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Clifton Park man pleads guilty in 2023 fatal barbershop shooting
A Clifton Park man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, according to the Albany County District Attorney's Office. Timmoure Miller, 19, was indicted back in October 2023 in connection to the shooting death of 47-year-old barber Tyrone Staley.
New York State Man Allegedly Used Counterfeit Money at Dunkin’ Donuts
Do you ever wonder if those dollars in your wallet are actually real? According to the United States Department of Treasury, there is an estimated $70 million in counterfeit bills currently in circulation around the country. Police in New York state say a suspect used fake money at two fast food locations, as well as at another local business back in June.
Spirit Halloween Relaunches Spirit Christmas with 3 New York Locations
I was at the Spirit Halloween in the Colonie Center up in Albany a couple of weekends ago. While I was there, one of the workers was going around in a Michael Myers costume. For the older customers, he would sneak around and try to scare them. For the little kids, he was really cool and would try to come down to their level and give fist pounds and make heart-hands. When I first spotted him, he was hiding in a fortune teller booth. I thought he was an animatronic at first! This dude was cool! His name was CJ, and he's well over 6 feet tall (I think he said 6 foot 5 inches. I'd believe it). Even though Michael Myers is only 5 foot 10 inches in the movies, CJ's presence was certainly unmatched. My girlfriend absolutely loved it - Michael Myers is her favorite horror icon. You can see CJ in the video below:
Major Company Cutting Half of Employees in Upstate New York
Another round of layoffs will affect some of the company's 21,000 employees across the country. In April of 2024, one of the biggest companies in the county General Electric (GE) announced that they would be splitting the company into three separate, standalone public companies. When GE announced the split to...
America’s Largest Walmart Is In Upstate NY: See Where!
Every Wal-Mart is pretty huge. But one local superstore is the hugest in the land!. We've all been there. Even after walking into your local Walmart a thousand times, every time you go into that store you probably think to yourself at some point "This place is enormous!" I have...
Colonie Area Weekly Police Blotter: Second man charged in Frederick Avenue robbery
A 21-year-old Albany man was the second person arrested in connection to a Facebook Marketplace robbery on Frederick Avenue on August 14. The post Colonie Area Weekly Police Blotter: Second man charged in Frederick Avenue robbery first appeared on Spotlight News.
Capital Region restaurant inspections: September 30- October 4
These are the inspections from September 30 to October 4 reported by the NYSDOH divided up by critical violations, non-critical violations and no violations. You can find a list of all restaurant inspections for the last several years on the NYSDOH website.
Hammer Wielding Woman ‘Hits’ 10 Upstate New York Businesses
A 28-year-old woman is being accused of going on a destructive spree smashing and damaging 10 different businesses with a hammer in upstate New York. According to the Albany Police Department officers were dispatched early Wednesday morning to the 300th block of Central Ave for a report of a woman smashing the windows out of businesses along the stretch of road in Albany, New York.
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