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A Clifton Park man was arrested after allegedly stealing a Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office patrol car on Friday, according to police. Jordan Salas, 35, reportedly faces a felony charge of grand larceny. WTEN reports Salas allegedly stole the patrol vehicle around 11 p.m. The car had been left running behind the Halfmoon substation while the ... Read more

A Saratoga County man is accused of threatening a person with weapons. 48 year old Matthew L. Snowball, of Greenfield, allegedly displayed a BB rifle and a wooden club. It happened on Friday at a home on Jones Road in the town of Wilton just after 5 p.m., reports WNYT. Snowball was charged with criminal ... Read more

The city of Glens Falls on Sunday held a “City of Champions” parade to honor three state championships. WNYT reports the parade honored the Glens Falls boys basketball teams for back-to-back state titles, the Adirondack United girls ice hockey team, and Forrest Slinglerland for winning the Nordic Ski State Championship.

The city of Glens Falls expects to complete work on its $10 million transformational redevelopment of its downtown by the end of the year. The state funding was announced back in 2017, and the project is slowly starting to come to fruition. Much of it is focused along South Street. The Market Center is the ... Read more

According to the Lake George Park Commission’s Director of Law Enforcement, Lt. Joe Johns, the growing number of kayaks paddling too near the sternwheeler Minne-Ha-Ha last summer forced him to divert patrol boats to an unscheduled detail: escorting the tour boat to its pier. “It is a big safety issue,” confirmed Lt. Johns. “We were ... Read more

Rene G. Blanchette, 45, was stopped on Bay Road in Queensbury on March 26 around 8:20 p.m. for traffic violations, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Blanchette was charged with DWI, upgraded to a felony because he has a previous conviction. He was also charged with aggravated unlicensed operation. Blanchette refused to provide a ... Read more

Hundreds of current and former correction officers from across New York State rallyed at the State Capitol, calling for major reforms in staffing, safety, and what they claim are unjust terminations. Among the chief concerns: rising violence, drug activity, and excessive mandatory overtime. Many officers also argue that the recent firing of 2,000 staff members, ... Read more

The Saratoga Springs city school board voted 7 to 1 to reaffirm its inclusion policy Thursday night. WRGB reports the resolution came two months after the U.S. Department of Education took action to eliminate DEI initiatives. Schools were told their federal funding was at risk if their DEI initiatives were not eliminated.

Saratoga Spa State Park is getting an electric infrastructure upgrade. WNYT reports New York State Parks is giving more than $6 million to the park. The money will be used to replace outdated transformers, cables, and switches and modernize the power grid. It will also triple the electrical capacity of the park.

A Fort Edward man will be placed on probation after admitting to stealing over $40,000 from the Albany Rural Cemetery. WNYT reports 58 year old David Eslinger pleaded guilty on Thursday to grand larceny and identity theft. Authorities say he was the cemetery’s former general manager and issued extra paychecks to himself and used the ... Read more