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Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault and Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin had for months said they planned to ignore the new state law, even after the New York State Attorney General’s Office ordered them to comply in July.
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The Rensselaer County executive says he will not comply with the new law.
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An Albany woman pledged her support to Islamic State and then talked with undercover federal agents about blowing up the New York State Capitol building, federal prosecutors allege.
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This year, we've seen a greater number of measles cases than we saw in all of 2025 across the country.
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As school starts, a Niagara Falls teen shares her concussion experience and why concussion education and swift treatment matters for children, teens and young adults.
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When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is.
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As President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR.
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Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.
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A new study finds that an all-out sprint may have unique benefits when it comes to the proteins and tiny molecules in your bloodstream.