune
New Albany man accused of attempted murder
Evening News and Tribune
NEW ALBANY — A New Albany man who was on probation for multiple criminal cases is now accused of attempted murder. Levi Eurton, 28, was arrested and preliminarily charged with attempted murder Sunday. Floyd County Sheriff Frank Loop declined to ...

New Albany church fire
WTVA
NEW ALBANY, Miss (WTVA) -- A New Albany church pastor says his church was not burned to the ground thanks to the quick work of local firemen. Lightning hit the Calvary United Methodist Church Sunday night causing a fire in the attic area. If you did ...and more »

The Albany Herald
Albany celebrates 4th without incident
The Albany Herald
ALBANY — Despite a few slight hiccups with traffic issues and an open-container arrest, it appears area residents enjoyed a jam-packed 4th of July weekend in downtown Albany with few issues. According to reports from the city's major public safety ...and more »