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Stewarts Shops Customer Wins $5 Million On Scratch-off Ticket

Two big lottery wins just hit the Capital Region in the past week. A Green Island resident claimed five million from a scratchoff at Stewarts, while another winner took home ten million from a ticket bought in Rensselaer.
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Something Special Is Happening At Johnny Rockets Crossgates Location

You may have noticed some construction going on near the old Johnny Rockets location at Crossgates Mall. If you were curious like us the mall's big announcement today will make you extra excited.
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Albany County asking voters to replace coroners with medical examiner’s office

Albany County voters will decide in November whether to replace the county’s four elected coroners with a medical examiner’s office. County officials on Monday argued such a change would modernize the office and ensure doctors lead autopsies and death investigations. The Albany County Charter Review Commission hatched
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Wynantskill community rallying together after bakery break-in

North Greenbush police have been investigating a break-in that happened at The Fifth Tier Bakery Studio and Coffeehouse last Thursday. As the owner looks to rebuild, community members are stepping up to help bring this beloved shop back.
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Motorcycle, car involved in accident on Second Ave. in Troy

Police responded to an accident on Second Avenue in Troy Monday afternoon. A vehicle and motorcycle were involved in the crash at a Citgo gas station.
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Ex-East Greenbush officer keeps credentials after resigning amid stalking charge

Former officer Peter E. Lavin has kept his basic training certification despite facing a fourth-degree stalking charge.
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Teacher suspended as family seeks answers over incident with nonverbal 9-year old

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The family of a 9-year-old Schenectady boy with autism who is nonverbal says they spent weeks searching for answers after a teacher put her hands on the child during a summer program. Instead, Bentley’s mother, Ramona Smith, says she encountered conflicting accounts, witness statements she...
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Schenectady police respond after video shows officer looking at names on mail

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Schenectady police are responding after an online video appeared to show an officer looking at names on mail. The video was first shared on social media Saturday by a man who claims the officer was searching his mail. The police department says the officer was investigating a crime.
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Over 400 pounds of marijuana seized in Clifton Park traffic stop

Deputies with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office seized over 400 pounds of marijuana during a Clifton Park traffic stop on Tuesday.
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GEMS director catches trapped man who jumps from burning building

GUILDERLAND — A man who could not escape his second-floor Brandywine apartment because of the flames last Thursday jumped to safety into the arms of Guilderland’s EMS director, Sean McGaughnea. The 911 call was made by a resident of the apartment at about 8 a.m. on Thursday morning,...

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