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MALTA — A former State Police investigator accused of lying to detectives about activity on his bank account, then later admitting that he was covering for the fact he was giving his mistress money to support her crack habit, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.Omar Snow — a 25-year veteran of the State Police who retired in late 2017 — pleaded guilty Jan. 17 in Malta Town Court to misdemeanor falsely reporting an incident and was ordered to pay $2,926 in restitution to Citizens Bank, according to the court clerk's office.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo along with his counterparts in New Jersey and Connecticut say they will file a federal lawsuit against the recently passed federal income tax cut passed in December by Congressional Republicans and signed by President Donald Trump."There is a very strong argument that the bill is a fundamental violation of states' rights" Cuomo said in laying out the lawsuit during a phone conference Friday with fellow Democrats Phil Murphy and Dannel Molloy of New Jersey and Connecticut.

An Albany man faces six-and-a-half years in state prison after pleading guilty in Albany County Supreme Court Friday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.

A 25-year-old Albany man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in the city Thursday night.

CSX Transportation, responding to a report earlier this week from trade publication trains.com, said Friday afternoon that a list of lines under review for possible sale was "inaccurate." The list included the former Boston & Albany line between Albany and Worcester, Mass., now operated by CSX.

For decades, each of Albany County's 18 municipalities have ponied up the county's share of property taxes collected at various times, but in recent months, some legislators have pushed to put them all on the same schedule.When Albany city officials got wind of the plan, they urged lawmakers to reconsider, fearing a negative impact to the capital city's already tight finances.

A portion of Henry Street in Saratoga Springs will be closed starting Monday for a demolition, city officials said Friday.

Two Schenectady County teenagers advertised an iPhone for sale on Facebook and then robbed an interested buyer who showed up to meet them, Glenville police say.

The colleges that will be affected include some of the nation's top schools, like Harvard and Princeton Universities; smaller liberal arts colleges like Bowdoin College in Maine; and institutions like Berea College, a Christian school in Kentucky with a hefty endowment that admits low-income students tuition-free.

First- and second-year AMC students gather with middle and high school-aged kids of the Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus to cook and eat a meal together twice a month as part of Cooks for a Cause, a program to keep RISSE kids busy and engaged after school while inspiring them to stay in school and pursue higher education.