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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A 49-year-old Massachusetts man has admitted threatening a student at Skidmore College. Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III tells local media outlets that Lance Leonard pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of first-degree coercion.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A fight promoter has been charged with holding unsanctioned boxing and mixed martial arts matches in two upstate New York locations, including a bout that ended when a teenager was knocked out by an opponent more than twice his age.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities say a New York ex-convict lopped off part of a man's ear with a 3-foot machete during a cookout.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A  Saratoga Springs woman has celebrated her 110th birthday, making her one of the oldest people in the United States.

Friday, March 15, 2013  The man accused of threatening to kill a student at an upstate New York college is being brought back from New Jersey to face charges.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Officials with Carnival Cruise Lines have confirmed that a high school senior from upstate New York died while on a cruise with his family.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Skidmore President Philip Glotzbach says the college's campus security office conducted an investigation and has turned the results over to Saratoga Springs police and the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc., which owns the Saratoga Casino and Raceway in upstate New York, announced Tuesday that it completed the deal to buy Fitzgeralds Casino Black Hawk in Black Hawk, Colorado.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Scores of protesters are expected to greet gun enthusiasts when they arrived at an upstate New York venue that's hosting a firearms show this weekend.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A gun show scheduled for this weekend in Saratoga Springs will go on as planned but officials who run the venue hosting the event say they'll review future bookings at the publicly owned property.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The organizers of a gun show set for Saratoga Springs later this month have agreed not to display or sell military-style, semiautomatic weapons.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  The public safety commissioner in Saratoga Springs wants limits on what types of weapons are displayed at an upcoming gun show in the city.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  An upstate man's collection of G.I. Joes dating back to the 1960s and `70s is featured in a newly opened exhibit at the New York State Military Museum.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  A Saratoga Springs police officer has been charged with assault following an off-duty altercation at a local bar.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  The District of Columbia water and sewer authority is asking Congress to serve tap water instead of bottled water at the presidential inauguration.