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Missing fisherman found in the Hudson River

Divers return to the Hudson River to search for fisherman who fell into the water and disappeared. - WNYT

RENSSELAER - Rensselaer police said John Dandrow, 25, was fishing on the dock at Riverfront Park Thursday night. Witnesses say his fishing pole fell into the river and Dandrow jumped in to go after it. He was swept away by the strong current. His family says Dandrow had a mental disability and could not swim. They were at the scene all day as divers searched the river.


Divers found Dandrow just before 3:30 pm Friday near the area where they say he fell in.

Rensselaer Train Station's parking garage closed

RENSSELAER - There will be no parking this weekend in the Rensselaer Train Station garage.

It's closed through Monday for maintenance work.

If you are heading to the train station this weekend, you are urged to use surface lots A and B for parking.

The garage is expected to reopen for business on Tuesday.

Crews search Hudson River for missing man

RENSSELAER – Search crews have suspended their search for the night, after reports a man fell into the Hudson River.

A witness says the man was trying to retrieve his fishing pole.

The tide of the 65 degree water carried him away.

The video here is from Jessica Layton's 11 p.m. report, shortly before the search was called off.

Lightning may have sparked Wynantskill blaze

Lightning may have caused the fire that destroyed Foley's Inn in Wynantskill. - WNYT

WYNANTSKILL - Lightning may be the cause of a fire that wiped out a landmark in Wynantskill Tuesday night.

What was once Foley's Inn on West Sand Lake Road is destroyed.

Firefighters believe lightning hit the building around 11 p.m., sparking the fire.

Ed Foley's grandparents opened up the former restaurant and bar in the 1940s. It was a popular spot for more than 40 years.

After that, Foley's 88-year-old aunt lived in an apartment attached to the empty restaurant. Tuesday night she managed to escape the burning building on her own.

“She's 88-years-old. She got out in the dark. There was no power. She didn't have her glasses on. She actually tried to come downstairs, couldn't get through, then came back up and around the outside steps,” Foley said.

The woman went to the hospital for some minor breathing problems, but otherwise she's fine.

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Parking garage to close at rail station

RENSSELAER - The parking garage at the Rensselaer Rail station will be closed this weekend for maintenance work.

All vehicles must be moved from the first and second levels before Thursday at midnight, or they will be towed at the owner's expense.

Parking will be available at the train station this weekend.

Just use surface lots A and B.

 

Unemployment rate drops in Capital Region

CAPITAL REGION - The jobless rate in the Capital Region is dropping.

New statistics out Tuesday from the state show the unemployment level in the Albany Schenectady Troy area has dropped from 7.2 in April of 2012 to 6.5 last month.

Glens Falls dropped from 8.3 to 7.8.

The State's jobless rate is also 7.8 percent.

Rensselaer County native graduates basic training

Rensselaer County native graduates basic training

 

SAN ANTONIO - Air Force Airman 1st Class CaryAnne Russell graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Russell is the daughter of Catherine Russell of Hoosick Falls, and Scott Russell of Eagle Bridge.

She is a 2006 graduate of Hoosick Falls Central School. She earned an associate degree in 2009 from Hudson Valley Community College, Troy.