Health Care Dissent

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney, reacting to the Supreme Court's health care ruling Thursday, said, "I agree with the dissent."
The dissent tosses out the entire health care law, dismissing the case for it as "feeble" and a "vast judicial overreach." It argues that "against a mountain of evidence," its backers offer only the "flimsiest of indications to the contrary."

Here's What Obamacare Actually Does For You

Peter Koechley

Now that we know that Obamacare (er, the Affordable Care Act) is constitutional — thanks, Chief Justice Roberts! — the question returns to: "Wait, what's in Obamacare again?" Share this to remind people why they're happy today.

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Supreme Court: Required Healthcare is constitutional

WASHINGTON -- The individual health insurance mandate is constitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, upholding the central provision of President Barack Obama's signature Affordable Care Act.

 Five justices concluded that the mandate, which requires virtually all Americans to obtain minimum health insurance coverage or pay a penalty, falls within Congress' power under the Constitution to "lay and collect taxes."

Roll over accident on Old Post Road

Caitlyn Main was first on the scene for a rollover on Old Post. 

Her mother Kelly asked her if she needed me to come until the ambulance gets there, her response "I got this. This is all in the training."

Caitlyn Main was at home on Maple Hill Road when around 8:00 p.m. she heard a loud bang from the area close to her friend's house and thought immediately that something must be wrong.  Trained as a fire fighter Castleton, Caitlyn is no stranger to emergencies.

Five injured - charges filed

SCHODACK — An 18-year-old Nassau woman who was behind the wheel when her car slid off Route 9J Tuesday night, injuring herself and all four of her passengers, now faces criminal charges.
Taylor Woodcock was charged with reckless endangerment, reckless driving, both misdemeanors, and was ticketed for speeding, failing to keep right and making an unsafe lane change.

Update on 9J crash

UPDATE

SCHODACK, N.Y. --The Schodack Police Department says the driver of the car that crashed late Tuesday night in the Town of Schodack, sending five people to the hospital, has been charged.

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Blotter - Averill Park man arrested for 3rd time in 2 weeks

On Tuesday, state police say 25-year-old Thomas Sutliff has been arrested for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 5th and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th.

Sutliff was previously arrested on June 14th after dropping his cell phone while allegedly burglarizing a home in Northumberland. During the course of that investigation, a search warrant was executed on Sutliff's truck and a women's gold Voorheesville High School class ring was located in the vehicle.

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5 hurt, Route 9J closed after serious crash in Schodack

UPDATE From NEWS10
The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m., near the intersection of Route 9J and Stony Point Road. Police say the car traveling southbound lost control and crashed into a ditch on the side of the road. The car was upside-down in the ditch when police first arrived on the scene.

A responding officer told NEWS10 that the five passengers, all said to be in their late-teens and early 20's, were all conscious when police arrived.
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 Video from News10

SCHODACK, N.Y. -- Authorities on scene tell NEWS10 that five people have been hospitalized following a serious one-vehicle crash in Schodack late Tuesday night.

The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m., near the intersection of Route 9J and Stony Point Road. A portion of Route 9J will be closed for several hours overnight.

A responding officer told NEWS10 that five people were removed from the vehicle and taken to Albany Medical Center. Their exact conditions are not known at this point.
Authorities have shut Route 9J down from County Routes 58 (East Greenbush) and 6 (Castleton), as a result of the crash. The DOT reports that 9J could reopen as soon as 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 1:12 AM EDT