Capital Region Man Arrested, Accused Of Stealing From the Dead
A local bank employee finds himself in hot water after exploiting a tragedy. Let’s unpack the twists in this unsettling story.
An Upstate NY man allegedly bought fake license plates online and made a stranger...
State Police arrested an Upstate New York man on Thursday for allegedly using forged license plates to dodge toll charges that were instead billed to an unsuspecting driver’s EZPass account. Mazin S. Kakoum, 27, of Clifton Park, faces three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the...
Work begins on $50.6M Harbor House supportive housing project in Schenectady
Construction has begun on Harbor House at the YWCA, a $50.6 million supportive housing development in Schenectady’s Stockade Historic District that will preserve 42 existing homes and add 54 new apartments. The project will rehabilitate the historic 1930 Colonial Revival-style YWCA building, listed on the National...
ALERT: Child Reported Missing from Albany
Shannon Finnegan from Albany is 17 years old and is considered endangered. She was last known to be in the area of the Iroquois Travel Plaza along I-90 Westbound in Little Falls at 1:30pm Thursday. Police say she may have gone to Fultonville in Montgomery County. They are asking anyone...
Albany, NY Weather Alert: 2” Snow To Coat I-87 And I-90 By 11 P.M....
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Albany, NY – Snow will begin coating roads across eastern New York after sunset Saturday, with up to 2 inches expected by sunrise Sunday and slick travel likely along I-87 and I-90 before many weekend plans...
Bus station proposed for old McDonald’s site in Albany
The old McDonald’s on South Pearl Street could soon see new life. Albany County Executive Dan McCoy on Friday announced a plan to transform the property into a bus station.
Two arrested on drug charges in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, NY — State Police arrested two Schenectady men on felony drug charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 890. Ammar K. Elordi, 36, of Schenectady, and Brian K. Jackson, 38, of Schenectady, were each charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, a class A felony, and...
East Greenbush Police Department to get new headquarters
The East Greenbush Police Department will receive $850,000 for a new headquarters. It will also get bulletproof vests, as part of a $30 million dedication in federal funding to help police departments around the state acquire the safety accessories.
Albany man to serve 13 years in “impulse” gunpoint robbery, vehicle theft
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — A 21-year-old Albany man is heading to state prison for pulling a gun on two strangers and stealing their vehicle. Albany County DA Lee Kindlon reported Friday that the Honorable Roger McDonough sentenced Zyquan Stanford to serve 13 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release...
Five face drug charges after search of Albany apartments
The Albany County Sheriff’s Office said investigators searched four apartments on North Allen Street, Washington Avenue, Third Avenue and North Main Avenue on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26. They found about 215 grams of crack cocaine, 6 grams of fentanyl, digital scales, packaging materials, about 3 pounds of cannabis, two...
