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Death certificates changed in Salem explosion case

Marci Natale

A makeshift memorial still stands at 4372 Route 29 in Salem. Caution tape and some random debris still lingers seven months after a house exploded here leaving just the foundation behind. Six people were killed. Washington County DA, Kevin...... Full story

One month after explosion, questions remain

Chris Gloninger

FORT EDWARD -- One month after the terrifying explosion and evacuation of a local community, homeowners are still struggling to clean up, investigators are still struggling to get answers, and environmental engineers are still sifting through the...... Full story

One dead in logging accident

CBS6 Staff

KINGSBURY -- 66-year-old Maurice Demars of Warrensburg died on Wednesday from injuries sustained in a logging accident. The Washington County Sheriff's Office reports that they received a call for a fatal logging accident shortly after...... Full story

Man arrested for causing gas pump leak appears in court

CBS6 Staff

HUDSON FALLS – The Gansevoort man police say hit the gas pump that started a gasoline leak and forced hundreds of people from their homes in Washington County last month appeared in court this morning. Officials say the leak was caused when...... Full story

Slocum denies he confessed at pre-trial hearing

Alexandra Field

FORT EDWARD -- An accused murderer claims he never confessed to police and now a defense attorney is asking a Washington County judge to bar the alleged confession from being heard during Matthew Slocum's triple murder trial which begins next month....... Full story

Group home employee allegedly used cattle prod on disabled resident

Kassata Edwards

Washington County -- Shocking allegations out of Washington County that an employee of a state-run group home for the disabled used a cattle prod on a resident. The State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities has launched an...... Full story

Two killed in Greenwich crash

GREENWICH -- Investigators say a one car crash in Greenwich killed two people and left one more seriously injured. It happened on Route 52 around 6:30 Saturday night -- police say the car left the roadway, and hit a tree. The driver, 23 year...... Full story

Fort Ann resident arrested on drug charges

FORT ANN -- The Washington County Sheriff's Department arrested a resident of Fort Ann, accused of selling drugs. 29 year old Craig Maynard is charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance....... Full story

Colegrove's family talks about ordeal

CBS6 Staff

CAMBRIDGE -- As police in three states spent 18 hours searching for a Matthew Slocum, one family was praying for the safe return of their daughter and her infant son. Police say Loretta Colegrove and her baby were held against their will by Slocum,...... Full story

UPDATE: Slocum arraigned, charged with Murder

CBS6 Staff

UPDATE -- 8:00 p.m. WHITE CREEK -- Matthew Slocum was arraigned in White Creek Town Court on Thursday evening. He was charged with three counts of 2nd Degree Murder for the deaths of Dan Harrington, Lisa Harrington, and Josh O'Brien. A...... Full story

Boy falls 30ft. off Fort Ann waterfall

Associated Press

FORT ANN -- Authorities say a 14-year-old Vermont boy has been injured after he fell 30 feet from the top of a waterfall in the eastern Adirondacks. David Winchell, a spokesman with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, tells the...... Full story

Bike-pedaling cops chase down suspect, find drugs

Associated Press

HUDSON FALLS -- A police chase with officers and suspect riding bicycles has landed a Poughkeepsie man in jail on drug charges. The chase started around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday when police on bicycle patrol tried to stop 45-year-old Sterling Benjamin...... Full story

EPA official to tour upper Hudson dredge area

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal officials plan a tour of the recently restarted PCB dredging project on the upper-Hudson River. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck will visit Fort Edward on Friday, four days after...... Full story

Washington Co. town repeals "English only" law

CBS6 Staff

JACKSON -- A Washington County town has repealed a law that made English the only official language of town business. The law in the town of Jackson made it illegal to speak any other language other than English at town board or planning...... Full story

Flooding victims in Whitehall to hold meeting Tuesday

CBS 6 Staff

WHITEHALL -- The recent wave of flooding in Whitehall has left residents struggling to rebuild what’s left of their water damaged homes and property. On Tuesday night, residents from the area will meet to discuss help that is available to...... Full story