Albany NY

A Cohoes man and woman are facing charges in Saratoga County after a reported incident that involved resisting arrest and taking an officer's body worn camera.

The Valatie Economic Redevelopment Association (V.E.R.A.) sponsors the official Village-Wide Tag Sale on August 1, with dozens of individual sales scattered across town selling antiques, collectibles, toys, books, clothing, housewares, and tools. Maps of participating properties will be available starting July 31 at mo

Local ROTC cadet Grant Rinckey has graduated from Army Airborne School. Officials said the three-week course trains service members to become military parachutists. According to officials, the instruction takes place in three phases: ground week, tower week and jump week. Cadets must complete five successful parachute

Troy residents say they have new questions about how police are using AI, as the city continues debating surveillance technology. The conversation picked up after the Troy City Council approved a state grant that includes $9,000 for CLEAR, an AI program police use during investigations. Police say the software pulls to

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of an alleged killer with ties to Jersey City, authorities said. Jacqua Cowan, aka “Quaski,” is charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses in a March 2025 murder in Albany, New York, the U.S. Marshals Service said Monday.

Historic mansion that became restaurant, banquet venue and small hotel will be turned 101 studio and micro apartments starting in January.

Schenectady, NY (WRGB) — A recommendation to implement New York’s Good Cause Eviction protections in Schenectady drew criticism from landlords and property owners. On July 9th, the Schenectady Housing Stability Task Force outlined their recommendations to improve housing in Schenectady, which included adopting the 'Goo

A smoothie bowl chain is set to open its first location in the Capital Region. Playa Bowls is set to open at 1512 Western Avenue in Guilderland on Saturday, August 8 at 10 a.m.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WNYT) – The American Red Cross says nine people got emergency help after a fire on Germania Avenue in Schenectady. Volunteers from the Northeastern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross responded Monday afternoon in the city of Schenectady. The Red Cross said it gave financial assistance to six

Schenectady fire officials said minors setting off fireworks caused a fire that displaced nine people and sent one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries. According to Schenectady Fire Chief George Burns, firefighters responded at 3:12 p.m. Monday, July 27, to a reported structure fire at 341 Germania Avenue.