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  Pedestrian Struck And Killed Along Route 29

  Saratoga Springs police say a pedestrian was struck by a car and killed while walking along Route 29 Thursday afternoon. The victim is 46 years old but police have not identified him as yet. Investigators say the man was walking alone on the south side of Route 29 near Buff Road when, for unknown reasons, […]

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  Schenectady Man Handed 18 Years Behind Bars In Child Sex Case

  A local man who fled the country to avoid accusations he repeatedly raped a child in Schenectady was sentenced this week to 18 years in state prison. 35 year old Franklin Betances reportedly blamed mental health issues and sniffing glue for his crimes. He pleaded guilty back in March to a counts of sexual conduct […]

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  Latest Saratoga County COVID Numbers

  Saratoga County is reporting 1,329 cumulative cases of COVID19 with 1,195 people considered recovered. There are 115 active cases and six people are currently hospitalized. The number of deaths stands at 19. In all, 136,710 people have been tested since the pandemic began.

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  Ranger Rescue In Hadley

  In the Town of Hadley, DEC rangers got a call about a missing 15-year-old boy from Latham on the summit of Hadley Mountain. The boy’s mother advised that her son had hiked ahead of her to the summit but was not there when she arrived. Forest Rangers ascended the mountain and found out the teen […]