Hannaford data breach exposes sensitive information of employees and others
Albany, NY (WRGB) — Ahold Delhaize USA Services, LLC has provided an update on a cybersecurity breach that occurred last year, affecting several of its U.S. business systems one being Hannaford Supermarket. The breach, detected on November 6, 2024, involved unauthorized access to internal files, prompting an...
Two retiring Colonie police officers honored
Colonie Police said Officer Patrick Fennelly and Officer Joseph Parker are retiring.
Man who killed Colonie student in crash faces sentencing today
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB)— Thomas McGrath, 73, is set to appear in Albany County Court today for sentencing after accepting a plea deal in the death of Colonie Central High School senior Michael Kleinke. McGrath pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and driving while impaired, agreeing to a sentence of 4 to 12...
Troy, NY man sentenced to 12 years in fatal drug sales
WATERVLIET — A Troy man has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for selling drugs that resulted in the deaths of two men. Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon announced Friday that David Mathes, 28, was sentenced by Judge Thomas Marcelle after pleading guilty to two counts of Criminal Sale of a...
Animals rescued from Westerlo squalor continue long recovery
Animals recently rescued from a Westerlo home last week continue to recover at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society in Menands.
Albany nurse practitioner admits to health care fraud, unlawful drug distribution
A former Albany resident and nurse practitioner has pleaded guilty to health care fraud charges as part of the Department of Justice's 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Anja Salamack, 50, also admitted to distributing amphetamine, also known as Adderall, for nonmedical...
Albany mother and son charged with kidnapping, pouring gasoline on victim
The duo allegedly assaulted a woman at their north Albany home earlier this month.
Convicted Killer in Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz Murder Found Dead in Prison
Jonaiki Martinez-Estrella, one of the individuals convicted in the brutal 2018 slaying of Bronx teenager Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, was found dead in his cell at the Coxsackie Correctional Facility in New York on Friday, June 27, 2025. He was 31 years old. Martinez-Estrella was a central figure in...
Niskayuna man arrested on Taconic Parkway with over 1,400 grams of cocaine in vehicle
Poughkeepsie, NY (WRGB) — On Monday, June 30, 2025, members of the New York State Police Troop K Community Stabilization Unit (CSU) arrested 41-year-old Tamar Knight from Niskayuna, New York, after discovering a large quantity of cocaine in his vehicle. The arrest occurred after officers observed Knight's Ford sedan...
Maintenance man charged for allegedly raping Watervliet tenant
Watervliet police said a 47-year-old man raped a woman in front of a child in “a disgusting level of depravity.”