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• Troy man indicted for assaulting senior citizen

  19-11-2019 22:39 via Local News
  
  TROY --  A 29-year-old city resident was indicted for felony assault by a Rensselaer County grand jury for allegedly attaching a 75-year-old woman at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market in October, according to court records.Naquan Ruiz, who was paroled from state prison on Oct. 3 after serving a sentence of almost seven years on drug and assault charges, faces charges of felony second-degree assault and misdemeanor third-degree assault, according to the Nov. 15 indictment.
  
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• Teen Stabs Mom to Death in Front of Long Island Home: Police

  08-12-2019 22:57 via NBC New York - Local News
  
  A 19-year-old man stabbed his mother to death inside a car in front of their home on Sunday, police said.Photo Credit: News 4 New York
  
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• Rainy Monday Commute Expected; Snow Possible Mid-Week

  08-12-2019 21:34 via NBC New York - Local News
  
  Moderate to heavy rain could move through the tri-state Monday into Monday night, Storm Team 4 says. Rain and warm air will continue to be pulled into the area through Tuesday, before a cold front changes...Photo Credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
  
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• Troy 3-year-old's death ruled homicide

  08-12-2019 21:29 via Local News
  
  Troy police are investigating after a three-year-old boy’s death was ruled a homicide.
  
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• Activists push for expunging certain criminal records in NYS

  08-12-2019 20:40 via Local News
  
  ALBANY ⁠— Ahead of a legislative hearing Tuesday on the sealing criminal records, activists are launching a new campaign proposing to automatically wipe a person's record clean of certain crimes.
  
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• Siena men's basketball failing course on winning

  08-12-2019 20:10 via Local News
  
  The Saints go into the break coming off a 70-66 loss at Cal Poly on Saturday night that provided their latest lesson you won't find on the school curriculum."It’s about learning to win,'' Siena head coach Carmen Maciariello said in a postgame interview video provided by Siena athletic communications. "We don’t know how to win yet."Siena (2-5) suffered its fourth straight defeat after squandering an 11-point lead in the second half against Cal Poly (2-7), which hadn't beaten a Divisio
  
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• Law Beat: Victims needn't always take stand

  08-12-2019 19:20 via Local News
  
  A victim’s testimony can be a powerful tool for prosecutors in a domestic violence trial, but it is not always a necessary one.
  
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• Deputies search for missing Columbia County man

  08-12-2019 19:12 via Local News
  
  Columbia County Sheriff deputies are asking for help in finding a missing 29-year-old man from Elizaville.
  
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• 1 Woman Dead, 1 Hurt in NYC Crash; Driver Flees: Sources

  08-12-2019 17:20 via NBC New York - Local News
  
  A 23-year-old woman died and another woman was seriously hurt when their driver blew through a stop sign and got hit by an off-duty police officer in another car, police say.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Do You Know Where to Find This New York Architectural Gem?

  08-12-2019 16:16 via New York
  
  The Guastavinos were a father-son design team that turned unassuming spaces into art. This week we introduce “Local Treasure,” a new bi-weekly quiz that focuses on the architectural delights scattered around the streets of New York City.
  
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• 1 Woman Dead, 1 Hurt in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Crash: Sources

  08-12-2019 16:13 via NBC New York - Local News
  
  A 23-year-old woman died and another woman was hurt after their driver blew through a stop sign and hit another car before fleeing the scene, law enforcement sources say.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Homes That Sold for $420,000 or Less

  08-12-2019 11:00 via New York
  
  Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.
  
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• ‘I Sighed With Relief, Set for the Final Stretch Home’

  08-12-2019 09:00 via New York
  
  Catching the train to Long Island, a rush-hour interlude and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
  
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• Jason Gough's forecast: Frigid start, but it won't last long

  08-12-2019 06:17 via Local News
  
  It's the coldest start to a morning as we've seen this season, certainly with the snow pack helping out!
  
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• Siena men's basketball falls 70-66 at Cal Poly

  08-12-2019 06:05 via Local News
  
  The Saints (2-5) suffered their fourth straight loss. The Mustangs (2-7) earned their first win against a Division I opponent, the other coming against Simpson of the NAIA.Siena beat Cal Poly 75-54 in Albany a year ago."Just too many mistakes to win a game on the road,'' Siena head coach Carmen Maciariello told Talk 1300. "This team (Cal Poly) had this game circled. They hadn't won a Division I game yet. We've got to make free throws, as well. What were we, 4 of 12 from the free throw line. You'
  
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• Albany man is at least third gunned down near deadly Albany corner

  08-12-2019 04:21 via Local News
  
  ALBANY - A man who arrived at Albany Medical bleeding from a gunshot wound to the abdomen died Saturday evening, police said.The 33-year-old shooting victim arrived at the hospital at 11 a.m. and staff called police to report he was being treated for a gunshot wound.Police said the man was shot at Second and Judson streets in the city.Detectives were withholding the man's name as they tried to tell relatives about his death. No arrests have been reported.The shooting occurred near the scene
  
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• Weary UAlbany lets one slip away at Bucknell

  08-12-2019 04:09 via Local News
  
  A lack of depth caused by injuries may have caught up Saturday night with the University at Albany basketball team.
  UAlbany built a 15-point lead in the first half against Bucknell but seemed to wear down as the game progressed, losing the nonconference game with the Bison 65-64 in Lewisburg, Pa.
  Five scholarship players are hurt for the Great Danes (5-5), who lost their second straight after a three-game win streak.
  Point guard Ahmad Clark played 37 minutes after logging 33 Wednesday night in a
  
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• After 17-year gap, Albany readies for NCAA men's basketball

  08-12-2019 02:00 via Local News
  
  One of the biggest sporting events in America will hold first- and second-round games at the downtown Albany arena on Thursday, March 19 and Saturday, March 21. It's an event that Discover Albany, which promotes visitors and tourism in the Albany area, says will have a $2.8-million direct economic impact.Danny Haynor,  associate director of  men's basketball championships for the NCAA, said in a phone interview on Friday he was impressed during a tour of the arena and the surround
  
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• After 17-year gap, Albany readies for NCAA basketball

  08-12-2019 02:00 via Local News
  
  One of the biggest sporting events in America will hold first- and second-round games at the downtown Albany arena on Thursday, March 19 and Saturday, March 21. It's an event that Discover Albany, which promotes visitors and tourism in the Albany area, says will have a $2.8-million direct economic impact.Danny Haynor,  associate director of  men's basketball championships for the NCAA, said in a phone interview on Friday he was impressed during a tour of the arena and the surround
  
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• Honoring Pearl Harbor Survivors at the Intrepid Museum

  08-12-2019 01:27 via NBC New York - Local News
  
  Thousands gathered at Pearl Harbor on Saturday to mark the 78th anniversary of the attack — and in New York, survivors gathered at the Intrepid Museum to remember what happened. Ken Buffa reports.
  
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• State invokes Son of Sam law against former Rikers inmates who claimed abuse

  08-12-2019 00:02 via Local News
  
  ALBANY — Since 2008, New York's "Son of Sam" law has been used to freeze nearly $30 million in assets of convicted criminals — including those who sought to profit from their crimes through book or movie deals. But an amendment to the 42-year-old law also expanded the types of assets that could be pursued by victims, including "all funds and property received from any source by individuals convicted of certain state and federal crimes committed in New York state."That amendment has m
  
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• Photos: Saratoga Festival of Trees

  07-12-2019 22:32 via Local News
  
  Holiday revelers visited the Saratoga Springs City Center on Saturday for the annual Saratoga Festival of Trees. It included breakfast with Santa and sundaes with Santa.
  
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• New York's snowsports business sees green when ground gets covered in white

  07-12-2019 22:24 via Local News
  
  It was starting to look like a lot like Christmas with last week’s near-record snowstorm that buried the Capital Region and surrounding area with almost two feet of snow.But as much as white, those in the snow sports industry were seeing lots of green, in the guise of winter sports equipment sales, ski lift tickets and just as importantly, hopes for a good season ahead.
  
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• Churchill: Albany's fight against its little X-rated cinema

  07-12-2019 21:58 via Local News
  
  If you walk into the Auto Zone on Central Avenue looking for something risque, you'll have to settle for a key chain featuring Betty Boop. That's as sexy as the store gets.Things were a bit different in the 1970s and early 1980s, when the site, if not precisely the same building, was home to the the movie theater known as Petit Cine 1 and 2. Many of you aren't old enough to remember it. A few of you remember it quite well, I suspect, although you might not admit it to your spouses.Petit Cine, yo
  
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• Tesla in 'Auto-Pilot' Hits Back of Police Car on CT Highway

  07-12-2019 21:53 via NBC New York - Local News
  
  A Tesla that a driver said was in auto-pilot hit the back of a police car that was stopped on Interstate 95 in Norwalk early Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Siena women's basketball defeats UAlbany 52-46

  07-12-2019 21:34 via Local News
  
  Sabrina Piper scored 18 points, Rayshel Brown added 15 points and the Siena women's basketball team defeated the University at Albany 52-46 at the Alumni Recreation Center this afternoon.
  
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• Cop's Razor Blade Sandwich Mishap Was an Accident: NYPD

  07-12-2019 20:28 via NBC New York - Local News
  
  A razor blade found in an NYPD officer’s sandwich at a specialty food store on Thursday ended up there by accident, the police commissioner said Saturday.Photo Credit: News 4/GettyThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• LI School Security Guard Sexually Assaulted Girl, 15: Police

  07-12-2019 19:07 via NBC New York - Local News
  
  A Long Island man has been accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while he worked as a security guard at a high school, police say.Photo Credit: Nassau County Police Department
  
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• Census Bureau: More Capital Region workers needed for 2020 count

  07-12-2019 18:14 via Local News
  
  The U.S. Census Bureau has set up three Albany County locations next month for those interested in applying for temporary field positions for the 2020 census in every upstate New York county and office positions in the Albany area.
  
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• Local families of fallen soldiers head to free trip to Disney World

  07-12-2019 15:30 via Local News
  
  COLONIE — Almost 2,000 families across the country who have lost a loved one serving in the military flew out to a complimentary  therapeutic retreat in Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday.A few of those families were from the Albany-area. Jamie O’Brien, a Colonie resident, lost husband, Sgt. Christopher O’Brien, in 2013 when he was serving in the military, and was hoping the trip would help her and her daughter connect with others in similar situations.
  
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