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Man From Region Strangled Wife To Death, Jury Finds Man From Region Strangled Wife To Death, Jury Finds
Man From Region Strangled Wife To Death, Jury Finds More than two years after a woman from the region was strangled to death, her husband has been convicted of her murder. A Rensselaer County jury found 37-year-old Taquan Evans, of Troy, guilty of second-degree murder on May 24, in the death of his wife Georlasia Evans. The Rensselaer County DA’s Office announced the verdict on Wednesday, June 14. According to prosecutors, Evans strangled his wife before dropping her off at Samaritan Hospital on Jan. 15, 2021. He was arrested while attempting to flee the hospital. Prosecutors called 20 witnesses during the trial. It took the jury of se…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman From Rhinebeck, Man Nabbed In Violent Home Invasion Woman From Rhinebeck, Man Nabbed In Violent Home Invasion
Woman From Rhinebeck, Man Nabbed In Violent Home Invasion A woman and man have been arrested following their involvement in a Pleasant Valley home invasion, police say. New York State Troopers responded to a residence on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley on the report of a burglary in process on Sunday, March 3. Police say the victims stated that the man forced his way into the residence and used a knife to threaten physical violence before fleeing the area.  Further investigation revealed that the suspects, later identified as 20-year-old Julia Forbes of Rhinebeck and 25-year-old Michael Farrell of Accord, conspired to break into the residence an…

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by Valerie Musson
Politics
Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA
Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA The National Rifle Association, the nation's top pro-gun lobby and one of its most powerful interest groups, said regulatory efforts by Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle could make it “unable to exist as a not-for-profit or pursue its advocacy mission." Cuomo, on Twitter, responded: "If I could have put the @NRA out of business, I would have done it 20 years ago. I'll see you in court." In a July 20 amended complaint, first reported by the New York Law Journal, the NRA accused Cuomo, as well as state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo, of issuing a “ser…

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by Jon Craig