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Seasonal parking began Monday in Saratoga Springs. WNYT reports parking in city owned garages and lots will cost you $2. Overnight parking is $12. On-street parking is free, if you can find it. The seasonal fees will remain through Labor Day.

Two people from Warren County are accused of running a person over with a pickup truck in what police said was a landlord-tenant dispute. WNYT reports it happened in Lake Luzerne on Saturday. Nickalas A. Vandenburg, 27, and Lisa M. Bennett, 27, allegedly got out of the truck and physically assaulted the victim, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office said. They then got back in the truck and left the scene.

The city of Glens Falls has completed nearly all of its Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects, according to Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday. She made the announcement during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the South Street Market & Event Center. WTEN reports the Glens Falls Downtown Revitalization Initiative has been in the works since 2017, when the city received a nearly $10 million grant from the state.

On Saturday, a second arrest was made in the shooting deaths of two 19-year-olds from Glens Falls. WNYT reports an 18-year-old from the Albany area, Jordan Johnson was arraigned on two counts of murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and tampering with evidence. Johnson reportedly pleaded not guilty at his arraignment.

A house is destroyed after a house fire on Payne Court in Clifton Park. WNYT reports when firefighters from the Jonesville Fire Department responded to the home Saturday afternoon, the house was engulfed in flames.
7 people were home at the time of the fire and were able to get out safely. The fire destroyed the home leaving 3 adults and 4 children without a place to live for the time being.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a recall of cucumbers linked to a salmonella outbreak that sickened people in 15 states, including New York. Health officials did not specify where in New York the cucumbers were sold or consumed. New Yorkers were among the 26 people sickened by salmonella contamination. None had died as of Thursday afternoon, the agency said.

The School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) recognized a local Glens Falls school resource officer with the Region 6 Friends of Education Award. Officer John Norton has been with the Glens Falls Police Department for 32 years and has served as a resource officer for the Glens Falls City School District since 2021, provide school safety, instruction, and handle criminal investigations

The School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) recognized a local Glens Falls school resource officer with the Region 6 Friends of Education Award. Officer John Norton has been with the Glens Falls Police Department for 32 years and has served as a resource officer for the Glens Falls City School District since 2021, provide school safety, instruction, and handle criminal investigations

Two Glens Falls 19-year-olds were killed in a shooting in Fort Ann Thursday and a suspect is in custody, New York State Police said Friday. Killed in the shooting were Adam M. Darrah, 19, and Marcus J. Macaulay, 19, both of Glens Falls, police said. In custody and charged in the killings is David M. Larose, 20, of Albany. Larose now faces two counts of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a recall of cucumbers linked to a salmonella outbreak that sickened people in 15 states, including New York. Health officials did not specify where in New York the cucumbers were sold or consumed. None had died as of Thursday afternoon, the agency said.

Saratoga police appealed to the City Council for the second time on Tuesday night to approve a $25 million, three-story facility to provide better safety and security to both officers and others at the station.Chief Tyler McIntosh and Assistant Chief Eric Warfield, drove home the message that the current 9,000-square-foot station in the basement of City Hall is cramped, outdated and in desperate need of repair. It’s been there since 1887

The Saratoga Race Course was recently featured in “Race for the Crown,” a new series released on Netflix. It puts a spotlight on Saratoga Springs native Katie Davis.Davis is a female jockey finding her place in a male-dominated industry. It was fortuitous that Davis had other female athletes encouraging her.