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'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves Floral Park Teen With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones 'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves Floral Park Teen With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones
'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves Floral Park Teen With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones A University at Albany student remains hospitalized with serious injuries after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver on a dirt bike. Long Island resident Alexa Kropf, age 18, of Floral Park, was hit at around midnight Saturday, April 27, while walking along Hudson Avenue, just blocks from the UAlbany campus. When officers arrived, they found the freshman lying in the roadway with a serious head injury and a broken leg, according to Albany Police. Witnesses told investigators that Kropf was struck by a man who was driving an illegal dirt bike at a high rate of speed while weaving and ou…

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'A Woman With Dreams': NY 23-Year-Old Shot To Death After Testifying Against Boyfriend: Report 'A Woman With Dreams': NY 23-Year-Old Shot To Death After Testifying Against Boyfriend: Report
'A Woman With Dreams': NY 23-Year-Old Shot To Death After Testifying Against Boyfriend: Report A 23-year-old New York woman was shot to death on Christmas morning after warning prosecutors that she was being threatened for cooperating in her boyfriend’s attempted murder trial, Albany station CBS 6 reports. See New Update: Gunman Nabbed In Killing Of Albany 23-Year-Old Who Testified Against Abusive BF, Police Say Sky Lemmons-Dixon, of Albany, suffered a single gunshot wound to the head inside a residence on State Street Monday morning, Dec. 25, according to Albany Police. She spent over a week at Albany Medical Center Hospital before finally succumbing to her injuries on Tuesday…

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Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says
Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says A man who was brutally attacked with a sword at a New York homeless shelter has been identified as the gunman in a 2004 shooting at an upstate high school, according to News10 in Albany. Police said a 34-year-old man suffered severe injuries when another man struck him several times with a sword at the Capital Connections Drop-In Center in Albany on Monday, Aug. 29. The victim was identified by News 10 as 34-year-old Jon Romano, who served 15 years in prison for attempted murder after opening fire at Columbia High School in East Greenbush in February 2004. In that incident, Romano fired …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Popular Chef In Upstate NY Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Popular Chef In Upstate NY
Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Popular Chef In Upstate NY Police have arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing an up-and-coming chef in the Capital District. Marquis Jackson, age 34, of Albany, was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, Albany Police said. Investigators believe Jackson stabbed 31-year-old Tyrome Wallace multiple times during an altercation inside a home on Washington Avenue Monday night, May 16. Wallace later died at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Jackson was arraigned Wednesday, May 18, in Albany City Criminal Court and was being held at the Albany County jail. RIP Tyrome Wallace So sa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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COVID-19: Elective Surgeries To Be Halted At 32 NY Hospitals COVID-19: Elective Surgeries To Be Halted At 32 NY Hospitals
Covid-19: Elective Surgeries To Be Halted At 32 NY Hospitals With the number of new COVID-19 infections continuing to surge, and the number of unvaccinated patients being treated for the virus occupying hospital beds, some parts of New York are being forced to cancel or postpone certain elective procedures. As the Omicron variant of the virus spreads, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that 32 New York hospitals will be blocked from performing non-essential surgeries to prevent a shortage of beds or staff. The emergency order from Hochul goes into effect on Thursday, Dec. 9. The Omicron variant was confirmed to be in New York by the Department of …

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by Zak Failla