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Apr 23, 2021 Photo: Getty Images Fans of the Dave Matthews Band now know when theyll get the chance to see the group up close this year. The Grammy-winning artists will take the stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on September 17th and 18th. Those shows were previously scheduled for July 9th and 10th, but were pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets that had been bought for those performances will still be valid for the new dates.  

Apr 23, 2021 Photo: News 10 ABC A report from the state Attorney Generals office has cleared two Schenectady police officers involved in a deadly shooting. The officers encountered 34-year-old Michael Wallace at the Joseph Allen Apartments last March and opened fire after he threatened them with a pellet gun. The AGs office says since Wallace was experiencing a mental health issue and put lives in danger, the officers were justified in their actions. As a result, they wont be facing any crimin...

More arrests after late-night South Station clash Albany police say protesters lit pallets on fire, threw rocks FacebookTwitterEmail 1of23 In a sign of possible escalation of tension between police and an encampment of protesters next to South Station,Police Chief Eric Hawkins on Thursday declared it was "is time to end this unlawful occupation.”Eduardo MedinaShow MoreShow Less 2of23 In a sign of possible escalation of tension between police and an encampment of protesters next to South Stati...

Apr 23, 2021 Photo: News 10 ABC Albany police have used force to clear protesters from the area around the departments South Station. Thursdays action happened several days after demonstrators and officers were involved in altercation outside of the building on Arch Street. Both Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Police Chief Eric Hawkins ordered the protesters to be removed because residents in the neighborhood had expressed concerns about their safety. Police say several people were arrested and at lea...

Apr 22, 2021 Photo: News 10 ABC Part of a Northway bridge that was recently damaged by a boom lift is going to have to be removed this weekend. The State Department of Transportation says crews will start taking down part of the Sitterly Road overpass Saturday night. Work is expected to last until noon Sunday, meaning southbound lanes between Exit 9 and Exit 8A are going to be closed. Southbound Exit 9 on-ramps in Clifton Park will also be shut down. There will be detours posted to help driver...

The Color Purple author Alice Walker to deliver keynote address at HVCC despite controversies The Color Purple author Alice Walker to deliver keynote address at HVCC despite controversies Pulitzer-winning writer and activists remarks will be about speaking your truth, whatever that may be, even if provocative FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Pulitzer Prize-winning author, poet and activist Alice Walker will deliver a virtual keynote address during Hudson Valley Community Colleges commencement event on...

Apr 22, 2021 “I don’t know about that, in truth, so we’ll have someone get back to you by the end of the day.”              So said Governor Andrew Cuomo when he was asked Wednesday if there had been an investigation into the Corning Tower shenanigans of a couple of weeks ago. (The tower’s window grid was altered so that four offices’ shades stayed down, changing the intended “NY Tough” slogan to “NY Touch”, a reference to the Gov’s alleged sexual harassment...

Apr 22, 2021 Photo: News 10 ABC The Army is still looking into what caused a paratrooper from Gansevoort to lose her life during a training jump. Officials say 21-year-old Specialist Abigail Jenks was killed Monday during an exercise at a military base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Jenks was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and a 2018 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School. Governor Cuomo has ordered flags statewide be lowered to half-staff in her honor.  

Apr 22, 2021 Photo: Getty Images The Assembly Judiciary Committee says the impeachment inquiry into Governor Cuomo is moving at a swift pace. So far, the law firm hired to conduct the probe has reached out to dozens of witnesses and requested records from some government agencies. The governor is being investigated after several women came forward and accused him of sexual harassment, claims he has denied. There are also questions about how his administration handled nursing home residents at t...

Apr 22, 2021 Photo: Getty Images Starting Friday, New Yorkers 60 and older wont need an appointment if they want to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Thats because theyll be able to walk-in and get vaccinated at 16 mass-vaccination sites run by the state, including ones at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland and the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. People will still need to bring identification and be able to provide health insurance information. Wait times at each location are going to vary depe...