Saratoga County News

There were an estimated 34 million tires in illegal dumps across New York in 2004, Grannis said, posing an environmental and public health threat.

A Ballston Spa High School senior is under arrest for setting off a pack of firecrackers into a crowd of students in the school cafeteria Thursday morning, State Police say.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SAYS MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TIRE PILES ACROSS THE STATE ARE NOW HISTORY, INCLUDING THE MASSIVE 40-ACRE, 7-MILLION TIRE DUMP IN THE TOWNS OF WATERFORD AND HALFMOON.

The state Department of Taxation and Finance is standing by sales tax figures that Saratoga Countya s administrator says are shortchanging the county.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

Daisy, a 4-year-old beagle found wrapped in duct tape and left in a garbage bag in a swampy area, is seen after she was found Sunday by Ed Dandaraw, who was hunting on more... Daisy, a four-year-old beagle who has been missing for two weeks, was found barley alive, and wrapped in duct tape by Ed Dandaraw last Sunday while hunting in a swampy ...

Authorities say a small plane with two people on board has crashed in the Adirondacks and a rescue operation is under way to reach the remote crash site.

Were you outraged about the possibility of having to pay $25 for a new license plate next year? If so, you were not alone.

A Rensselaer County resident has died from H1N1, the county Health Department confirmed.

REWARD IS NOW 35-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ANY INFORMATION IN THE CASE OF DAISY....A BEAGLE FOUND BOUND WITH DUCT-TAPED IN A TRASH BAG IN SARATOGA COUNTY.

A dog found bound with duct tape, stuffed into a trash bag and left to die in the upstate New York woods is recovering after being rescued by a hunter.

Terry Stortz, the county's director of preventive health services, said the death of a 7-year-old Shenendehowa pupil earlier this month has not been confirmed as a case of H1N1 - or swine flu - but it is suspected.

The good news is that the dog is OK. WNYT reports that the Saratoga County hunters discovered the 4-year-old beagle a couple of days ago in a remote section of the woods, off Drager Road in Providence.

Police in Saratoga County say driving too fast caused a car accident that killed two teens.

Investigators are returning to a wooded area on the southeastern edge of the Adirondacks where part of a missing woman's skull was found last month.

An 18-year-old is in critical condition after his car crashed early this morning.

What follows are unofficial results of the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general elections. For complete election coverage, check back at www.spotlightnews.com, see the Thursday, Nov.

Saratoga County Public Health has received a small allocation of H1N1 influenza vaccine.

State Police in rural Saratoga County have found what they believe are human remains, and have begun an investigation into whether the bones could belong to missing child Sara Anne Wood.

An early dismissal drill has been scheduled for all Saratoga County public schools on Tuesday, Nov.

David Bacon was last seen 40 years ago as he left for his factory job. Police suspected he took off without telling anyone and treated it as a missing-person case.