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Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen says she is asking for a court order to prevent the mayor of Saratoga Springs and the public safety commissioner from accessing and sending out information regarding an officer-involved shooting in the city that happened in November. WNYT reports the city released information and body camera video very shortly after the shooting.

In North Elba recently, Forest Ranger assistance was requested with a hiker who may have broken their ankle below the Wright/Algonquin junction. Due to the location, aviation assistance was requested High winds and safety concerns kept the New York State Police (NYSP) helicopter grounded. Thirteen Rangers and additional DEC staff and volunteers responded. Rangers reached the 21-year-old from Saratoga Springs at 6:45 p.m., and administered first aid for the subject’s ankle and hypothermia. One hour and a half later, Rangers used a backpack litter system to begin carrying the subject down the mountain. Conditions were treacherous with steep, icy slopes. Rangers reached Adirondak Loj where they were met by a Lake Placid Ambulance. The subject was taken to the hospital for further medical care.

The Saratoga Springs City Council voted to request bars to stop serving alcohol after 2 a.m. or face penalties. WTEN reports the decision was made late Tuesday night after hours of debating the situation. The new resolution will now require all new liquor licenses and renewals to state the new curfew for bars that want to serve alcohol.

GlobalFoundries could be laying off about 220 employees at its Fab 8 plant in Malta. The Times Union reports if it happens, it would be despite the company reporting record earnings in early November.

Clifton Park could soon have some of the fastest internet service in New York. WNYT reports fiber internet provider Greenlight Networks said Tuesday it’s expanding services further in the town. More than 300 homes have been hooked up so far. The company hopes to reach almost 12,000 households before it’s done.

There’s a new committee focusing on the future in Saratoga Springs. According to WNYT, the new 14-member Downtown Advisory Committee includes leaders in both the public and private sector. The panel will focus on putting together a third-party audit of all protocols that are currently in place downtown and it also hopes to find ways to enhance communication between businesses and the police.

Saratoga Springs city council is considering a new resolution. The resolution, reports WNYT, would establish that for any individual or business applying for a new liquor license – or a renewal or modification of a current one – the city attorney will write to the State Liquor Authority to petition them to grant the request only upon first prohibiting the applicant from serving alcohol after 2 a.m.

A Clifton Park teen was arraigned in Saratoga County Court on Monday, after allegedly stabbing a family member multiple times back in September. 18 year old Joseph Colaccino was arraigned on charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence, reports WNYT, in connection with an incident involving a family member at their home in the Fox Run Apartments in Clifton Park.

A judge has dismissed the indictment against John Lincoln-Lynch – the man accused of a fatal hit-and-run in South Glens Falls, because of errors made by prosecutors. WNYT reports Lincoln-Lynch was offered a plea deal last month by the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office, the defense rejected the deal. Lincoln-Lynch is accused of hitting and killing Paul Trombley in February of last year, then taking off.

MoneyGeek expects customers to see their natural gas bills up about 33% this year. It ranks New York as the state with the sixth highest energy costs with average monthly gas bills at 210 dollars per month, an increase from last year of about $37 dollars a month. Oklahoma sits atop the list with average monthly natural gas bills of just over $300.