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Trump Taps Capital Region Rep. Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar Trump Taps Capital Region Rep. Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar
Trump Taps Capital Region Rep. Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar President-elect Donald Trump has picked one of his strongest allies in Congress to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a former member of his first administration as border czar. Rep. Elise Stefanik, age 40, was first elected to New York's 21st District in 2014 and is the House Republican Conference Chair, the youngest woman to hold that post. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to CBS News. CNN first reported the news late Sunday, Nov. 10. Trump also decided on another native New Yorker for a…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Reckless Driver Who Nearly Struck 12-Year-Old On Capital Region School Bus Gets Jail Time Reckless Driver Who Nearly Struck 12-Year-Old On Capital Region School Bus Gets Jail Time
Reckless Driver Who Nearly Struck 12-Year-Old On Capital Region School Bus Gets Jail Time An admitted reckless driver who nearly struck a 12-year-old girl getting off a school bus in the region is now behind bars. In Rensselaer County, 22-year-old Angel Pachar pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in Pittstown Town Court on Wednesday, April 3. It stemmed from an incident on Route 7 in Pittstown on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Rensselaer County Sheriff’s officials said a school bus carrying students from the Brunswick-Brittonkill Central School District was stopped on the right shoulder with its red lights and stop sign activated when a white cargo van driven by Pachar nearly crashed i…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
‘Hero’ Bus Driver Who Saved Student From Speeding Van In Capital Region Gets Special Honors ‘Hero’ Bus Driver Who Saved Student From Speeding Van In Capital Region Gets Special Honors
‘Hero’ Bus Driver Who Saved Student From Speeding Van In Capital Region Gets Special Honors A quick-thinking school bus driver who saved a 12-year-old student from a near tragedy received special honors for his heroic actions. Rensselaer County Executive Steven McLaughlin presented Barry Sullivan with a county commendation and a county challenge coin on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Sheriff’s officials said Sullivan was transporting students from the Brunswick-Brittonkill Central School District home on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 30, when his bus was nearly struck by a speeding van on Route 7 in Pittstown. Earlier report: 'Not All Heroes Wear A Cape': Bus Driver Saves Student From Near …

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
'Not All Heroes Wear A Cape': Bus Driver Saves Student From Near Tragedy In Capital Region 'Not All Heroes Wear A Cape': Bus Driver Saves Student From Near Tragedy In Capital Region
'Not All Heroes Wear A Cape': Bus Driver Saves Student From Near Tragedy In Capital Region A 12-year-old girl has her quick-thinking school bus driver to thank for preventing a near tragedy on an area roadway. The Rensselaer County incident happened at around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 on Route 7 in Pittstown. Sheriff’s officials said a school bus carrying students from the Brunswick-Brittonkill Central School District was stopped on the right shoulder with its red lights and stop sign activated when a white cargo van nearly crashed into it. The van then lost control, striking an eastbound box truck before going off the roadway. Moments before the crash, a 12-year-old girl was…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt.  The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no longer…

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by Cecilia Levine and Mac Bullock