radioNOVO News NY News Roundup for June 25, 2026

Good morning. We begin with the final certified tallies from Tuesday’s primary elections. In the Hudson Valley’s pivotal seventeenth congressional district, Army veteran Cait Conley has officially secured the Democratic nomination, setting up a high-stakes November battle against Republican incumbent Mike Lawler. Meanwhile, in Central New York, the Democratic primary for the one-hundred-and-twenty-ninth Assembly district remains too close to call. Challenger Maurice Brown holds a razor-thin eighty-two-vote lead over longtime incumbent Bill Magnarelli, meaning the final outcome hinges on more than five hundred absentee ballots. Up north in the twenty-first congressional district, Democrat Blake Gendebien and Republican Sticker Mule C-E-O Anthony Constantino both advanced to the general election line.In statewide public safety initiatives, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the launch of a new, one-million-dollar public education campaign called "End Family Fire New York." Partnering with the state Office of Gun Violence Prevention and the Ad Council, the initiative will push out widespread digital, television, and radio messaging to promote secure firearm storage and reduce accidental domestic shootings across the state.In Saratoga County, a major investigation is underway this morning. Mechanicville police are working to determine how six people died inside a home on Harris Avenue. Authorities discovered the bodies late Wednesday after being called to the residence to perform a routine welfare check. No names have been released, and detectives are urging anyone with information to come forward.In Madison County, Travis Longo has officially resigned as vice president of the Cazenovia school board. Longo stepped down immediately after administrative leadership launched removal proceedings following his federal arrest for child endangerment and exploitation. Longo remains held without bail.Downstate, two Westchester County group home employees face felony grand larceny charges. Investigators allege twenty-eight-year-old Nadajah Jackson and twenty-five-year-old Destiny Galan stole over forty-seven-thousand dollars from vulnerable residents at the Association for Mentally Ill Children, using stolen bank details for personal retail purchases.And finally, round one of the NBA Draft is in the books. The Brooklyn Nets selected Louisville’s Mikel Brown Junior sixth overall, while the world champion New York Knicks drafted Spanish guard Sergio De Larrea with the twenty-fifth pick. Round two resumes tonight at Barclays Center.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. radioNOVO News is a service of Seven Mountains Media.