5 things to know this Tuesday, February 20

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Tuesday! We hope everyone had an enjoyable long weekend, and if you worked yesterday, we hope you had a great start to your week! According to Meteorologist Matt Mackie, we can expect another sunny day in Albany with seasonable temperatures around the high 30s.

A $1.5 billion grant is going towards the expansion of the GlobalFoundries chip factory in Malta. Also, deputies seized over 43 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 cash after executing a search warrant in Malta earlier this month. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Tuesday morning.

1. Microchip industry gets billions for Malta expansion

The U.S. has stepped up its computer chip manufacturing efforts with a major funding announcement. A $1.5 billion grant is going towards the expansion of the GlobalFoundries chip factory in Malta. 

2. SCSO: 13 arrested, 43 lbs of pot and $10K cash seized in Malta bust

Law enforcement seized over 43 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 cash after executing a search warrant in Malta earlier this month. 13 people were arrested as a result, each of whom was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of cannabis.

3. Family shares gratitude after Watervliet PD thermal drone finds missing boy

Last week, when 13-year-old Daishawa Wade was walking home from school with his friends, he wanted to walk by the Hudson River after they left. That’s when he slipped and fell down a ditch.

4. Pine Hills Neighborhood Association forms Saint Rose closure committee

Making sure Pine Hills doesn’t go downhill. That’s the aim of a new committee by the neighborhood’s association. It’s calling for more transparency in talks between officials about the neighborhood’s future once The College of St Rose Closes. 

5. Saratoga County village the oldest in the country

The Capital Region has a vast history. As some may or may not know, this area is also home to the oldest village in the United States.