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$50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store
$50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store in the region. The third prize-winning Powerball ticket was sold in Albany at the Stewart’s Shops located at 482 Albany-Shaker Road. It was sold for the drawing held on Saturday, Jan. 20, New York Lottery announced. Saturday’s winning numbers are 16-31-34-47-65 and the Powerball is 10. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website.

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis' Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis'
Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis' Drug dealers in New York could soon face manslaughter charges for selling narcotics that result in fatal overdoses. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would make selling, delivering, or otherwise administering a controlled substance eligible for manslaughter charges if someone later dies from an overdose. Under current law, a person who provides an illicit drug that results in death can typically only be charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, a non-violent felony. Related Report: 'Gone Forever': Yonkers Mom Recounts Teen's Overdose On 'Red Table Talk' The bi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Sports
Championship-Winning Team From College In Northern Westchester Honored At NY State Capitol Championship-Winning Team From College In Northern Westchester Honored At NY State Capitol
Championship-Winning Team From College In Northern Westchester Honored At NY State Capitol The first college team to win a national title from a school in Westchester was honored during a celebration held at the New York State Capitol.  The Pleasantville-based Pace University women's lacrosse team, the Setters, which won the 2023 NCAA Division II National Championship on Sunday, May 21, 2023, after beating No. 1-ranked West Chester University 19-9, was honored at the New York State Capitol in Albany on Tuesday, Jan. 16, university officials announced.  Earlier Report - White House Visit: Championship-Winning Team From Pace University Honored During the celebration…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
‘Beautiful Heart, Soul': National Guard Member From Capital Region Dies At Age 33 ‘Beautiful Heart, Soul': National Guard Member From Capital Region Dies At Age 33
‘Beautiful Heart, Soul': National Guard Member From Capital Region Dies At Age 33 Tributes are pouring in for a beloved New York Army National Guard member from the region following her untimely death. Heather St. Pierre, formerly of Troy in Rensselaer County, died at her Cambridge home in Washington County on Thursday, Jan. 11 at the age of 33, according to her obituary. A cause of death was not given. Born in Albany, St. Pierre graduated from Hoosic Valley Central School in 2008, where she holds school records in pole vaulting and track. She later obtained a criminal justice degree from Bryant & Stratton College. St. Pierre was a member of the Military Poli…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Gunman Nabbed In Killing Of Capital Region 23-Year-Old Who Testified Against Abusive BF: Police Gunman Nabbed In Killing Of Capital Region 23-Year-Old Who Testified Against Abusive BF: Police
Gunman Nabbed In Killing Of Capital Region 23-Year-Old Who Testified Against Abusive BF: Police Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 23-year-old New York woman who was shot to death on Christmas morning after cooperating in her boyfriend’s attempted murder trial. Michael Varlack, age 36, of Albany was arraigned on murder and related charges in Albany County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the death of Sky Lemmons-Dixon. The young woman was found inside her State Street residence on Monday morning, Dec. 25, with a single gunshot wound to her head, according to Albany Police. Earlier Report: 'A Woman With Dreams': Albany 23-Year-Old Shot To Death After Testifying A…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
$50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Convenience Store In Capital Region $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Convenience Store In Capital Region
$50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Convenience Store In Capital Region A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store in the region. The third prize-winning Powerball ticket was sold in Albany at the Cumberland Farms store located at 1870 Western Avenue. It was sold for the drawing held on Monday, Jan. 15, New York Lottery announced. Monday’s winning numbers are 13-30-35-49-59 and the Powerball is 4. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website.

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by Michael Mashburn
News
'Cowardly Crime': Face Slashing, Porch Shooting Nets Capital Region Ex-Con Decades In Prison 'Cowardly Crime': Face Slashing, Porch Shooting Nets Capital Region Ex-Con Decades In Prison
'Cowardly Crime': Face Slashing, Porch Shooting Nets Capital Region Ex-Con Decades In Prison An ex-convict from the region is going back to prison for shooting a woman through her window and slashing a second victim in the face. Raheem Hines, age 46, of Albany, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars in Albany County Court on Friday, Jan. 12, after pleading guilty to attempted murder and related charges. According to prosecutors, Hines admitted to slashing a woman in the face on Central Avenue in Albany in August 2021. The attack left the victim with serious injuries. He also confessed to attempting to kill a second woman by shooting her through a porch window as she was inside her …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says
Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says Defense attorneys for the man accused of shooting and killing a young woman who mistakenly drove onto his rural New York property have attempted to have his murder case thrown out, Albany station CBS 6 reports. Kevin Monahan, age 65, was back in a Washington County courtroom on Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, for the sixth day of his murder trial in the death of 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis. Monahan’s lead defense attorney, Arthur Frost, asked the judge to declare a mistrial after jurors saw body camera footage from a Washington County Sheriff’s sergeant in which Monahan tells the officer that he's …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Man Murders 48-Year-Old Found Inside Capital Region Home, Police Say Man Murders 48-Year-Old Found Inside Capital Region Home, Police Say
Man Murders 48-Year-Old Found Inside Capital Region Home, Police Say A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with another man’s death at a home in the region. Albany Police were called at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, for a welfare check at a residence on Rose Court. The caller told dispatchers that a man at the home, 48-year-old Justin Bishop, hadn’t been heard from since the day prior. When they entered the house, officers found Bishop dead. He had suffered multiple cuts to his head and neck area, according to police. On Monday, Jan. 15, detectives announced that they arrested and charged Ashley Heshmat with second-degree murder…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Capital Region Man Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive Capital Region Man Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive
Capital Region Man Admits Storing Child Porn On USB Flash Drive A 40-year-old man from the region could spend decades behind bars for having child pornography. Schenectady County resident Aaron Griesche, of Niskayuna, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in Albany federal court on Thursday, Jan. 11. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, Griesche admitted to storing illicit images of children on a USB flash drive that was found in his home in July 2021. He confessed to purchasing the memory stick online and then transferring videos depicting child sex abuse from the internet to the device. The case was investigated b…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Capital Region Shootings From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Capital Region Shootings
From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Capital Region Shootings A 13-year-old boy who was injured in a shooting in the region is now charged in connection to the attack as well as a second shooting. Emergency crews in Albany were at around 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, for a shooting in the city’s Arbor Hill neighborhood, near Henry Johnson Boulevard. When they arrived, they found a 13-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg, according to Albany Police. He was treated at the scene by medics and was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An investigation by the agency’s Children and Family Service Unit dete…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 42-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-87 In Hudson Valley Fatal Crash: 42-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-87 In Hudson Valley
Fatal Crash: 42-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-87 In Hudson Valley A 42-year-old man was killed during a crash between two tractor-trailers in the Hudson Valley. The collision occurred in Orange County around 12:10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 10 on I-87 between Exit 17 in Newburgh and Exit 16 in Harriman. A preliminary investigation determined that a 30-year-old Albany man was operating a Peterbilt tractor-trailer southbound on I-87 when he sideswiped a Volvo bobtail tractor which was stopped on the right shoulder of the roadway, said New York State Trooper Tara McCormick. The crash claimed the life of 42-year-old New Jersey resident Jose L. Payano, of Plainfie…

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by Kathy Reakes