BREAKING: The search warrant authorizing the FBI to raid former President Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate confirm the Justice Department had seized what it contends were "classified" documents but provides little insight into how they justified the intrusion. trib.al/N7dZSz5

The polls have closed. Get the latest results here. trib.al/Pip15ee

Wanna buy whipped cream in NY? Be prepared to show I.D. trib.al/x4sMJZz

⚡️ “How a donor to NY Gov. Kathy Hochul received $637M in state payments” by Times Union x.com/i/events/15678…

Rensselaer County's Republican elections commissioner arrested by @AlbanyFBI as part of ongoing ballot fraud investigation timesunion.com/state/article/… via @TimesUnion

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What marks the beginning of upstate New York? Is it Yankee Stadium? Albany? Once you see a Stewart’s? Or is upstate just a state of mind? FULL STORY: trib.al/jZLbbzv

Not Florida. timesunion.com/news/article/P…

.Times Union digital team throws down the gauntlet in the newsroom holiday decoration wars.

On this day in 1910, a stowaway Kiddo the Cat became the first feline to attempt to cross the Atlantic in an airship (don't worry, he survived). His eventual howling led to one of the first radio communications from an aircraft in flight: "Roy, come and get this ---damn cat."

Congrats to the @TimesUnion digital team for winning best digital presence in our circ division in Journalists Association of New York awards. Here’s our award … Erica Smith Kevin O'Toole

Hours after the publication of this article, Inspector General Lucy Lang's office released the report that details missteps by state regulators before the deadly limousine crash that killed 20 people in Schoharie four years ago. trib.al/FSJx2GN

THE LOST BOY - PART ONE: Fifteen years after the disappearance of 12-year-old Jaliek Rainwalker, the case is no closer to being solved. The first in a four-part series examines the accounts of the night before Rainwalker went missing. FULL STORY: trib.al/x0KDubJ

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Many of my friends and former coworkers were laid off yesterday. If you're hiring and want some recommendations, please reach out to me. Here's a thread of Hearst Newspapers jobs. I'll do my best to answer questions over DM. (h/t Tim O’Rourke for help compiling the list!)

Jaliek Rainwalker was 12 years old when he disappeared in 2007 from Upstate NY. Wendy Liberatore & I take a deep dive into his story in a new Times Union podcast 🎙️ Ep 1 of "Rainwalker: The Lost Boy" is up! New eps weekly wherever you listen to podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/2sdCnr…

Journalists are taking on big and small problems in the industry right now. We want to do more. localmedia.org/2023/01/its-ti…