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The man who confessed to killing and burying his parents in a backyard in Albany last month appeared in County Court Monday for his arraignment.

Attorneys delivered opening statements today in the trial of a 26-year-old who is accused of abandoning her daughter in a drainage pipe on General Electric’s Schenectady campus last year.

The trial of Persia Nelson – a 26-year-old mother accused of leaving her daughter for dead in a Schenectady drainage pipe last year – has begun.

The New York State Office of Victim Services will administer hundreds of millions in federal and state funding to support victim assistance programs throughout the state.

Early Sunday morning, an Amber Alert reported 9-year-old Melina Frattolin as missing. On Monday, New York State Police said the alert was based on a false report by the girl’s father, Luciano Frattolin, who has now been charged with murder.

(Airs 12/12/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Pollster Steve Greenberg about the latest wide-ranging poll from the Siena College Research Institute.

(Airs 02/22/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Pollster Steve Greenberg from the Siena College Research Institute about their latest poll out this week.

Orange County has two new tip lines for reporting crimes.Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler says his office has established two phone tip…