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  • Two treated for stab wounds in domestic dispute

    WRGB Albany – 28 mins ago  

    BALLSTON SPA -- Two people were air lifted to Albany Medical Center Monday night following what police in the Town of Ballston said was a domestic incident. Full Story »

  • Republican in NY 23 resigns from leadership role

    WRGB Albany – 42 mins ago  

    ALBANY -- A Republican state assemblywoman who endorsed a Democrat after pulling out of a special congressional election in upstate New York earlier this month has resigned from her position as Assembly minority whip. Full Story »

  • H1N1 linked to adult's death in Syracuse

    WRGB Albany – 43 mins ago  

    ONEIDA -- Health officials say a second person has died in Oneida County from complications linked to the H1N1 virus. County health officials would only identify the individual as an adult with an underlying medical condition that contributed to the death. Full Story »

  • Mortgage help plan has reached 1 in 5 eligible borrowers

    WRGB Albany – 43 mins ago  

    WASHINGTON -- After a slow start, the Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says. Full Story »

  • Dutchess County school on lockdown

    WRGB Albany – 2 hrs 28 mins ago  

    PINE PLAINS -- The Dutchess County Sheriff's Department said Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains has been locked down and police are on the scene. Full Story »

  • Attorney meets with Fort Hood shooting suspect

    WRGB Albany – Tue Nov 10, 7:57 am ET  

    WASHINGTON -- The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's assured the suspect that all of his rights as a defendant in the military justice system will be respected. Full Story »

  • Schools to get more stimulus money, will have strings attached

    WRGB Albany – Tue Nov 10, 7:57 am ET  

    WASHINGTON -- More stimulus money will be available for schools, but there will be more strings attached. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says they're making it tougher because the administration wants states to adopt President Barack Obama's vision of reform. Full Story »

  • Sesame Street turns 40

    WRGB Albany – Tue Nov 10, 7:41 am ET  

    The children's show, which first premiered on Nov. 10, 1969, will mark the anniversary by airing an episode featuring first lady Michelle Obama for the season's opener. Full Story »

  • NY lawmakers convene over deficit, gay marriage

    WRGB Albany – Tue Nov 10, 6:11 am ET  

    ALBANY -- New York's Legislature is meeting in extraordinary session to confront a $3.2 billion deficit and possibly hold a landmark vote to provide final legislative approval of same-sex marriage. Full Story »

  • Survey: NY wine industry healthy and growing

    WRGB Albany – Tue Nov 10, 5:56 am ET  

    ALBANY -- A survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that New York state's wine industry has weathered the recession well. The survey of 169 New York wineries found visits to the vineyards by tourists and wine lovers have grown 20 percent in six years. Full Story »

  • Woman killed in Ulster County crash

    WRGB Albany – Tue Nov 10, 5:56 am ET  

    WALLKILL -- State police say an elderly woman was killed in a head-on crash in the Town of Wallkill in Ulster County. Full Story »

  • Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial service

    WRGB Albany – Tue Nov 10, 5:56 am ET  

    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and the first lady will travel to Killeen, Texas, to meet with those most affected by the Fort Hood shootings. The first couple will talk privately with families of those killed and with wounded soldiers and their families. Full Story »

  • D.C. sniper to be executed Tuesday morning

    WRGB Albany – Tue Nov 10, 5:56 am ET  

    RICHMOND, Va. -- Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed for the sniper attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in October 2002. Full Story »

  • Medical association backs health system reform

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 10:56 pm ET  

    HOUSTON -- The American Medical Association has voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts. But the doctors' association also reiterated wariness Monday about proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and independence. Full Story »

  • AP sources: Bill Clinton to speak to Dem senators

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 9:56 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton plans to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss health care legislation with Senate Democrats. Officials says the former president is scheduled to speak during the Democrats' weekly caucus. Full Story »

  • Local Leaders disagree on Healthcare Bill

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 6:26 pm ET  

    The Healthcare Reform Bill squeaked through the House of Representatives on Saturday and now it's on to the U.S. Senate. The debate is so heated one South Carolina Congressman declared it dead on arrival. Full Story »

  • Scotia Mayor: Man in custody after violent home invasion

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 6:11 pm ET  

    Scotia Mayor Kris Kastberg says police have a man in custody following a violent home break in Sunday night that left a woman badly injured. Police say the elderly couple was at home last night when a man entered and beat the woman. Full Story »

  • Albany club in Supreme Ct for tear down

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 5:56 pm ET  

    A move by the venerable Fort Orange Club in Albany to demolish two downtown buildings to make way for more parking spaces will be the target of a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Imam condemns support of alleged Ft. Hood shooter

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 5:56 pm ET  

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) -- The outreach director for the northern Virginia mosque where the suspected Fort Hood shooter sometimes attended prayer services says Maj. Nidal Hasan was not an active member. Full Story »

  • Bruno Trial: Testimony from Laborers and a Senator

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 5:56 pm ET  

    Monday's testimony consisted mostly of laborers and a Senator. Republican Senator, Bill Larkin testified. Most of the testimony surrounded around Former Senate Majority Leader, Joe Bruno's connection to Wright Investment Services and what about that relationship was disclosed to unions. Full Story »

  • Obama to encourage federal hiring of veterans

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 5:56 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON -- The White House is launching a program it says will turn the government into the model employer of military veterans. President Barack Obama was to sign an executive order Monday creating the Veterans Employment Initiative. Full Story »

  • NY Senate approves inquiry into Monserrate

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 5:11 pm ET  

    ALBANY -- The New York state Senate has unanimously approved a committee to investigate the conduct of state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, who was convicted of misdemeanor assault. Full Story »

  • Airline group predicts 4 percent Thanksgiving drop

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 5:11 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON -- An airline industry trade group predicts that passenger traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday will drop 4 percent from last year. The Air Transport Association made the forecast Monday despite deep discounting by airlines over the past several months. Full Story »

  • Funeral held for NY trooper killed in crash

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 5:11 pm ET  

    BROWNVILLE, N.Y. -- New York Gov. David Paterson and hundreds of state troopers joined with family members and friends in a northern New York church for the funeral of a New York state trooper killed in an on-duty crash in the Hudson Valley last week. Full Story »

  • NY Fiscal group reacts to Gov

    WRGB Albany – Mon Nov 9, 4:41 pm ET  

    "Frankly,we are running out of money." Those words Monday afternoon from Governor David Paterson in a rare off season address of both Houses of the State Legislature as Paterson once again outlined New York State's dire fiscal condition. Full Story »

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