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Widespread Flooding, Road Closures Reported As Potent Storm Drenches Capital Region Widespread Flooding, Road Closures Reported As Potent Storm Drenches Capital Region
Widespread Flooding, Road Closures Reported As Potent Storm Drenches Capital Region A potent, late autumn storm is bringing flooding and road closures to parts of the region. Flood watches or warnings are up for the entire Capital Region with rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches expected through Monday night, Dec. 18, according to the National Weather Service in Albany. Higher rainfall accumulations are expected on east and southeast-facing slopes of the eastern Catskills. In Albany County, a flood warning is up for the Mohawk River at Cohoes, where minor flooding is expected after midnight as the river crests just above its flood stage of 20 feet. A flood warning is also in…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
News
Woman Dies In Early Morning House Fire In Capital Region Woman Dies In Early Morning House Fire In Capital Region
Woman Dies In Early Morning House Fire In Capital Region A woman has died following an early morning house fire in the region. Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were called shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, with reports of a Wynantskill home on fire on Bellemead Street, according to the Wynantskill Fire Department. By the time firefighters arrived, two adults had escaped the home without injury after being woken up by smoke detectors, officials said. They then informed crews that an 82-year-old woman was still inside the house. Firefighters entered the home and located the woman within minutes, but were unable to save her, according to o…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
Man Killed In Industrial Accident In Capital Region Remembered As 'Friend You Could Count On' Man Killed In Industrial Accident In Capital Region Remembered As 'Friend You Could Count On'
Man Killed In Industrial Accident In Capital Region Remembered As 'Friend You Could Count On' Friends and loved ones are mourning the loss of a man who was killed in an on-the-job accident at a rock quarry in the region. Rensselaer County resident Darren Miller, of Grafton, died Saturday, Oct. 1, at the age of 35, according to his obituary.  State police said Miller was working at R.J. Valente Gravel in Grafton at around 8:15 a.m. when a piece of equipment fell and struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier Report: Worker Killed In Accident At Rock Quarry In Region The accident is still being investigated by State police and the Mine Safety and Health Administratio…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge
Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge An upstate New York man went berserk on a flight to Newark,  barreling into the cockpit door and pummeling a female attendant before injuring one of six Port Authority police officers in a brawl on the tarmac, authorities said. United Airlines Flight 4965 from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. had almost reached Newark Liberty International Airport shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 when passengers said Matthew Dingley went off. Dingley, 28, of Wynantsville, in Rensselaer County, sprinted to the cockpit door and began banging on it, then attacked the much smalle…

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by Jerry DeMarco