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Rensselaer Co. man pleads not guilty to child porn charges

CBS6 Staff

PITTSTOWN -- A Rensselaer County man was in court on Wednesday night, facing child porn charges stemming from a January arrest. John Kelly pleaded not guilty in Pittstown Court to felony charges of Promoting a Sexual Performance by a...... Full story

Voters testify in Troy voter fraud trial

CBS6 Staff

TROY -- Several witnesses testified on Friday, saying that their names appeared on ballot and ballot applications for the Working Families Party primary in 2009, but that the signatures were not theirs and that they did not even know they were...... Full story

Man arrested for sexual assault involving minor

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RENSSELAER -- 31-year-old William Sheldon Sr. of Glens Falls was arrested on charges of sexual assault involving a minor. A Grand Jury Indictment handed up in Rensselaer County Court on Tuesday alleges that Sheldon sexually assaulted a 9-year-old...... Full story

Dog found tied to tree reunited with family

Kassata Edwards

Rensselaer -- Tonight a Great Dane is back home with his family just days after officers found the dog tied to a tree and shivering behind Schenectady County Community College. The canine's trip home wasn't easy. After more than one owner came...... Full story

Mott found not guilty on murder charges

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TROY -- After three full days of deliberating, the jury in the George Mott trial found him not guilty on two murder counts. The verdict was reached shortly before 9:40 Wednesday night, just a couple of minutes after the jury had left the courtroom...... Full story

iTextBooks for High School Students

Jennifer Lewke

CASTLETON -- You're probably used to sending your child off to school with a backpack full of books but that could all change soon. Apple has entered the High School text-book market in a big way. The company recently announced that...... Full story

Jury selected in Troy voter fraud trial

Marci Natale

A jury has been selected in the voter fraud trial in Rensselaer County Court. The panel of 12 jurors and 4 alternates were seated for a case that has been under investigation for two years. Former City Councilman Michael LoPorto and county...... Full story

Closing arguments Friday in trial of George Mott

Marci Natale

Jurors in Rensselaer County will start deliberating -- the fate of George Mott on Friday. Mott is one of two Troy men charged with murdering Rosemary Crosier 18 years ago, while she was working as a counselor at an ARC facility in the city. The...... Full story

UPDATED: Troy voter fraud trial starts today

Marci Natale

CORRECTION MADE 10:46am--Edward McDonough is the current County Elections Commissioner. Previously noted as the Former Elections Commissioner. The alleged voter fraud case that has been ongoing in Troy since 2009, goes to trial Tuesday.Former...... Full story

Trial begins for NY man charged in '94 slaying

Associated Press

TROY -- Lawyers have made their opening statements at the murder trial of an upstate New York man charged with the 1994 slaying of an employee at a group home for the developmentally disabled. The prosecutor in the trial of 42-year-old George...... Full story

Police: East Greenbush man pulls gun during brawl

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EAST GREENBUSH – A man is arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on a group of people brawling in an apartment complex parking lot late Sunday night, according to East Greenbush Police. 29-year-old Kenneth Vaughns has been charged with...... Full story

Jury selection begins in Mott trial

CBS6 Staff

TROY -- Four jurors were selected on Monday in the trial of George Mott. More than 200 potential jurors were summoned to the Rensselaer County Courthouse on Monday morning, and the first two jurors weren't chosen until after 3:00 p.m. 42-year-old...... Full story

Poster hanging blitz for missing East Greenbush teen

CBS6 Staff

EAST GREENBUSH -- Police continue to search for a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since January 1. East Greenbush police are asking for the public's help in finding Hannah Smith. Her parents say she suffered a serious brain injury two...... Full story

East Greenbush man arrested for felony drug possession

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EAST GREENBUSH -- Police have arrested a man and charged him with four counts of felony drug possession. Police executed a warrant at the home of 34-year-old Michael Coleman. They seized 42 pounds of marijuana, two pounds of hashish...... Full story

East Greenbush PD looking for missing girl

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EAST GREENBUSH -- Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Hannah Smith was last seen on January 1 around 1:00 a.m. at her East Greenbush home. Police say that she is believed to be en route to New York...... Full story