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Flames burn at popular Troy restaurants   
Flames gutted the insides of two restaurants in Lansingburgh, burning Hot Dog Charlie's and Trader Ed's on 2nd Avenue...
 
Senate, Paterson to meet on standoff   
Battling leaders of New York's Senate and Gov. David Paterson met Friday to try work out a power-sharing agreement for the chamber...
 
July 4th events planned at historic sites
Several state and national historic sites across New York are hosting events and activities on the Fourth of July...
 Capital Region Fireworks
 
One dead in Catskill apartment fire
An apartment fire in Catskill has killed one person. Police say nine people living in the three-apartment building where the fire broke out...
 
Fatal fire in Greene County
We are continuing to gather details about a fire that has killed one person in Greene County...
 
Kingsbury junkyard ordered closed
East Side Auto has drawn the ire of neighbors who say the junkyard is too noisy and an environmental hazard.
 
Woman arrested for fatal fire   
Police arrested a Schenectady woman they say intentionally set a fire that killed her friend's 10-year-old daughter all because of an argument...
 
Guilderland to stop using Albany landfill   
The town of Guilderland plans to haul its garbage a bit farther. Officials want to stop adding refuse to the Pine Bush landfill...
 
Gov, Senate factions work on a power deal
After a closed-door meeting for an hour, both sides of an embattled New York Senate say they are closing in on an end to the nearly four-week standoff over control of the chamber...
 
DiNapoli wants to freeze Senate pay   
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says he's planning to withhold pay for state senators until a court requires him to release the funds or there's a resolution of the leadership struggle that has paralyzed the Senate for weeks...
 Senate feud hits taxpayers
 Gov, factions work on a deal
 
Flood victims spend day cleaning up   
Before Thursday's storms rolled through, hundreds of people were stuck cleaning up from Wednesday's downpours...
 
Bill Clinton to raise money for Rep. Maloney
Former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in New York's Democratic primary...
 
Senate feud hits taxpayers as dispute drags on
Since New York's senators stopped passing legislation and started passing insults, they've cost taxpayers at least $94,400...
 
State Museum opens Henry Hudson exhibit
A new exhibit opening tomorrow at the New York State Museum in Albany takes an in-depth look at Henry Hudson's voyage 400 years ago this September...
 
2 new exhibits opening at NYS Military Museum
A pair of new exhibits opening tomorrow at the New York State Military Museum feature depictions of the colorful uniforms worn by soldiers generations ago, as well as images from the Civil War, the Second World War and the Korean War...
 
Skunk family crosses busy highway   
As we covered the storm damage across the region Wednesday, we caught a family trying to make it to safety...
 
Fugitive returned to Albany court   
A Capital Region fugitive was in Albany County Court Thursday morning. Ramon Gutierrez was ordered to begin serving 22 years to life in state prison in a drug case...
 
Swimmer's body believed located
Photo: Post-Star
Police early Thursday pulled  a body from the Hudson River that they believe is that of a U.S. Navy sailor who apparently drowned while swimming near Rockwell Falls on Sunday...
 
Flooding causes problems across Capital Region   
Witnesses said a driver had to be rescued after his car flipped over on Route 2 in Latham and he was trapped with his head under water...
 
Watervliet family homeless after roof caves in 
The Red Cross has responded to help one adult and six children after heavy rains damaged their roof and the home was condemned...
 
Michael Jackson Memorial Gets TV Coverage
Sat 04 Jul .1:30 PM
The Latest Details: Michael Jackson Memorial
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A Rabbi Says Michael Jackson Was a Good Father
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