Albany News Updates Provided by News 10
Thursday January 03, 2013 

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York State Police say they issued more than 33,000 traffic tickets and arrested 538 people for driving while intoxicated statewide in a campaign that began Dec. 14 and continued
GREENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - State police say they're investigating the killing of a man found dead at his home in the northern Catskills. They say 40-year-old Scott Myer was found dead by troopers who went

WATERVLIET, N.Y. - Police say a 51-year-old Watervliet man is facing a host of felony charges in connection with a New Year's Day shooting. The Watervliet Police Department, with the assistance of the

A Troy father and son have been arrested after police responded to their residence for the report of a disturbance and discovered an emaciated dog.
A New York State Trooper was off-duty at the time he was operating a snowmobile while intoxicated, police say.

Colonie police say they received a call from the Loudonville Home for Adults after a maintenance worker was observed allegedly touching a 91-year-old resident.

The Bennington Police Department says at least 34 vehicles were vandalized on several streets over the past couple days.

The Schenectady Police Department has arrested a man following a vehicle and foot pursuit that occurred in the city Wednesday afternoon.
An upstate New York company that makes luxury mahogany motorboats is moving its manufacturing operations to a neighboring county after getting a $600,000 state grant.
Two teens accused of murdering fellow Amsterdam teens will be arraigned in Montgomery County Court Thursday afternoon.

One by one dogs are being escorted out of kennel in the town of Minden, in Montgomery County, after investigating a possible puppy mill.
A still angry Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn't ready to believe the Republican House leadership will finally vote on Sandy relief aid. Instead, he's telling them: "Show me the money."

Police in Bennington are investigating dozens of complaints of tire slashing's.

A fire was contained to a single townhouse unit in the Town of Guilderland by the Westmere Fire Dept. Thursday.
The states of Vermont and New York are calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to do a more thorough study of the impacts of storing spent nuclear fuel on the grounds of nuclear power plants.

A state trooper was taken to Albany Medical Center after his cruiser was forced off the road Thursday.
According to the Department of Health, 15,000 cases of the flu have been reported so far this season in New York State.
Sixteen year old Anthony Brasmeister and fifteen year old Matthew Phelps each were indicted on two murder and two weapons charges last month. The two are being tried as adults.

A federal appeals court in New York has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a man who was arrested after giving the finger to a police officer and sued for what he calls a malicious prosecution.

Albany SNUG-ceasefire held a response to a recent shooting on New Year's Day in the city.

A Bennington, Vt. school teacher turned in a bushmaster semi-automatic rifle before checking himself into the hospital for a mental health evaluation.
Stagnant water led to a brief gas scare at a home for retired firefighters in Hudson.

Stagnant water led to a brief gas scare at a home for retired firefighters in Hudson.