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Police make arrest in armed crime spree

Troy Police say he was a one man crime wave! Friday morning, investigators say they caught the man they believe was behind a string of armed robberies across the Capital Region. Click on the video player above for Marci Natale's full LIVE report...... Full story

Voters testify in Troy voter fraud trial

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

Mott found not guilty on murder charges

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

Jury selected in Troy voter fraud trial

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

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

Jury selection hits halfway in Troy ballot fraud trial

TROY – Eight jurors seated – eight more to go. Day three of jury selection continues in Troy in voter fraud case against former City Councilman Michael LoPorto and Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward McDonough. At the end of the...... Full story

Working structure fire in Troy

TROY -- Fire crews are currently at the scene of a two-alarm working structure fire on 2nd Avenue near 124th Street in Troy. The call came in around noon. CBS6 has a crew on the way to the scene. We will be updating this story when more...... Full story

Overnight Troy fire leaves three homeless

TROY -- An overnight fire in Troy leaves three people without a home. Flames broke out at 27 Twenty Fourth Street at midnight. No injuries have been reported, and there is no word yet on a cause. Firefighters have been plagued with a recent...... Full story

Funeral services for Troy toddler

TROY -- The Troy toddler found dead last week is laid to rest today. Funeral services were held for 21-month-old Avery James Cahn who was found dead by his mother on Saturday in their Griswold Heights apartment. A male babysitter was who supposed...... Full story

Trial begins for NY man charged in '94 slaying

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

Neighbors react after Troy toddler found dead

Troy--Police are continuing their investigation into the death of a toddler found alone in a Troy apartment. Detectives say the boy's mother left him in the care of a family friend. Neighbors say baby-sitters come and go out of that apartment...... Full story

UPDATED: Troy Police officer stabbed in leg, suspects at-large

UPDATED 10:00AM-- According to Troy Police Captain John Cooney Officer Michael Johnson, injured in a stabbing Wednesday night, has been released from Samaritan Hospital. Johnson is resting at home, recuperating from the injuries sustained in the...... Full story

Cohoes man charged with stealing manhole covers

TROY -- A Cohoes man was arrested on Thursday and charged with stealing manhole covers and sewer grates from a number of locations in Troy. 33-year-old Thomas Lagace, Jr. was arrested and charged with 4th Degree Grand Larceny and 2nd Degree...... Full story

Vehicle donated to local family

TROY -- A van equipped with special needs transport was donated to members of a Clifton Park family on Thursday. H&V Collision Centers, GEICO, and Catholic Charities presented the Deere family with a van to aid the transport of their...... Full story

3 people enter guilty plea in Troy voter fraud case

Troy-- Tuesday afternoon the Rensselaer County Courthouse was busy as four people sat before a judge for their alleged role in voter fraud. City Council President Clement Campana, Councilman John Brown and Democratic Party figures Anthony Renna and...... Full story

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