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The storm that passed through the area on Tuesday dropped four inches of snow in parts of Rensselaer County.The Capital Region got a dusting of snow but 4 inches of snow fell in Averill Park and 3 inches fell in Brunswick, according to the National Weather Service in Albany.

WASHINGTON _ In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President Trump touched on the nation’s need for infrastructure improvements Tuesday night, calling on Congress to generate $1.5 trillion in investment in roads, bridges, railways and water lines.Addressing a deeply divided nation, Trump also called for a "new American moment" of unity and challenged lawmakers to make good on long-standing promises to fix a dangerously fractured immigration system, warning of evil outside forces seeking to undermine the nation's way of life.

ALBANY — Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks testified before the joint legislative budget hearing on public protection Tuesday about what he sees as gains in unclogging a backed up court system, and the $5.7 million the court system is requesting to address the new Raise the Age law.

A coalition of Republican Senators and police unions have launched an online petition urging the state Parole Board not to release Herman Bell, a former Black Panther member who was convicted in the killing of two New York City police officers – Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones -- in 1971.While such petitions aren't unusual, Bell's hearing, set for February comes on the heels of something that has heretofore not happened: the release of another inmate convicted of killing a state trooper.

Murnane Building Contractors, the Plattsburgh-based company that was awarded the contract to build a new train station in Schenectady, has begun pouring foundations for the new building, a state Department of Transportation spokeswoman said Tuesday.

City police are asking for the public's help for leads on a shots fired incident that happened Sunday in Cohoes.

HALFMOON — The FBI is again probing the business dealings between town of Halfmoon officials and a local developer who was at the center of a prior investigation into illicit campaign donations.FBI agents quietly visited Halfmoon town hall on Jan. 19 and pored over internal documents during a meeting with the town's attorney, Lyn Murphy.

BALLSTON SPA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will take no corrective action for vapor intrusion on properties below the Rickett's Dry Cleaning facility.

ALBANY — Pointing to economic stagnation and a culture of official corruption, state Senate Republican Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco on Tuesday announced his bid to seek the Republican nomination for governor.