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The trial for the man accused of shooting and killing Kaylin Gillis in his driveway last April is scheduled for Jan. 8, reports WNYT. Kevin Monahan is charged with second-degree murder in the death of the 20-year-old Schuylerville woman on April 15. She was a passenger in a vehicle that had gotten lost on the way to a friend’s house and turned around in Monahan’s driveway in Hebron.

Every year on the weekend after Halloween, Adirondack Brewery on Route 9 likes to make a mess. This year, the annual Pumpkin Chuckin’ event will see a full medieval village come to life in Lake George. WTEN reports
Pumpkin Chuckin’ puts the drop on autumn from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. The festivities are held behind High Peaks Distilling, 1 Canada St. in the village of Lake George.

Legislation sponsored by Sen. Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) and Assemblymember Carrie Woerner (D-Round Lake) to address and better combat aquatic invasive species statewide has been signed into law by Gov. Hochul. Senate bill S5836/Assembly bill A5801 enables town boards to further address and combat invasive aquatic invertebrate species, as they are currently only able to address invasive plants under state law.

Lake George was ranked as the cleanest in America, according to a new study by “A-Z Animals.” The cleanliness is credited to it being a headwater lake fed by mountain streams and protected by more than 90% natural forestland.

A Washington County man has admitted to stealing 31 semiautomatic guns from Calamity Jane’s Firearms and Fine Shoes in Kingsbury a year ago. 48 year old Martin Taft of Salem, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to one weapons charge and one count charge related to drug offenses.

The man who admitted to driving his motorcycle under the influence of drugs and alcohol and crashing into the Warren County Bikeway, will have to wait until at least January to find out if he will spend the rest of his life in prison. WNYT reports
Anthonia Futia was in Warren County Court on Thursday for a hearing on whether he will be designated as a persistent felony offender because of prior convictions on his record. If the judge determines he is a persistent offender, he faces a sentence of 12 ½ to 25 years in prison.

The hours long manhunt in the town of Salem has come to an end. WRGB reports the suspect, Jeffrey Dickinson, 35, is in custody after calling 911 to turn himself late Wednesday night. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced the update in a social media post time stamped 11:59 p.m. Dickinson was located in the area of Blind Buck Road near Buck Ridge Way in Salem.

Multiple police agencies are searching for a man considered to be armed and dangerous in the Salem area. Police are looking for Jeffrey Dickinson. WTEN reports the search began around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police said Dickinson is wanted on a felony warrant, and he fled when confronted by law enforcement. Dickinson was last seen in a wooded area near Blind Buck Road in Salem.

The attorneys for the man charged with murder in the shooting of Kaylin Gillis plan to argue that their client didn’t intend to fire the fatal shot. Arthur Frost, Kevin Monahan’s lead attorney, told WNYT that the first shot Monahan fired was a warning shot. Frost said Monahan was not planning to pull the trigger a second time but it was a slip of his finger.

Every November, the village of Lake George lights up to beckon the winter along. This year, those plans are expanding to a second day – and growing to encompass a new winter event coming to Charles R. Wood Park. WTEN reports
the 25th annual Lite Up the Village in Lake George is now set for two dates – Friday and Saturday, Nov. 24 and 25.