CDTA adds stroller-only areas to select bus routes
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) has launched a Stroller Pilot Program on select bus routes.
Morning Briefing: Visitor restrictions start today at Albany Med, O’Connell on new role as...
Good morning, New York. Here's what you need to know today. Cold and blustery today along with sun giving way to increasing clouds. Capital Region Hourly Forecast | Hudson Valley Hourly Forecast. Around New York. 1. Temporary visitor restrictions begin Monday at Albany Med Health System due to seasonal respiratory...
Family of UAlbany graduate killed in Western Avenue fire calls for action
Two University at Albany students were among those killed in a deadly fire on Western Avenue earlier this month, including 24-year-old Sahaja Reddy Udamala. The fire broke out on December 4 at 241 Western Ave., claiming the lives of multiple residents. NewsChannel 13 is now hearing for the first time from Udamala’s...
Local Brown University students share their experience in recent school shooting
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10)– The recent school shooting at Brown University devastated the community in Rhode Island, and beyond. Tonight NEWS10’s Payton Cavanaugh spoke with two students from the Capital Region who are both still in Providence. They said facing this traumatic event has opened their eyes to a grim...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and six other defendants liable for $54.2 million
A jury voted on Friday evening in favor of more than 1,100 employees who lost some or all of their benefits after the St. Clare’s Hospital pension fund collapsed in 2019. As WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor reports, it signals the end of a long journey for some pensioners.
Hope 7 gets gifts as National Grid aids local families during holidays
TROY, NY (WRGB) — Children in Rensselaer County will receive some extra holiday cheer thanks to employees from National Grid. Employees dropped off truckloads of presents to Hope 7, a nonprofit organization supporting families on Troy's East Side and Wynantskill. Presents were fully wrapped and will head to seven...
Hochul’s home-care ‘fix’ may not be corrupt — but it’s sure a disaster
Something rotten is definitely happening in Albany, though whether Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “reform” of the state’s $11 billion home-care program was corrupt, or simply disastrously bungled, remains to be seen. The feds will look for corruption now that a newly surfaced email adds fuel to the fire of possible bid-rigging...
Troy man charged in rape of minor
A Troy man has been charged in connection with the rape of a minor. Jackson Coffee, 21, is accused of sending an explicit image to a minor. He also had asexual contact with the person younger than 17 years old, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said. The alleged incidents...
Albany man arrested on check fraud charges
North Greenbush Police reported on Monday that an arrest was made last week after a longstanding larceny investigation.
Man admits to shooting Schenectady father as children looked on
A man has admitted to shooting and killing a Schenectady father as his three children looked on. Cecil Toland, 20, pleaded guilty in Schenectady County Court on Monday to second-degree murder. Toland shot Wilfredo Vasquez outside a Van Vranken Avenue bodega on April 23, according to the Schenectady County District...
