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Two Troy women have admitted to being part of a nationwide marijuana trafficking scheme. LaFay Pearson, 23, and Alyssa June White, 31, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Thursday to being part of a group that cultivated marijuana on a commercial scale in California, shipping marijuana and THC to locations throughout the United States including the Capital Region

Meet the local stars featured in Special Olympic commercials during the 2024 Olympics games. Special Olympians, Tommy Mooney, who won two gold medals and Cayleigh Moorhead who won three gold and two bronze medals. Not only have they competed, but they’ve made the podium an impressive number of times! Tommy is a powerlifter and Cayleigh is a gymnast.

A Wilton man is arrested following a rollover crash on Wednesday afternoon that left two children injured. WTEN reports 40 year old Matthew Murry Jr. is facing numerous charges in connection with the crash on Pettis Road. Two children, ages 10 and seven, were riding in the truck’s bed at the time of the collision, resulting in them being ejected from the vehicle.

Students at Burnt Hills- Ballston Lake high school will be required to place their cell phones in a designated area of the classroom for the upcoming school year. This new policy is in effort to minimize distractions inside the classroom.
The policy will require students to place their phones in the racks at the beginning of each 80-minute classroom block and they will not be allowed to take them until class is over.

A Milton man accused of violently assaulting a 3-month-old infant is set to stand trial in October. WNYT reports 21 year old
Jacob Krall is charged with second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child in the March 21, 2023 incident.
The trial is set to begin Oct. 15 in Saratoga County Court.

The 10-race card for Friday, Aug. 9 has been canceled at Saratoga Race Course due to heavy rainfall and high winds expected to hit the area, reports WNYT. The region is set to be hit with the remnants from Tropical Storm Debby. Friday’s featured $125,000 Evan Shipman and $125,000 Union Avenue will be rescheduled. The track will be closed to the public and breakfast and track tours will not be offered.

Concern over cases of swimmers’ itch in Saratoga Lake. Some resident say each time they go in the water, they emerge covered in rashes, reports the Daily Gazette. Swimmer’s itch is a rash that occurs when tiny parasites burrow into someone’s skin while swimming or wading in freshwater lakes and ponds but can happen in saltwater, too. Symptoms include an itchy rash that looks like pimples or blisters.

FBI personnel Wednesday went to a home on Dover Drive in Delmar “conducting law enforcement activity in connection with an ongoing federal investigation.” As of Wednesday afternoon, nobody was in custody. WRGB reports according to property records, the house belongs to former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter.

Saratoga Springs is cracking down on phony rideshare drivers. WNYT reports more cameras, more law enforcement, and new signs are being implemented to hopefully drive the the fakes out of twon, including signage that reads, “This area is under surveillance. If you’re caught with doing unregulated taxi service, you will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.” Authorities ran a detail on Frank Sullivan Place and outside Siro’s. Two unlicensed drivers were arrested.

Two people are facing charges in connection with a Schuylerville burglary. Police went to a disturbance call on Church Street in Schuylerville. Edward J. Fish, 42, and Colleen M. Stewart, 38, of Malta, allegedly unlawfully entered a Schuylerville residence, reports WNYT. They were each charged with burglary and petit larceny.