Albany NY

A man who caused a very serious crash while drunk was sentenced on Tuesday. Gonzalo Paredes-Moscoso received one to three years in state prison. Prosecutors say he was speeding when he crashed into a car stopped on State Route 146 in Clifton Park on February 4, 2025. That car then hit a third vehicle.

Thankfully, the pup is recovering — but what investigators say happened is heartbreaking.

Police have not released the identity of the 59-year-old man who was hit Wednesday night.

ALBANY, NY (WRGB)- A shopping trip for Crystal Pratt and her service dog turned into something unexpected. Pratt was repeatedly told to leave the store because her dog was off-leash. However, she has signed documents confirming her dog, Bella, is a service animal. Under the ADA, service animals must be...

Albany Associates in Cardiology, Cardiology Associates of Schenectady and Saratoga Cardiology Associates are expanding inpatient cardiology services at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. The three practices are teaming up at the hospital to create St. Peter's Cardiology Associates. It comes after Capital Cardiology...

NEW SCOTLAND — The town of New Scotland is pointing to the property owners’ own words to defend itself against a lawsuit over a 40-year-old failing water line. In an answer filed Jan. 29, the town denied the core allegations of a suit filed in December by the Newell family of Feura Bush that claimed the town owns and...

Halo Nelson was found at an industrial facility in March 2024 after an AMBER alert was issued in her disappearance

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Albany, New York – Periods of light snow are expected to develop across eastern New York Friday night and continue into Saturday, with accumulations and increasing winds potentially impacting travel....

Persia Nelson, a 26-year-old from Schenectady, New York, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for second-degree murder in the death of her 11-month-old daughter, Halo Branton. The incident occurred on March 10, 2024, when Halo died of hypothermia after being placed in a 10-foot-deep drainage pipe filled with...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — A 31-year-old Albany man, Russell Gibson, has been sentenced to four and a half years in state prison for possessing an illegal firearm, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon. The sentence, handed down by Judge William Little, also includes three years of post-release...