News across Columbia County
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Published 1 hour agoTwo adults dead, 1 child gravely injured in Troy house fire
The fire at a Troy home on 13th Street took the lives an engaged couple and injured their 11-year-old daughter. Their 13-year-old son escaped through a second-story window.
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Published 3 hours agoNewburgh to hold vote on future of Flock camera usage
The Newburgh City Council will consider a resolution Monday night that would end the city's use of Flock ALPRs. A search in 2025 shows Texas police included Newburgh’s Flock data in a search for a “female” who “had an abortion.”
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Published September 27Missouri man arrested after Gloversville bomb threats
A Missouri man is facing charges for allegedly making bomb threats to two businesses in Gloversville.
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Published September 27Nor'easter impacts Hudson Valley, Capital Region, New England
Thousands of people are without power across the region as a Nor'easter storm brings wind and rain to the region this weekend.
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Published September 27Power outages continue in Hudson Valley, New England amid Nor'easter
Thousands of people are without power across the region as a Nor'easter storm brings wind and rain to the region this weekend.
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Published September 25Northern New York feeling the economic sting from U.S.-Canada trade war
As the trade war between the U.S. and Canada drags on, Northern New York is taking an economic hit.Newsday reporter Keshia Clukey, a native of Plattsburgh, recently published an article that details the impacts of tariffs and strained political relations on workers and business…
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Published September 24Agrivoltaics emerging as an opportunity for farmers
Farmers are growing crops and grazing animals on solar sites
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Published September 24NY-18 campaign attacks are 'beyond the pale' both candidates say
Both candidates for New York's 18th Congressional district said the other's campaign attacks on their children and old social media accounts are "beyond the pale."
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Published September 24Sampling Big E cuisine, Minogue talks affordability, auditing Beacon Hill in bid for governor
This November, Massachusetts residents will have a choice between incumbent Democratic Governor Maura Healey and her well-funded Republican opponent: Mike Minogue – a former medical device company CEO and longtime party donor.
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Published September 24Morning Headlines with Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor for the Daily Freeman, Saratogian, Troy Record, an Oneida Dispatch
WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor for the Daily Freeman, Saratogian, Troy Record, and Oneida Dispatch, about Senator Michelle Hinchey's legislation aimed at regulating License Plate Readers.
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Published September 23Northeast motorcycle dealership not feeling the pressure of US, Canada trade war
In one of the latest folds in the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States, President Donald Trump has enacted a series of tariffs on some Canadian goods and an outright ban on the import of some Canadian motorcycles. One brand in particular, Can-Am, is at the…
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Published September 23As Healey backs starter home building rules initiative, municipal association opposed
This week, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey threw her support behind a November ballot question that would override local zoning ordinances to allow homes to be built on small lots across the Commonwealth.