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Police: Man shot in Schenectady

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SCHENECTADY -- Schenectady police are investigating an early morning shooting. A single shot was heard outside Doug's Tailgate Tavern at 1490 State Street just after 4:00 this morning. When they got there, they found a victim. He suffered a...... Full story

Community shocked over arrest of Boys & Girls Club director

Jennifer Lewke

SCHENECTADY -- 66-year-old Ralph Moore was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old girl that he met while he was in charge of the Yates Village Boys & Girls Club.Moore was arrested Thursday and charged with...... Full story

Boys & Girls Club Director charged with raping teen

CBS6 Staff

SCHENECTADY -- 66-year-old Ralph Moore was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old girl while he was in charge of the Yates Village Boys & Girls Club. Moore was arrested Thursday and charged with three...... Full story

Schenectady PD searching for missing 10-week-old girl

CBS6 Staff

SCHENECTADY -- Police are asking the public for help in locating a missing 10-week-old girl. Madison Green was in the custody of Schenectady County Child Protective Services, but was last seen with her biological mother, Janel...... Full story

Punctured or damaged gas line led to explosion

CBS6 Staff

SCHENECTADY -- Fire investigators believe a punctured natural gas line is to blame for a massive house explosion in Schenectady that leveled one home, destroyed another and badly damaged a third. The explosion happened Wednesday afternoon...... Full story

Gas leak leads to house explosion in Schenectady

CBS6 Staff

SCHENECTADY -- Fire crews responded to a house explosion on Avenue B Wednesday afternoon. It all happened just before 4:00 p.m. near Steinmetz Park. Officials say a contractor working at the home pierced a gas line. A call was placed...... Full story

Albany, Schenectady to lose some state education funding

CBS6 Staff

ALBANY -- New York State Education Commissioner John King, Jr. announced the suspension of School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding for all 10 SIG school districts in New York on Tuesday. King said that six of the school districts, including Albany,...... Full story

Schenectady Co. SPCA names new Chief

CBS6 Staff

SCHENECTADY -- The Schenectady County SPCA has named David Dean as the organization's new Chief Humane Law Enforcement Officer. Dean was sworn in by Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino on Tuesday afternoon. He replaces Chief...... Full story

Debris being thrown at cars traveling on I-890

Jennifer Lewke

SCHENECTADY -- Schenectady Police need your help identifying the person, or group of people, who are throwing rocks, pieces of concrete and tree branches at passing cars along Interstate 890 through Schenectady. The debris is being thrown from...... Full story

UPDATE: Woman charged in fatal Schenectady stabbing

Jennifer Lewke

UPDATE -- 2:30 P.M. -- Police say Laytoya Ebron, who lived at 201 Elm Street, had already been upstairs once to ask Karuzas to turn down the music so that she could put her children to bed. When the volume didn't decrease, Ebron went back...... Full story

UPDATE: Woman identified in Schenectady accident

CBS6 Staff

UPDATE: 12:02 p.m. SCHENECTADY -- Police have identified the woman who was hit crossing Albany Street Wednesday night as 53-year-old Angela Leverett. SCHENECTADY -- A pedestrian was taken to Ellis Hospital with head and neck...... Full story

Mont Pleasant neighbors react after triple shooting

Kassata Edwards

Schenectady --Saturday morning a drive-by shooting in Schenectady killed one young man and injured two others. The shooting happened outside Joe's Bar and Grill at the corner of Webster Street and Fifth Avenue. Neighbors say it opened up last spring...... Full story

Man arrested for illegal dumping in cemetery

CBS6 Staff

SCHENECTADY -- 41-year-old George Carter was arrested and charged with littering in Vale Cemetery. Police say that Carter dumped 50 tires in the cemetery in late September. The incident was captured on the city's camera system, which led to...... Full story

Madison Handbags to open office in Schenectady

CBS6 Staff

SCHENECTADY -- Madison Handbags will open an office and production facility at 131 State Street in downtown Schenectady, and is expected to create 40 new jobs through 2013. "We welcome Madison Handbags and its great success story to...... Full story

Hamilton Hill residents take back Jerry Burrell Park

Kassata Edwards

A rash of gun violence in Schenectady has police busy on the streets. Since Friday the Hamilton Hill area has seen three shootings. "My kids point out to me which houses are gun houses where anyone can buy a gun" says Judy Atchinson who runs Quest...... Full story