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SARATOGA SPRINGS - It started with bed bugs. Residents of the Stonequist public housing complex complained that the executive director of the Saratoga Springs Housing Authority wasn't doing enough to get rid of them. Ed Spychalski said Wednesday that it was HUD's decision, and not his, to not pay for an exterminator to kill the pests. Spychalski says...

A Saratoga County contractor could be heading to prison after he's accused of scamming not only his workers, but the government, too. Jason Rich faces hundreds of charges. In all, he's accused of scamming his employees out of $1 million prosecutors say $300,000 of that was from forged payroll statements and failing to pay his workers the required wage. Seven hundred thousand was in...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - A 58-year-old Saratoga Springs man is recovering after a frigid night on New York's highest peak.           Dave Winchell of the Department of Environmental Conservation says forest rangers found Stephen Mastaitis near the top of Mount Marcy at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mastaitis was hoisted into a hovering helicopter and...

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Clarence Dart might be viewed as the best the "Greatest Generation" had to offer. Growing up poor during the Great Depression in Elmira, Dart always wanted to be a pilot, but it wasn't easy. He had to overcome a society that viewed black men as intellectually inferior and incapable of piloting airplanes. "When we first started escort for the...

SARATOGA SPRINGS - SPAC is announcing the lineup for its 35th Annual Friehofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival. The landmark anniversary will be celebrated June 30 and July 1. Headliners include; Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Esperanza Spalding and Maceo Parker. Tickets go on sale to the general public March 12.

MECHANICVILLE - Friends and family are gathering Monday night to say goodbye to 18-year-old Travis Taylor. The Mechanicville teen died last week after a car accident in Halfmoon. Calling hours are Monday night until 7 p.m. at the All Saints on the Hudson South Church in Mechanicville. A funeral will follow. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. VideoPlayerSyndicaster(3291557,0);

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Two United States senators are now taking action in the controversy surrounding the Saratoga Housing Authority. Senator Chuck Schumer calls the allegations against the housing authority extremely disturbing. His comments follow a scathing letter to the Federal Department of Housing And Urban Development from Iowa, Senator Chuck Grassley. Grassley rips into the agency,...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival marks its 35th anniversary at Saratoga Performing Arts Center this summer with an all-star lineup of performers. The two-day festival, which takes place on June 30 and July 1, will feature more than 20 artists on two stages. This year’s performers include Grammy award-winning artists Diana Krall, Chris Botti and...

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Dart of Saratoga Springs has died. Clarence was part of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. His squadron flew 95 missions. A recent movie called "Red Tail" featured his success. Clarence Dart was 91-years-old. VideoPlayerSyndicaster(3286108,0);

GLENS FALLS - He's now charged with killing his own son. Late Friday afternoon a Warren County Grand Jury Friday afternoon voted to indict Gary Lee Waite on murder charges. The 28-year-old Waite is accused of murdering his 15-month-old-son, Jesse James Smith. Jesse passed away Wednesday night at Albany Medical Center. The autopsy determined that the boy...