Albany NY

Officials in Albany already knew the city’s finances were in a rough spot, but a recent midyear budget report from the mayor's office is painting an even more dismal picture. City lawmakers are now asking the mayor’s financial team for answers as they work to come up with solutions....

An advocacy group seeking to "DeFlock" the city of Albany held an event Wednesday to raise awareness about the presence of Flock's automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. At the so-called Flock Safari, hosted by Indivisible Albany, attendees traveled to checkpoints around Washington Park where an advocate is sta

As a Guilderland Town Board member, I want to be clear: I oppose the proposed battery-energy storage facility on Wormer Road in New Scotland. This is the wrong location for this type of facility. The proposal places large-scale battery storage in a residential area where there are no fire hydrants, questions surroundin

ALBANY COUNTY — The Gateway Diner on Central Avenue was humming on Wednesday morning when the county executive arrived to announce free meals for selected seniors. The program is dubbed GOLD, which stands for Go Out, Let’s Dine and is managed by the county’s Department for Aging.

SCHENECTADY, NY (WRGB)- A traffic safety dispute on Kings Road in Schenectady is continuing after the city lowered speed limits on most roads to 25 mph and later installed two stop signs on Kings Road at the intersection with Queen Philomena Boulevard. The stop signs were added after a resident...

A former ninth-grade English teacher in the Cohoes City School District who pleaded guilty to raping a teenage student on school property over several months in 2025 will face a judge. Drake Galarneau plead guilty back in June, admitting to being in a relationship with a student beginning in January...

Albany is facing three lawsuits for wrongfully convicting city residents. Local leaders said the suits pose a risk to the city's balance sheets in the midst of a budget crunch. Corey Young is suing the city for $80 million after he spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime...

ALBANY COUNTY, NY (WRGB) — The Albany County Sheriff's Office says K9 Casey’s handler has been suspended without pay. We’re told deputy Giuseppe Stone had another K9 who was taken away. Sheriff Apple tells us it’s a personnel matter and that he cannot go into further detail....

Congratulations to Ralph's in Albany and The Ruck in Troy for making this list of the top 10 places to get wings in the entire state of New York. They're in good company on this list that is well represented from all areas in the state.

A viral predator-hunting group recently came to Upstate NY. Their video ends with State Police putting a man in the back of a cruiser.