Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York News

Albany bar's liquor license suspended
The Pearl Restaurant and Lounge in Albany has lost its liquor license one week after being targeted in an underage drinking sting...
WNYT.com  –  Oct 2, 2008 8:53 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Apartment surrounded in Albany while police search for man with a gun
Albany Police are investigating an incident on Central Avenue Thursday afternoon. Police say they received a call from a man at 400 Central Avenue that his neighbor had pointed a rifle at him following a dispute.
CBS 6 - Albany  –  Oct 2, 2008 8:42 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Student Dies in Crash
A 16-year-old sophomore at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School died Wednesday night when the car in which he was riding hit a tree and flipped on Street Road in Knox.
Fox23news.com  –  Oct 2, 2008 8:25 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Stocks finish another day down
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street plunged again and credit markets remained tight after declining factory orders and a seven-year high in jobless claims stoked fears that the government's financial rescue plan might not be enough to ward off a recession.
CBS 6 - Albany  –  Oct 2, 2008 8:19 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

MVP expanding offices to Center City in Schenectady
Faced with a crowded office, MVP Health Care announced that it will be leasing additional offices at the Center City complex in downtown Schenecatdy. Since building their current office at the corner of State Street and Nott Terrace, the health care provider has increased their employees from 850 to ... more »
CBS 6 - Albany  –  Oct 2, 2008 7:39 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Police: Watervliet man had 19 illegal guns
A Watervliet man is facing charges after police found 19 illegal guns at his home. Watervliet Police say Richard Bishop, 40, of 211-13th Street had 16 long guns, two handguns, a sawed off 12 gauge shotgun and marijuana when they searched his home. Police first learned of the guns during a separate i ... more »
CBS 6 - Albany  –  Oct 2, 2008 7:13 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Former upstate college student sentenced for rape
A former football player at an upstate New York college has been sentenced to a state prison term for raping a woman in his dorm room...
WNYT.com  –  Oct 2, 2008 6:53 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Man gets prison for thefts from NY state archive
A man who admitted stealing historic documents from New York state archives and selling them on eBay has been sentenced to two to six years in prison...
WNYT.com  –  Oct 2, 2008 6:53 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Liquor license suspended for Pearl
The state Liquor Authority has suspended the liquor license for the Pearl Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Albany. The suspension comes one week after compliance inspection ended with four bartenders and dozens of underage students arrested.
CBS 6 - Albany  –  Oct 2, 2008 6:44 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Poll: Obama has wide lead in NY
In the race for the White House, the latest Siena poll shows Sen. Barack Obama has opened a commanding 22-point lead over Sen. John McCain among New York voters... Full results of Siena poll Decision.WNYT.com
WNYT.com  –  Oct 2, 2008 5:53 PM [GMT]  –  comment?