Albany NY

Meteorologist Sam Coplin is headed to the Weather Channel after two years at CBS6 Albany.

CATSKILL — State Police joined a pursuit initiated by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office on State Highway 9W in the village of Catskill at approximately 10:22 p.m. on March 6. The pursuit continued north on State Highway 9W and entered the NYS Thruway at Exit 21B where Troopers...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — An investigation is underway after a fire broke out early this morning in Albany. Crews were dispatched just after 5:00 am to 69 Second Ave, between Krank St. and Leonard St. Chief Joseph Gregory tells CBS6 that a two-story wood frame structure had a small...

Albany businesses are getting ready for a busy weekend. Around 16,000 people are expected to flock to downtown Albany for Blake Shelton’s concert at MVP Arena on Saturday. One of the many businesses looking forward to this weekend is Albany Stadium Restaurant and Bar, inside MVP Arena. One of...

An Upstate New York jewel was recently nominated by USA Today in its annual survey of the country's Top Ten Small College Towns. While it's an honor to be nominated, USA Today will accept votes until the end of the month to determine the winner. Shoutout Saratoga Springs. When people...

The Albany-area athlete, a member of the Capital Region Sliders Volleyball Club, was playing in the Boston Volleyball Festival when he collapsed inside the Boston Convention Center on Friday night, Feb. 21, as Daily Voice reported. In an update Friday, Feb. 28, family friend Odette Fung announced that the boy...

A man arrested in Niskayuna who evaded capture in a Virginia homicide investigation for nearly 30 years will spend the rest of his life in prison. Stephan Smerk was sentenced Friday in Fairfax, Virginia, for the 1994 killing of Robin Lawrence. Smerk was stationed at an Army base in Arlington...

A popular Halfmoon BBQ joint is calling it a day. There has been no shortage of retail outlets and restaurants announcing local closings recently. Many of these have been national chains going through bankruptcy proceedings or financial restructuring. In the case of a local Clifton Park restaurant, it's refreshing...

Binghamton, NY – A fast-moving band of heavy snow is sweeping across parts of central New York and northern Pennsylvania this morning, creating hazardous travel conditions with sudden drops in visibility and gusty winds. According to the National Weather Service in Binghamton, the snow band was observed at 6:08...

Negotiations between the governor's office and the union representing thousands of striking NY correction officers broke down early Saturday.