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  A White Creek man has pleaded guilty to criminal mischief after shooting another person with a pellet rifle in January. Authorities say Mathieu Forette fired from a second-floor window, striking the victim in the chest and back and damaging a vehicle. Forette is expected to receive six months in jail and five years of probation […]

• Retired Jockey Robby Albarado Dies at 52

  52 year old retired jockey Robby Albarado has died in Saratoga Springs following recent heart surgery. Albarado won more than 5,200 races, including two Preakness Stakes, and earned more than $221 million during his career. The New York Racing Association will hold a moment of silence today at Saratoga Race Course.

• New York Warns of Hot-Car Heatstroke Risk

  New York’s Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee is warning parents and caregivers never to leave children alone in parked vehicles. Officials say a car’s interior can quickly reach deadly temperatures, even in moderate weather or with the windows partly open. At least 14 children have died from vehicle heatstroke in New York since 1990. Drivers are […]

• Saratoga Springs Man Faces DWI Charges

  50 year old Jasper N. Balsamo Lack of Saratoga Springs is facing DWI charges following a traffic stop. Police say he was pulled over July 28 after committing a vehicle and traffic violation. An investigation determined he was allegedly driving while intoxicated. Balsamo Lack was charged with common-law DWI, driving with a blood alcohol level […]

• Glens Falls Collectors Fest Set for September

  The Glens Falls Collectors Fest is coming to Harding Mazzotti Arena September 5. The event will feature anime, comics, sports cards, celebrity guests and more than 70 vendor tables. Doors open at 9:50 a.m., with the festival running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are five dollars.