Local
Recent State and Local News
Copper stolen from salvage yard
GLENS FALLS -- Police are investigating several recent burglaries at Cohen & Sons salvage yard in Glens Falls, during which thousands of dollars in copper was stolen, police said.
New Nov 20, 2009 | 5:15 pm | (0) Comments
GE workers protest layoff plan
FORT EDWARD -- Paul Rosati is staring into the abyss.
New Nov 20, 2009 | 5:05 pm | (0) Comments
Man gets prison sentence for probation violation
FORT EDWARD -- A Hudson Falls man has been sentenced to 2 years in state prison and a year on parole for violating his probation on a drug sale charge.
New Nov 20, 2009 | 4:55 pm | (0) Comments
Warren County supervisors can't swallow 10 percent tax hike
New Nov 20, 2009 | 4:15 pm | (0) Comments
Police: Man burned truck, fired shotgun
A South Glens Falls man was jailed in Dutchess County this week after he allegedly set his truck on fire and fired off a shotgun near the home of a woman who formerly taught him at a community college, police records show.
New Nov 20, 2009 | 3:40 pm | (0) Comments
Supervisors delay vote on Washington County budget
FORT EDWARD -- They're going to need more time.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:35 pm | (0) Comments
Park Commission delays action on stream rules
LAKE GEORGE -- The Lake George Park Commission has put off for another month its efforts to adopt stricter regulations to govern development in stream corridors.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:05 pm | (0) Comments
Testing clears way for Polar Plunge
LAKE GEORGE -- The village did not need clearance from the state Department of Health to hold this weekend's Polar Plunge at Shepard Park, officials said.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:55 pm | (0) Comments
Trial nears in bomb-in-backpack case
FORT EDWARD -- The trial of a Hudson Falls man accused of possessing a "sophisticated" bomb is expected to start Dec. 1, Washington County District Attorney Kevin Kortright said Thursday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:30 pm | (0) Comments
Diamond proposes lower DPW budget for 2010
GLENS FALLS -- About a month ago, workers in the city Department of Public Works helped Water and Sewer Department employees haul away ash from the city waste water treatment plant.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:25 am | (1) Comments
Corinth fire rebuilding efforts stall
CORINTH -- Jeff Dumont won't be building in downtown Corinth anytime soon.
Updated: 2:03 pm | (0) Comments
Police: Sex offender did not register
QUEENSBURY -- A Level 3 sex offender who moved without notifying police or state officials as required by law has been charged with a felony, police records show.
Nov 19, 2009 | 11:45 pm | (0) Comments
Summer escape bundles up
QUEENSBURY -- What was once an ice cream and lemonade shop transformed into Santa's workshop. A bumper car ride became an ice skating rink.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:55 pm | (3) Comments
State offers funds to businesses hurt by bridge closure
New York officials have allocated nearly $3 million to help businesses hurt by the closure of the Lake Champlain Bridge that connects New York and Vermont.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:05 pm | (1) Comments
Lack of intent to be argued in sex offender’s trial
QUEENSBURY -- The registered sex offender who is accused of climbing through the bedroom window of a young girl plans to argue at trial that he did not intend to commit a crime when he went to the home.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:55 pm | (0) Comments
Two men charged after teen found unconscious at underage drinking party
QUEENSBURY -- Two men face felony counts of reckless endangerment for failing to get medical attention for a teenage girl who was suffering from alcohol poisoning during an underage drinking party in the woods early Wednesday, police records show.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:45 pm | (3) Comments
Official: Chester fire accidental, likely sparked by contractors
CHESTER -- Police believe a Wednesday night fire that destroyed a new log home on White Schoolhouse Road was started accidentally during construction work, officials said.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:35 pm | (0) Comments
Police looking into case of dog taken from shelter
KINGSBURY -- Police are investigating a burglary to the SPCA of Upstate New York's shelter in which a single puppy was stolen.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:30 pm | (0) Comments
Snowmobile trail plan pits APA against some environmental groups
The Adirondack Park Agency passed a new plan this week that spells out how snowmobile trails can be maintained on state land, an action that has pleased snowmobile clubs but angered some environmental groups and prompted at least one threat of litigation.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:20 pm | (0) Comments
State drops minimum price on Glens Falls Armory
GLENS FALLS -- The state has reduced the minimum price for the old Glens Falls Armory on Warren Street to $350,000, after two separate previous offerings failed to draw anyone willing to pay $500,000.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:05 pm | (0) Comments
Most Read
- EVENING UPDATE -- 28 arrested at illegal party
- After three deaths, school reels with grief
- MORNING UPDATE -- Assault on bar owner investigated
- Queensbury man, 24, dies in pickup truck rollover
- UPDATED -- Boat goes over dam, one man drowns
- Two killed in Moreau car crash
- Briana A. DiOrio
- MORNING UPDATE -- Man charged with DWI in Northway crash
