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Bethlehem Area Weekly Police Blotter May 8: Failure to keep right and warrant
Bethlehem police responded to Delaware Avenue on Wednesday, May 3 at 3:00 a.m. to check a subject on an electric bicycle. The post Bethlehem Area Weekly Police Blotter May 8: Failure to keep right and warrant first appeared on Spotlight News.
Pistol-Whipping Brother Threatens To Shoot Sister, Cops At Capital Region Home, Police Say
A 30-year-old man from the region is in custody after allegedly assaulting his sister in front of her toddler child and threatening to shoot police officers.The Albany County incident happened at around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the town of Westerlo.Sheriff Craig Apple said deputies responded t…
Guilderland woman set to reunite with birth mom in South Korea after more than 20 years
GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (WRGB) — One Guilderland resident is preparing for the trip of a lifetime, to reconnect with her birth mother in South Korea for the first time in more than 20 years. Cheryl Blank was adopted in the Capital Region in 2000, later graduating from Guilderland High School....
Fashion Show raises money for Colonie Senior Center
Colonie Senior Center Fashion Show entertains, raises funds. The Colonie Senior Center provides critical resources for people, including exercise classes, entertainment and transportation to doctor’s appointments. The annual Mother’s Day Fashion Show was held Friday to raise funds to provide transportation for seniors to get to those medical appointments...
The College of Saint Rose’s final commencement
The College of Saint Rose celebrated its last commencement ceremony as the College prepares to close its doors. Students have known since the end of the fall semester that they have to finish their degrees by the end of Summer 1 classes or transfer to another school.
Northern NY man convicted of manslaughter in deadly hit-and-run
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - Jurors have convicted a Northern New York man of manslaughter in a deadly hit-and-run in Plattsburgh. It happened in September. Police say Thomas Lance, 38, of Albany County, ran over his boss, Wayne Haupt, 53, in the parking lot of the Exit 36 Truck Stop while driving Haupt’s pickup truck.
Contractor arrested, accused of stealing from Guilderland doctor’s practice
Contractor arrested, accused of stealing from Guilderland doctor’s practice. When beloved Dr. Jose David opened his own family medicine practice off Western Avenue in Guilderland in 2019, he said Quent Weigel renovated two floors. A while later when they were ready to do more work, they brought him and...
16-Year-Old Sets Fire To School In Capital Region, Police Say
Classes were in session when a 16-year-old allegedly set fire to a high school in the region.The Albany County incident happened Tuesday, April 23, at Bethlehem High School.According to Bethlehem Police, the juvenile suspect intentionally started a fire in a school bathroom in the C wing. No s…
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