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Triple-Fatal Crash Update: National Guard Solider From NY, State Trooper Both ID'd As Victims Triple-Fatal Crash Update: National Guard Solider From NY, State Trooper Both ID'd As Victims
Triple-Fatal Crash Update: National Guard Solider From NY, State Trooper Both ID'd As Victims A National Guard soldier from New York has been identified as one of the victims of a helicopter crash that killed three people. Click here for a new, updated story: National Guard Soldier From NY ID'd As Sole Survivor Of Triple-Fatal Crash The incident happened around 2:50 p.m. Friday, March 8 while the UH-72 Lakota chopper was flying over the US-Mexico border near Rio Grande City, Texas, according to the Joint Task Force North. National Guard soldier Casey Frankoski, age 28, who grew up in Rensselaer County, was a graduate of Columbia High School in East Greenbush. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
NY Man Driving Tractor Was Plowed -- At Nearly Four Times Legal Limit, Police Say NY Man Driving Tractor Was Plowed -- At Nearly Four Times Legal Limit, Police Say
NY Man Driving Tractor Was Plowed -- At Nearly Four Times Legal Limit, Police Say New York State Police are saying a man was driving a tractor while his blood alcohol content was nearly four times the legal limit. State troopers arrested Steven Harrison, age 42, on Monday, July 5 in the area of Weaver Dam Road in Petersburg, located in Rensselaer County, about 28 miles east of Albany, near the Massachusetts border. Police had received a report of a tractor swerving as it drove down the street.  Police said state troopers located the driver, who was identified as Harrison, a resident of Petersburg. He was taken into custody after failing a roadside sobriety test, S…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Seen Him Or This Car? NY State Police Issue Alert For Missing 23-Year-Old Man Seen Him Or This Car? NY State Police Issue Alert For Missing 23-Year-Old Man
Seen Him Or This Car? NY State Police Issue Alert For Missing 23-Year-Old Man New York State Police are asking the public for help locating a missing 23-year-old who authorities say is a vulnerable adult and may need medical attention. Alexander Miller, of Troy, located in Rensselaer County, was reported missing by his family after failing to return home on Wednesday, July 7. He was last seen at 11:30 a.m. that day at Key Bank on Hoosick Street.  He is described as about 5-foot-11, 220 pounds, and he has blue eyes and black hair. He has a tattoo on his left forearm which police posted a photo of here. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, tan cargo short…

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by Nicole Valinote
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region With Strong Winds, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region With Strong Winds, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region With Strong Winds, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has now been issued for parts of the region. It lasts until 11 p.m. Monday, June 21, and covers Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Greene, Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Otsego, Rensselaer, and Schenectady counties in New York, Litchfield County in Connecticut, and Berkshire County in Massachusetts. Torrential rainfall is possible during storm activity. Large hail of 1 inch in diameter or greater, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado or two are the main threats, said the National Weather Service, which issued the watch. More storms are expected again on Tuesd…

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by Joe Lombardi