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Philadelphia and Troy men charged in Albany shooting incident
Albany, NY — A 19-year-old man from Philadelphia and an 18-year-old man from Troy have been charged following a shooting incident on Lark Drive near Manning Boulevard. The suspects, identified as 19-year-old Benjamin Velazquez and 18-year-old Christian Keith reportedly fired a handgun at an occupied vehicle before fleeing the scene on Tuesday afternoon.
Hudson Valley Post
New York State Woman Dragged By Train In Freak Accident
A woman in New York state is lucky to be alive after a bizarre occurrence Monday afternoon. According to officials, road patrol deputies responded to a train/pedestrian accident around 3:50 PM. The woman in question is expected to face criminal charges, for it is illegal to walk on or beside railroad tracks.
The Staten Island Advance
NY lawmaker in fiery shouting encounter with Vice President JD Vance
An upstate New York lawmaker had some shouted words for Vice President JD Vance at a conference in Washington, D.C. The tense encounter took place Monday during a Vance address to the Congressional Cities Conference of the National League of Cities held in the nation’s capital. Rochester mayoral candidate...
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Happy Spring: After 70 Degree Day, Snow Coming To Albany & Upstate NY
Ya gotta love March in Upstate New York: 70 degrees today, and snow tomorrow!. The month comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. And everything in between is complete weather insanity!. Many In the Capital Region See First 70 Degree Day of 2025. Before we get...
The Staten Island Advance
Army veteran mom allegedly stabbed son, formerly of N.Y., to death in Georgia
Hiram, Georgia — A high school senior who recently moved to Georgia was stabbed to death there by his mother, an Army veteran who struggled with her mental health, according to police and family. Khalil Malique Wigfall, 17, was found stabbed the afternoon of March 2 outside the family’s...
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Girl Scouts sued by New Yorker over alleged heavy metals, pesticides in Thin Mints, other cookies
The Girl Scouts has been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of “heavy metals” and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies. A proposed class action was filed on Monday night in Brooklyn, NY, federal court against the 113-year-old nonprofit and the cookies’ licensed producers, ABC Bakers and Ferrero USA’s Little Brownie Bakers. It cited a December 2024 study commissioned by GMO Science and Moms Across America , which tested samples of 25 cookies from three states. The study said Girl Scout cookies contained at least four of five heavy metals — aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead...