Daily Digest: Police probe Cohoes homicide

Also: ‘Well-deserved’: Zappala Block joins state’s Historic Business Preservation Registry • Adirondack Balloon Festival to return for 52nd year

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is having a great week. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Ron Rosner, Senior Editor e-edition                            obituaries Police probe Cohoes homicide COHOES, N.Y. — A person of interest in a Cohoes homicide is still at large, Chief of Police Todd Waldin and Mayor Bill Keeler said midday on Monday. Out of precaution, Waldin said Anthony G. Bechan… Read more → 'Well-deserved': Zappala Block joins state's Historic Business Preservation Registry RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Zappala Block has been added to the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. The masonry fabrication company was founded in 1922 by Italian immigrant Salvatore Zap… Read more → Adirondack Balloon Festival to return for 52nd year QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — Since the early 1970s, the Adirondack Balloon Festival has been drawing people to the Capital Region as a celebrated and beloved tradition, where spectators can watch the sky fil… Read more → Senate approves White House economist to serve on Fed board The vote to confirm Stephen Miran was largely along party lines. Read more → Appeals court rejects Trump's bid to unseat Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook ahead of rate vote The ruling rebuffs President Donald Trump's efforts to remove her just ahead of a key vote. Read more → Trump wouldn't call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags Trump previously refused to call the governor, dismissing it as a "waste of time." Read more → Growing protests pose the most serious challenge yet to Serbia's populist president The protests began after a deadly incident in Novi Sad, sparking outrage over corruption. Read more → Trump administration joins Republicans' campaign to police speech in reaction to Kirk's murder Some warned it invokes some of the darkest chapters of American history. Read more → The Democratic Party is in fits over Mamdani's bid for NYC mayor. Republicans are loving it The Democratic establishment's Mamdani snub has echoes of Sen. Bernie Sanders' political rise. Read more → What to know after US says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operation Little is known about the actual deal in the works. Read more → Fingerprint on rifle scope matches man accused of trying to assassinate Trump, FBI analyst testifies Monday was the third day of testimony in the trial of Ryan Routh. Read more → Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts Republican leaders are ready to call the Democrats' bluff, possibly as soon as this week. Read more → New England's shrimp industry is struggling, with fishermen catching few in 2025 The delicate, pink crustaceans were a winter delicacy in the Northeast. Read more →

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