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GLENS FALLS -- A $1 million federal funding request for thecity's South Street revitalization project has cleared anotherhurdle, according to the office of U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer ,D-N.Y. Full Story »

ALBANY -- Albany International Airport reports that it is stillopen, despite having received 7.5 inches of snow, but severalflights have been cancelled. Full Story »

NORTHUMBERLAND -- One person was killed and a second was takento Glens Falls Hospital after a freight train collided with aNorthumberland town snowplow truck at about 8:45 a.m. onWednesday. Full Story »

WILTON - After 66 years living in a single-family home, IrvingOsterhoudt finally grew tired of shoveling snow. Full Story »

Local police reported a number of minor car crashes this morningas the season's first siginifcant winter storm arrives. Full Story »

Editor's note: This story wascorrected at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday to reflect the correct identityof the Moreau Highway Superintendent. Full Story »

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FORT EDWARD -- The Washington County Board of Supervisors PublicSafety Committee voted Tuesday to appoint Hudson Falls lawyerMichael Mercure to become the full-time public defender. Full Story »

HALFMOON -- The town of Halfmoon announced Tuesday it will beginusing water from the community water plant now that the first phaseof the dredging project is complete. Full Story »

GLENS FALLS -- The conviction of former state Sen. MajorityLeader Joseph Bruno on two federal corruption charges is emblematicof the dysfunctional nature of state government, said AssemblymanTony Jordan. Full Story »

* Glens Falls Common Council, Tuesday evening Full Story »

BALLSTON SPA -- Arthur Jackson's family is learning just howslowly the wheels of justice can turn. Full Story »

For years, a number of school districts in New York built a fundto pay for benefits to retirees, an expense they will face in thefuture. Full Story »

Police are seeking a Warrensburg man who allegedly abducted aFort Ann woman and assaulted her before leaving her bound with ducttape in a western New York motel room. Full Story »

FORT EDWARD -- A steady increase in adult supervision casessince 2007 has put a strain on the Washington County ProbationDepartment, Director Anthony White said Tuesday. Full Story »

For Lynn Ackershoek, Christmas can tough. As the executivedirector of the Warren-Hamilton Counties Community Action Agency inGlens Falls, the 52-year-old married mother of two sees countlesspeople in need, but sees inspirational donors as well. She sat downTuesday to chat about Christmas . Full Story »

QUEENSBURY -- The Glens Falls sex offender who was on trial thisweek for trying to climb in the bedroom window of a 14-year-oldgirl pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony charges. Full Story »

QUEENSBURY -- A special prosecutor has been appointed to handlethe case of a local businesswoman who is accused of allowing alarge underage drinking party to take place at her home onHalloween. Full Story »

The season's first significant winter storm is expected toarrive in the region around midnight tonight, with snow, sleet andrain forecast for much of the day Wednesday. Full Story »

HARTFORD -- The school district has almost finished a $15.7million construction project, with only a window repair, some floorand ceiling tile work, and a little landscaping left to do. Full Story »

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The sign hovering above the mineral waterspring at the Saratoga Spa State Park has long been a source offrustration for Saratoga Springs resident Louise Goldstein. Full Story »

New York will launch an appliance rebate program duringPresident's Week next February designed to boost sales ofenergy-efficient refrigerators and washers, state and federalofficials announced Monday. Full Story »

LAKE GEORGE -- Permits, grants and other paperwork needed tomove forward on the environmental project at Gaslight Village areon track for a spring 2010 demolition of buildings on the southside. Full Story »

QUEENSBURY -- Warren County supervisors believe theircounterparts in Washington, Saratoga and Hamilton counties willpursue a sales tax increase in the next year or two on the heels ofWarren County's plans to hike the tax. Full Story »