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Jury expected to start deliberations today in Joseph Bruno corruption trial
Former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno stands on the steps at the Capitol in Albany last June.
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What's new in the business scene
Rehab center has new leader - Northeast Center for Special Care, a rehabilitation facility in Lake Katrine, recently named Craig Wittman of Rensselaer County its new administrator.
No license plate fee? We're still mad, say GOP clerks, lawmakers
Never ones to blow a good photo opp, county clerks as well as a handful of mostly GOP senators came out, not to applaud Gov.
Man shot a gun in his trailer; surprised bullet went next door
A Rensselaer County man who shot a .22-caliber pistol inside his trailer while he was smoking pot told a judge he thought the bullets were too small to go into a neighboring trailer.
Rensselaer Co. Resident Dies from H1N1
A RENSSELAER COUNTY RESIDENT HAS DIED FROM H1N1, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CAPITAL REGION RESIDENTS TO DIE FROM SWINE FLU TO 4. A SPOKEMAN FOR THE COUNTY SAYS HE CANNOT RELEASE THE PERSON's NAME, BUT ADDS IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE VICTIM HAD ANY PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
STATE: Clerks' ire sways Albany on plate fees
The next New York state budget would force all drivers to replace their license plates this spring for a $25 fee, unless county officials from across the state win out in their opposition to the plan.
East Greenbush neighborhood nervous over possible rabies
Shelby Harrison retraces the moments before a stray cat bit her shin last weekend, possibly giving her rabies.
Troy man gets 25 to life for killing infant son
A defiant Adrian Thomas was sentenced this morning to 25 years to life in prison for killing his 4-month-old son.
Judge blasts Bruno for questioning ruling
The judge presiding at former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno's corruption trial is threatening unnamed sanctions if Bruno again questions any of the judge's rulings in front of the jury.
Two arrested for abuse of Troy Housing Authority property, benefits
The Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office arrested two people in an investigation into abuse of Troy Housing Authority property.
They want YOU at Uncle Sam exhibit
Detail of a newspaper containing an advertisement from Samuel Wilson and his brother, from 1809, to be hung in the new Uncle Sam exhibit at the Rensselaer County more... Detail of a painting by George Gray, circa 1937, depicting Uncle Sam Wilson as a meat packer, to be part of an Uncle Sam exhibit at the Rensselaer County Historical more... Detail ...
Murder Suspect Let Out of Jail
A JUDGE HAS ORDERED THE RELEASE OF A TROY MURDER SUSPECT BECAUSE PROSECUTORS ELECTED NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH A PRELIMINARY HEARING.
More Charges Against Man Who Allegedly Plotted to Kill Former D.A.
FOUR COUNTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE CRIMINAL INDICTMENT AGAINST A 30-YEAR-OLD MAN ACCUSED IN A PLOT TO KIDANP AND KILL FORMER RENSSELAER COUNTY D.A. TRISH DE ANGELIS.
Rensselaer County rebuilt McD's opens
The latest rebuilt McDonald's to be unveiled in Upstate New York debuted today. The fast-food restaurant, located at 66 Main Street in this Rensselaer County village, is owned by John Reeher who had the original building torn down and replaced with a new structure trhat includes a drive-through. Numerous McDonald's franchises are being remodeled or ...
Documents: Bruno solicited Pataki for employer
Documents presented at the corruption trial of the former New York Senate majority leader show he approached then-Gov. George Pataki and a state college on behalf of a technology company that employed him part time.
Troy murder suspect released from jail
He was arrested last Friday and charged with an October murder in Troy. Now 23-year-old Tyrone Chaires is out of jail.
County clerks to meet over license plate plan
Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola says he sent a letter to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo last week asking whether it is legal at the moment for the state to require New Yorkers to pay for new license plates.
NY prosecutors: Bruno concealed outside earnings
Former state Senate leader Joseph Bruno was paid thousands of dollars for steering business to a stock brokerage that wrote the checks to Bruno's Business Consultants Inc., which prosecutors said at his corruption trial was never legally incorporated.
Woman arrested for burglarizing church
Colonie Police say they've arrested a woman in connection with a Sept. 5th church burglary, and that the woman has a history of scamming local churches.
With focus on Albany corruption, Bruno trial starts
ALBANY - The corruption trial of former Senate Republican Leader Joseph Bruno started Monday, with prosecutors charging that Bruno purposely sought to enrich himself at the expense of the public.
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