Both parties erupt over NYPA’s $7.5M plane purchase
The New York Power Authority’s decision to buy a $7.5 million private plane has detonated into a rare moment of bipartisan outrage in Albany, with lawmakers in both parties questioning how a climate-focused agency justifies luxury air travel for its executives. The uproar is not just about optics, it cuts to whether...
Deputies arrest man with child in car after brief chase in Albany
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple reported that on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at around 12:17 p.m., deputies attempted a traffic stop on I-90. The driver, identified as 36-year-old Terrell M. Lewis, led them on a brief chase before crashing near Loudon Road and Colonial Green in Colonie, the sheriff said.
Woman sentenced for fatal crash that occurred after she had seizure
The woman told police she had experienced a seizure seconds before the August 2024 crash.
Rotterdam man charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide in September crash
A Rotterdam man has been arraigned on a three-count indictment, formally charging him in connection to the death of a man in September. According to the Albany County District Attorney's Office, 29-year-old Matthew Merriman is accused of killing a man while driving intoxicated.
Albany police holiday meal program aids 75 local families
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Albany Police Department distributed 75 meals to families in need on Tuesday. The meal kit included everything you’d need for a holiday feast, including turkey, pie and whipped cream. Officers said the distribution began three years ago to help families within the Albany City School...
They reported him missing. Now they’re charged with his murder.
What began as a missing person investigation in Cairo turned darker when deputies discovered human remains on the missing man’s property.
Homeless shelter survives Saratoga Springs budget, but only for 10 months
The city committed 10 months of funding for the shelter, but the facility's leader says it will close when the money runs out.
FIRST ON 13: Court sides with off-duty cop in Saratoga Springs shootout
A state appellate court on Wednesday affirmed the decision to throw out the indictment against Vito Caselnova, the Queensbury man prosecutors had accused of attempted murder in the November 2022 early morning shootout on Broadway in Saratoga Springs that sent three people to the hospital.
Special prosecutor assigned to probe Schoharie limo crash
A special district attorney was named in Albany County to investigate "crimes allegedly committed in Albany County" in connection with the 2018 limousine crash in Schoharie.
Name a price: Public Bathhouse No. 2 in Albany for sale, again
Vines creep up the yellow brick walls, and the wooden entrance ramp is decaying at Public Bathhouse No. 2 on Albany's Fourth Avenue, the 119-year-old building, once a hive of energy in the South End, is in jeopardy, littered with broken windows, collapsing ceilings and the telltale signs of decay. The building has...
