Albany News Updates Provided by News 10
Tuesday December 11, 2012 
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Farm Bureau delegates have re-elected Dean Norton to a third two-year term as president of the organization. Norton, who operates DMCK Cattle Company with his wife, has been
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Preservation League of New York State has awarded a $3,000 grant to an Albany museum for a fire prevention and suppression study. The Technical Assistance Grant was awarded to

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - A holiday tradition in the upstate New York resort town of Saratoga Springs has a peppermint twist: pig-shaped hard candies are sold with little metal hammers to be smashed

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's Assembly has proposed local property tax breaks for victims of Superstorm Sandy. Powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants a New York City property tax break for homes

The Colonie Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the Gulf Mart on Central Avenue Monday night.

For the past four years Kevin Eaton and his girlfriend have proudly displayed a patriotic memorial next to festive Christmas decorations outside their home at 24 Apple Blossom Lane in Colonie.

The criminal case has been dropped against three Schenectady Police officers involved in a shooting last year, Schenectady County District Attorney Bob Carney announced Tuesday.
The Preservation League of New York State has awarded a $3,000 grant to an Albany museum for a fire prevention and suppression study.
New York and six other states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over methane emissions from oil and gas drilling.
School districts in New York state stand to lose $164 million in federal funding in the 2013-14 school year if Washington doesn't avoid the "fiscal cliff" by Jan. 2.

State Police say they will begin their STOP-DWI crackdown for the holiday season on Wednesday, December 12th.

A Mechanicville-native Marine killed in Afghanistan has been buried at the Saratoga National Cemetery on Tuesday.
The flight from Charlotte to Albany had only been in the air for 20 minutes, when a flight attendant asked if anyone on the plane had EMT training. That's when a Rensselaer County Deputy stepped up to help. Admist all the accolades Deputy Adrian Morin is receiving, he says he was just doing the right thing.