Evening Briefing in Capital Region and HV: June 20

Evening Briefing: Efforts to diversify real estate appraisals, remembering Fort Plain flooding and Hunter Biden charged with crimes

By Matthew Sprague and Dennis Yusko New York State

PUBLISHED 5:30 PM ET Jun. 20, 2023 PUBLISHED 5:30 PM EDT Jun. 20, 2023

Good evening, Capital Region and Hudson Valley. We're wrapping up the day for you with some of the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Your Weather Planner

Partly to mostly clear with areas of patchy fog moving in overnight and lows in the mid to upper 50s. Wednesday will feature plenty of sun and highs ranging from the mid 70s to around 80.

Tomorrow's Forecast

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Today's Big Stories

1. To fight racial, ethnic bias, home appraisal field looks to diversify

Trussie Taylor starts each home visit the same way: with a clean slate. The licensed real estate appraiser of about 20 years was using pencil and paper before the advancements of technology. Now his tablet and laser ruler come in handy.

2. Daughter remembers mother lost in Fort Plain flooding

It’s been 10 years since Mary Puznowski and her siblings last held their mother. They now cling to pictures and memories of Abbott Street. Puznowski revisited the site where their mother drowned and her mobile home washed away.

3. 4 things to watch as the New York Assembly returns

The state Assembly is returning Tuesday and Wednesday to wrap up unfinished business from the regularly scheduled legislative session. Here are four issues to watch.

4. Newburgh library program stresses importance of early literacy

How young is too young to begin reading to and introducing new sounds and words to your baby? One mom says they should be learning from the time they’re born.

5. Hunter Biden charged with federal tax, gun crimes, reaches plea deal

According to the filing, Hunter Biden is expected to plead guilty to the charges of failing to pay taxes. He has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement in connection with the charge of illegally posessing a firearm "by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance."

6. Trump classified documents trial set to begin in August

District Judge Aileen Cannon scheduled the trial to begin on Aug. 14 and run for two weeks, according to a court filing released Tuesday morning. Per the filing, the trial will be held at the U.S. District Court in Fort Pierce, Florida, and all pre-trial motions must be filed by July 24.

Your Notes for Wednesday

Concert at Amity Farm is from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 44 Amity Road, Warwick.
Pride Night Celebration is from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Empire State Plaza Convention Hall, Albany.
Make Music Troy is 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Troy Savings Music Hall.

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