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According to the cbs2albany.com, the Troy City Council heard more testimony on Thursday into the situation at an embattled apartment complex.

It’s the council’s second investigative hearing into unsafe conditions at Harbour Point Gardens that prompted an emergency evacuation of more than 50 apartments on June 22nd.

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/progress-and-problems-troy-city-council-holds-2nd-hearing-into-embattled-apartment-complex-harbour-point-gardens-tenants-code-inspector-delaware-llc-tenants-investigation-testimony-subpoenas#

According to the saratogatodaynewspaper.com, work is underway on an overall $100 million project at Albany International Airport that will support the expansion of the airport’s terminal, provide enhanced passenger amenities both pre and post checkpoint and allow more efficient passenger flow through security.

https://www.saratogatodaynewspaper.com/home/item/19953-100m-albany-airport-project-underway-expansion-of-terminal-enhanced-passenger-amenities

According to WNYT, a Halfmoon man has died after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a car in Clifton Park, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.

Just before 1 p.m., Geoffrey Gabel, 53, was driving his motorcycle on NY-146 when he hit the vehicle, officials said.

Gabel was taken to Ellis Hospital for his injuries, and was later pronounced dead.

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/men-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-over-1000-worth-of-rims-in-north-greenbush/

According to WNYT, the 16 year old suspect accused of shooting and killing another man evaded authorities for six weeks, According to the Troy Police Department.

Due to the young man’s age, his name is being withheld by authorities. He was arraigned as a juvenile and is currently being held without bail, officials said.

Troy detectives began their homicide investigation back on July 2, after a man was gunned down outside the Family Dollar at 102nd Street and Second Avenue in Lansingburgh.

The victim in the shooting was identified as Alexander Crawford, 39, of Troy. Crawford went down to the Family Dollar to speak with a group of young people who apparently had been bullying his son, According to Troy Police Chief Dan DeWolf.

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/troy-police-teen-suspect-evaded-arrest-for-6-weeks/

According to WNYT, The 15-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen at an apartment building on Charles Street.

The boy was rushed to Glens Falls Hospital – and not to Albany Med. Albany Med is the closest trauma center. Sources tell Mulholland it may be because the boy wasn’t stable enough to go to Albany.

According to a law enforcement source, Washington County Sheriff’s investigators are interviewing other children who were there at the time of the shooting.

Washington County District Attorney Tony Jordan confirmed Wednesday night that police sought search warrants for the building where the shooting took place, which is just off busy Route 4.

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/shooting-investigation-in-fort-ann/

For the third time in two weeks, a truck has struck the Glenridge Road railroad bridge.

According to Glenville Police, a 2012 Freightliner box-type delivery truck was traveling westbound at 2:29 p.m. Tuesday when it struck the bridge, causing significant damage to the box portion of the truck.

The truck, operated by Johnathan C. Graciani, 34, of Troy, did make it under the bridge which allowed for the road to remain open. There were no injuries reported.

An injured hiker from Saratoga County was rescued last week from a trail in Hamilton County.

The hiker, 69, of Gansevoort, suffered an ankle injury and had to be carried, then taken by boat for the EMS ride to the hospital.

The incident happened last Wednesday morning, officials said. Forest rangers responded then to a call for an injured hiker about 1.4 miles in on the Watch Hill Trail in the town of Indian Lake.

Then, with the help of Indian Lake Rescue, they tended to the hiker and got the person packaged on a board to carry her to a beach.

From there, the ranger took her by boat to the Indian Lake Islands Campground, where Indian Lake EMS drove her to the hospital

Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced a $12 million initiative to support the development and demonstration of innovative, replicable solutions that advance electric vehicle adoption and the integration of electric vehicles with the electric grid.

Three organizations are now calling on community members to rally with them in Saratoga against hate and violence.
The Not On Our Watch Unity Against Facism Rally will take place 2 p.m. Sunday outside the post office on the corner of Broadway and Church Street, reports the Daily Gazette, organized by Saratoga Peace Alliance, Veterans For Peace — Adirondack Chapter 147 and the Saratoga-Warren-Washington Progressive Alliance.

Saratoga Black Lives Matter co-founder Lexis Figuereo has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Saratoga Springs, prior officials and up to another 100 other individuals alleging excessive force by police and violations of various civil rights during a protest on July 30, 2020. The Daily Gazette reports Figuerero is seeking compensatory damages of $500,000 collectively and punitive damages of $100,000.