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Spectrum Cable worker dies in electrical explosion
A Spectrum Cable utility worker was electrocuted early Friday morning, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. First responders were sent to Long Road in Berne around 2:41 a.m. for a car on fire. When they arrived, they saw a Spectrum Cable bucket truck engulfed in flames. They determined...
Second suspect arrested in Slingerlands Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong
The second suspect involved in a Facebook Marketplace robbery incident that occurred on December 27 on Vista Blvd was taken into custody. The post Second suspect arrested in Slingerlands Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong first appeared on Spotlight News.
Spectrum employee electrocuted on the job
Berne, NY (WRGB) — A utility company worker died Friday after being electrocuted while working on a utility pole. Around 2:41 a.m. Friday, Albany County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to Long Road in the Town of Berne for a vehicle on fire. According to police, Upon arrival officers...
Town supports $1.5 million bid grant for Blue Cross building development
27 year run vacancy may be over SLINGERLANDS – After sitting empty for at least 27 years, the former Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield building at 1251 New Scotland Road […] The post Town supports $1.5 million bid grant for Blue Cross building development first appeared on Spotlight News.
Rotterdam mom, boyfriend, charged in death of disabled daughter
A Schenectady County grand jury has indicted Skylar Pettit's mother, Amber Geier, 54, on nine charges including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and concealment of a human corpse. Geier’s boyfriend, Ricky Loika, 52, was also indicted on six related charges including animal cruelty for the mistreatment of four mastiff dogs.
Man charged in string of Guilderland retail thefts
A man from Albany is charged with stealing from stores in Guilderland. Police say Damir Willis, 27, was wanted in several thefts at Crossgates Mall and the Market 32 across the street. Willis was charged with burglary, petit larceny and bail jumping. Willis also has numerous arrest warrants with nearby...
Family member: Child who died from starvation loved to dance and sing
Family remembers 5-year-old who died by starvation. A 5-year-old Schenectady girl who died after being deprived of food and water is being remembered as “amazingly beautiful and brilliant.”. NewsChannel 13 Kumi Tucker spoke to a family member of the child, who said the child’s name is Charlotte. She loved...
Child Ate Cocaine In Schenectady Home Where Sibling Died: DA
Police were called to a Schenectady residence on Elmer Avenue near Poplar Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday, April 14, for a young girl who was unconscious and not breathing. Medics pronounced the girl dead a short time later. An investigation found that the girl’s father, 33-year-old Robert Buskey, starved...
Storage facility proposed to replace Western Avenue motel
GUILDERLAND — A-Metro Movers is seeking permission to demolish the M&M Motel at 2360 Western Ave. — a recent haven for sex offenders — as well as a single-family home on the site recently set aflame by a non-offender resident and replace them with 27,000 square feet of self-storage.
Share your memories of Hilltown storms and ice-harvesting
Do you remember the blizzard of ’58 in the Hilltowns? One resident, Barbara, remembers the storm well. “It was February and I just had my birthday. School was out for two weeks and snow drifts were 30 feet high. They had to bring big equipment from off the Hill to move all the snow.”
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