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• Videos show Samantha Humphrey's final moments with boyfriend

  23-10-2026 22:26 via Local News
  
  Raymond Wright Jr.’s trial continued with footage of where where Samantha Humphrey was last seen alive with him.
  
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• Trial continues for teen accused of killing Samantha Humphrey

  23-10-2026 22:26 via Local News
  
  Raymond Wright Jr.’s trial continued with footage of where where Samantha Humphrey was last seen alive with him.
  
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• UAlbany men's basketball gears up for annual Dunk-or-Treat event

  23-10-2026 22:00 via Local News
  
  This year’s Dunk-or-Treat event will take place Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at UAlbany’s downtown campus, located at 135 Western Ave. 
  
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• Section 2 football LIVE updates: Week 8 winners, scores, results

  23-10-2026 22:00 via Local News
  
  Friday night's games start Week 8.
  
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• Section 2 football LIVE updates: Week 8 action kicks off tonight

  23-10-2026 22:00 via Local News
  
  Friday night's games start Week 8.
  
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• Section 2 football LIVE updates: Week 8 action is underway

  23-10-2026 22:00 via Local News
  
  Friday night's games start Week 8.
  
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• Two charged after over 100 cats rescued from Catskill apartment

  23-10-2026 21:59 via Local News
  
  Building at 68 North St. condemned after "large scale" operation to remove felines, police said
  
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• 2 charged after over 100 cats rescued from Catskill apartment

  23-10-2026 21:59 via Local News
  
  The building at 68 North St. was condemned after a “large-scale operation” to remove the felines, police said.
  
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• Albany superintendent promises creative punishments for student who wrote hate-speech

  23-10-2026 21:34 via Local News
  
  Someone scrawled comments about the KKK, using the N-word, in Albany High School bathrooms, school officials said. Now the superintendent wants to get creative with punishments.
  
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• Arrest made in Hyde Park homicide

  23-10-2026 21:10 via Local News
  
  The 71-year-old man was found decease by Hyde Park police during a welfare check.
  
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• Former Siena coach Carmen Maciariello joins Army as assistant

  23-10-2026 20:56 via Local News
  
  Maciariello, a Clifton Park native, spent five seasons leading the Saints. He went 68-72 with two Metro Conference regular-season titles before being fired following the 2023-24 
  
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• New York at Work

  23-10-2026 20:53 via NYT > New York
  A regular feature devoted to the not-so-small coterie of workers, largely unheralded, who make New York New York.
  
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• Bard College names new president after Botstein downfall

  23-10-2026 20:44 via Local News
  
  Two weeks after longtime Bard College president Leon Botstein resigned from all Bard-affiliated positions, the college board has selected a new president.
  
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• Saratoga County man charged in $700K Medicaid fraud case

  23-10-2026 19:21 via Local News
  
  Rohan Crosdale, 40, is accused of using a transportation company he owns to bilk program in yearslong scheme.
  
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• Saratoga County man charged in $700K Medicaid fraud

  23-10-2026 19:21 via Local News
  
  Rohan Crosdale, 40, is accused of using a transportation company he owns to bilk program in yearslong scheme.
  
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• They Made the Skirt of the Week

  23-10-2026 19:17 via NYT > New York
  The design duo behind Chopova Lowena on Alexander Skarsgard’s red carpet look.
  
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• Clifton Park’s Davon Maloney, a former La Salle star, commits to play men’s basketball at University of Vermont

  23-10-2026 19:00 via Local News
  
  The 6-foot-7 forward plays for the City Rocks on the AAU circuit
  
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• Clifton Park's Davon Maloney, a former La Salle star, commits to play men's basketbal at University of Vermont

  23-10-2026 19:00 via Local News
  
  The 6-foot-7 forward plays for the City Rocks on the AAU circuit
  
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• Should Horse-Drawn Carriages Be Banned in New York City?

  23-10-2026 18:58 via NYT > New York
  Readers react to the City Council’s vote to impose a ban after a passenger’s death. Also: Integrated schools.
  
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• SEEN: Crescendo in Color 2026

  23-10-2026 18:54 via Local News
  
  Were you Seen at Crescendo in Color on Oct. 21, 2026, at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall?
  
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• Poughkeepsie man faces up to 10 years in prison for racially-motivated stabbing of Jamaican woman

  23-10-2026 18:46 via Local News
  
  During a search of Scott Schunzel’s home, law enforcement found writing and materials indicating his hatred for Black people, including statements relating to killing and stabbing Black women.
  
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• 7 Section 2 girls' cross country runners to know as postseason begins

  23-10-2026 18:00 via Local News
  
  Here are seven runners who could be poised for a big postseason surge,
  
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• 7 Section 2 boys' cross country runners to know as postseason begins

  23-10-2026 18:00 via Local News
  
  Here are seven runners who could be poised for a big postseason surge,
  
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• Correction officer dies in Fulton County crash

  23-10-2026 17:36 via Local News
  
  Chad Etherton, 45, died Thursday when his vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer in Johnstown, investigators said.
  
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• UAlbany football looks to end nation's longest home winning streak

  23-10-2026 17:00 via Local News
  
  With five games left, UAlbany has doubled its wins total from last season. The Great Danes went 2-10 last year, which included getting crushed 58-17 by URI at Casey Stadium.
  
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• Dad says Guilderland's coed bowling team sidelines girls in competitions

  23-10-2026 16:35 via Local News
  
  A local parent is invoking Title IX to add a girls bowling team at Guilderland High School. On the coed team, few girls get to actually compete, he said.
  
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• Republicans Cut Taxes to Win the Midterms. It May Not Work Out.

  23-10-2026 16:24 via NYT > New York
  Among the stakes in next month’s election is the long-running question of whether tax cuts can shape how people vote.
  
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• Marmoset sale in Buffalo is latest example of social media fueling smuggling of exotic animals, DEC says

  23-10-2026 16:20 via Local News
  
  Marmosets on Facebook Marketplace. Spider monkeys on TikTok. Advocates say more and more monkeys are being advertised for sale illegally on social media.
  
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• Northern Forest Center balances forest conservation with economic growth

  23-10-2026 16:00 via Local News
  
  The New Hampshire-based organization helps areas like the Adirondacks find resources for economic stability.
  
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• Attorney general asks court to deny petition to remove her from ‘Cornell 7’ case

  23-10-2026 15:38 via Local News
  
  State Attorney General Letitia James' office is asking a court to deny a request to remove her and her office from a criminal investigation into the "Cornell 7" case.
  
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• Attorney general asks court to deny petition to remove her from 'Cornell 7' case

  23-10-2026 15:38 via Local News
  
  State Attorney General Letitia James' office is asking a court to deny a request to remove her and her office from a criminal investigation into the "Cornell 7" case.
  
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• Drivers Are Livid After Vote to Ban NYC’s Horse Carriages

  23-10-2026 15:34 via NYT > New York
  The City Council voted 40 to 7 to ban the carriages from Central Park starting in 2028. But the carriage drivers vowed to fight their loss of livelihood in court.
  
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• Ghosts, family history and memory come together playfully in new Schenectady art exhibit

  23-10-2026 15:00 via Local News
  
  Jen Wojtowicz’s “Family + Tree + House” uses mixed media, family stories and friendly ghosts to explore memory, loss, resilience and generational bonds.
  
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• Brackets: 2026 Section 2 boys' soccer tournament underway

  23-10-2026 14:06 via Local News
  
  Shaker, Bethlehem among top seeds.
  
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• Forever Young, Sovereignty, Golden Tempo and more. What to know about the 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic

  23-10-2026 14:00 via Local News
  
  This year’s Classic is set for 6:16 p.m. ET on Oct. 31 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., and is set to feature some of the sport’s marquee names. 
  
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• 7 ways to save money on Halloween costumes

  23-10-2026 13:00 via Local News
  
  Scary good looks for less
  
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• 'I want justice': Family, community honor Ashley Carroll at vigil

  23-10-2026 12:01 via Local News
  
  Nearly 100 community members gathered to honor Ashley Carroll after police recovered human remains at a site linked to her disappearance earlier this week.
  
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• Tedisco takes on Democrat who thinks she can take his Senate seat

  23-10-2026 12:00 via Local News
  
  Democrats hold a slight enrollment edge in the district, but voters have repeatedly given the Republican incumbent double-digit wins
  
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• Jewish, Catholic schools ready to accept federal tax credit donations

  23-10-2026 12:00 via Local News
  
  Local religious groups have already set up ways to take in donations when the new federal tax credit begins on Jan. 1. Local public schools haven't, but national groups plan to support them anyway.
  
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• Festival of Nations returns to Albany for 55th year

  23-10-2026 12:00 via Local News
  
  The 55th annual Festival of Nations returns to Albany on Sunday, Nov. 1, bringing together the Capital Region's diverse communities.
  
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• Conservations rush to save monarch butterfly after Trump delays protections

  23-10-2026 12:00 via Local News
  
  The eastern monarch has a 61% chance of going extinct in the next 60 years. For the western population, the figure is 99%.
  
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• Conservationists rush to save monarch butterfly after Trump delays protections

  23-10-2026 12:00 via Local News
  
  The eastern monarch has a 61% chance of going extinct in the next 60 years. For the western population, the figure is 99%.
  
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• The High Line Unveils Its Newest Garden

  23-10-2026 11:02 via NYT > New York
  After the landscape designer Piet Oudolf puts his finishing touches on a garden at 34th Street, the entire High Line will be open to visitors.
  
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• Manhattan Bookstore Crawl: Where to Shop in Chinatown, the Lower East Side and the East Village

  23-10-2026 11:02 via NYT > New York
  This Manhattan walking tour includes used-book emporiums, animal- and vegetable-themed stores and bookshop bars that serve up literature with a boozy twist.
  
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• In New York, Early Voting Starts Saturday

  23-10-2026 11:02 via NYT > New York
  It’s 11 days until Election Day. In New York City, there are a governor’s race and five ballot proposals.
  
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• Why Has This Teenager Tracked Down 11,377 Moths Since April?

  23-10-2026 11:00 via NYT > New York
  Violet Clinton is doing field research that one Cornell entomologist said would “outlive her.” Her dad still has to buy the beer for her moth bait.
  
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• How the Decline of Western NY Defined Kathy Hochul’s Politics

  23-10-2026 09:00 via NYT > New York
  Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vision for New York has been largely shaped by her upbringing in a failing western New York town and her family’s move up from a trailer park to affluence.
  
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• Drivers Are Livid and Activists Exult After Vote to Ban Horse Carriages

  23-10-2026 09:00 via NYT > New York
  The City Council voted 40 to 7 to ban the carriages from Central Park starting in 2028. But the carriage drivers vowed to fight their loss of livelihood in court.
  
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• New York City Passes Horse Carriage Ban

  23-10-2026 02:40 via NYT > New York
  The New York City Council on Thursday passed a bill that bans horse-drawn carriages from operating in the city after June 2028.
  
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• Bus Commuters Fume as Port Authority Bus Terminal Revamp Causes Delays

  23-10-2026 00:35 via NYT > New York
  Detours and demolition tied to the $11 billion replacement of the bus terminal are causing rush-hour headaches for commuters.
  
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