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Albany International Airport ready for Thanksgiving rush Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Airports are getting ready for what's expected to be nearly a 10% increase in air travel from pre-COVID. With travel this Thanksgiving expected to be at its busiest since before the pandemic, everyone is trying to find the right day and time to beat the traffic while also factoring in cost. Airports are getting ready for what's expected to be nearly a 10% increase in air travel from pre-COVID. AAA is forecasting at least 80 million people to be traveling this holiday season 50 miles or more from home. About 90% of those will be traveling by car. Besides packing the cranberry sauce and stuffing, AAA suggests you pack your patience, and to expect the unexpected. Both AAA officials and airport officials want to remind everyone to be patient when they're on the road and be patient when they're picking up and dropping off loved ones. Make sure to arrive no later than two hours before your scheduled departure. That will give you ample time to get to the airport, find parking if you need to, and get through security. When it comes to parking, no one is permitted to park at the cell phone observation lot or at short-term parking. They should only be able to do so using the ticketing system at the airport. The airport has even brought in some therapy dogs to help calm some nervous travelers down. Learn a bit more about how they help by watching the video of Tamara Starr s story.

Former Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Works in court over alleged misuse of city services The former Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Works was in Saratoga City Court on Tuesday morning. Jason Golub and Jospeh O'Neill, the current Saratoga Springs Deputy Commissioner of Public Works, are accused of using a city services employee for their personal gain. The allegation is that Golub had a clogged sink at home, and that he and O'Neill directed a city worker to bring drain cleaner to fix it. Golub is due back in court on Jan. 9.

Community meal brings early Thanksgiving to Troy Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. The Troy community came together to celebrate Thanksgiving early. The Troy community came together to celebrate Thanksgiving early. A special Thanksgiving dinner was held at Troy Area United Ministries on 2 nd street, Monday evening. At least 70 people reserved a spot, with many bringing Thanksgiving dishes to add to the feast. See what it was like, by watching the video from NewsChannel 13 photojournalist Josh Morrell.

Capital Region Rep. Paul Tonko visited Tara Kitchen in Guilderland on Tuesday morning to help promote small businesses.Small businesses play a critical role in powering the economy, Tonko said. That includes tech, retail and restaurants, he said.Small Business Saturday drove an estimated $18 billion in spending in 2022.

Ex-manager of Shenanigans Gentlemen's Club needs new attorney The former manager of Shenanigans Gentlemen's Club , who is accused of selling methamphetamine, needs a new attorney. Luigi Canessa was being represented by Lee Kindlon. However, Kindlon was elected Albany County District Attorney earlier this month. Kindlon said in a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Christian Hummel that communication between he and his client has broken down and become irreparable and he asked for new counsel a few times. “Mr. Canessa and I have become wildly divergent in our opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of his case.” The judge scheduled a hearing for Dec. 3 to discuss the issue. Canessa allegedly sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer at his home, which was less than 300 feet from the Colonie business. Canessa also told federal investigators that he distributed meth, cocaine and marijuana from his residence. His arrest is part of a larger investigation into allegations of drug trafficking and sex trafficking at the establishment. Canessa remains behind bars. 13Investigates had previously reported on the lawsuit of a former dancer who claims she was told by owner Robert Savoa and Canessa to drug customers with chloroform and steal their money . She also alleges she was forced to take drugs herself and engage in sexual activity with customers.

A state trooper severely hurt when a car hit him earlier this month is now back home.

Man pleads guilty in fatal Albany shooting A man has admitted to his role in a fatal Albany shooting back in June. Daquan Arrington, 24, pleaded guilty in Albany County Court on Tuesday to first-degree manslaughter for causing the death of Javon Ward . The shooting happened on June 5 around 1:45 a.m. in the area of Second and Quail streets. Ward was shot in the back and pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center. A 46-year-old woman was shot in the leg and a 13-year-old was grazed in the arm. Arrington is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 27.

A Schenectady city sanitation worker was fired after allegedly driving a garbage truck while drunk and hitting a fellow employee.

The man accused of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars of a client’s money on personal expenses will remain behind bars. Kris Roglieri, of Queensbury, has been charged with wire fraud. He owns the commercial lending company called Prime Capital Ventures. He allegedly took a $5 million payment from a Minnesota company on the pretext of using that money to secure business loans .Instead, prosecutors said he used nearly $1 million of that money to pay another client. He also spent $84,000 for a Rolex gold diamond bezel watch and $101,000 for round-trip private air travel from Albany to Anguilla for a family vacation.

Albany County Sheriff's Office prepares thousands of Thanksgiving meals Clarksville, N.Y. (WNYT) – It's a well-run Thanksgiving operation, and a lot goes into it. The Albany County Sheriff's Thanksgiving dinner is going to feed hundreds of people all over the region. Last year, Sheriff Craig Apple's holiday operation expanded by a lot because Equinox stopped delivering meals. This year, they knew it would be big again. People are struggling. The cost of everyday items has gone up. The day began with finding out the ovens had gone down, so they did a quick pivot and brought in a huge roaster to continue the day. “We started cooking Saturday and finished a lot of it up and then today we heated it up, packaged, and served it up by police cars, ambulances, you name it,” said Sheriff Apple. “We had a lot of volunteers this year come back into the program, like civilian drivers that wanted to help out and just give back to the community, so it's been great. We've got about 50 staffers today.” It's Commander Joseph Lowry's first year volunteering here. “It's a huge effort, from the kitchen to the bagging to deliveries and pickups, a big operation,” he said. They ended up sending out close to 2,000 meals in less than six hours. Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Thousands of Thanksgiving meals went out today from Albany County. Volunteers were busy with the sheriff's holiday operation. For the Albany County Sheriff's department, this is also a team-building activity. “It is, and we're all here with the same goal. And we're all enjoying it,” said Commander Lowry. “We like to give back to the community,” said Sheriff Apple. “This is a great day for camaraderie for the staff as well and giving back to the communities that we police every day. We enjoy it and there's a need out there, a huge need. More people have called us this year that are just literally starving for a meal. We've got as far west as Fulton County, Montgomery area, as north as Washington and Warren, we've hit Rensselaer, Greene, saturated our county.” Donations from Sysco, Ginsberg, Capital Produce, Old World Provisions, and Hill and Markes helped make this effort possible. A team from Delmar Rotary arrived to pick up bags of meals for delivery. “It sounded like they needed volunteers, so we said we'll do it, sure,” said Tom Burdick. “We're delivering 58 meals, there are four cars, and we've got a bunch of volunteers in the cars to deliver meals today.” “We're part of Delmar Rotary, we're Rotarians, that's just what we do. We volunteer and we pitch in when we can.” It's a sentiment echoed by other volunteers. “It just feels good,” said Commander Lowry. “It's the right thing to do.”