Stillwater school budget FAILS to get needed supermajority. 480 - 373, which is 56.2 percent, by my calcualtion. Rare occurence tonight.

Not something I get to write much: "She said the man who ate another human being’s face was just not the son she knew." hrld.us/KVurQz

Call on scanner about a woman who had a 'traumatic incident with a blender.' ouch.

Neighbor to site of Schuylerville killing yesterday said building had a seedy reputation in an otherwise nice neighborhood.

Pretty epic conglomeration of emergency vehicles at Exit 16 northbound. Traffic to one lane.

Former Corinth bus driver Marjorie Jones being sentenced this morning for misdemeanor child endangerment conviction. Faces a year in jail.

Jones was convicted after a bench trial of putting duct tape over the mouth of a disabled girl on her bus.

No jail for former bus driver Marjorie Jones in child endangerment case. 3 years probation and 100 hours community service.

Here's my story on sentencing of former Corinth bus driver Marjorie Jones: bit.ly/LJmQDL

RT Capital Tonight Veteran Saratoga GOP Chairman Jasper Nolan not seeking another term after 27 years at helm.

Saratoga County supervisors will get a $50,000 study today from a consultant on options for the money-draining Maplewood Manor nursing home.

The consultant, which was paid $50,000, was asked to study privatization and also tasked with finding savings if the county keeps it.

DC lobbyists and a lawyer for Expedia among those speaking at public hearing on Saratoga County's proposed law re: occupancy tax.

County wants to close 'loophole' that allows online booking companies to pay tax on what they pay for a room, not what they charge.

Never knew there were this many bureaus, associations, and companies devoted to hotels. They're all here.

The short and simple: Local hotels, travel agents, etc., think the law levels the playing field. The out-of-town lobbyists oppose it.

New revenue in question is circa $45,000. Expedia attorney said county's litigation costs, if they approve it, could exceed that figure.

I heard that SKIDMORE BEAR drives daddy's Jag and doesn't even know how to climb trees!

Scanner: 'at this time, he's assaulting the van and trying to harm himself with a fork.'