Albany NY

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Schenectady police are responding after an online video appeared to show an officer looking at names on mail. The video was first shared on social media Saturday by a man who claims the officer was searching his mail. The police department says the officer was investigating a crime.

Deputies with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office seized over 400 pounds of marijuana during a Clifton Park traffic stop on Tuesday.

GUILDERLAND — A man who could not escape his second-floor Brandywine apartment because of the flames last Thursday jumped to safety into the arms of Guilderland’s EMS director, Sean McGaughnea. The 911 call was made by a resident of the apartment at about 8 a.m. on Thursday morning,...

A suspicious package prompted a precautionary evacuation at the Office of General Services mailroom before State Police found it was harmless. On Sept. 14 at about 9:30 a.m., the OGS mailroom contacted State Police about the package, according to police. Troopers responded and evacuated the mailroom as a precaution.

A 29-year-old man was shot and wounded on an Albany street on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 13, police said. Cops responded to the 300 block of Livingstone Avenue, near McArdle Avenue, around 2:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of a shooting, the Albany Police Department said. Officers arrived to find the 29-year…

Crews responded to a structure fire in Watervliet on Monday night. The Watervliet Police Department is advising the public to avoid the area of 19th Street and 4th Avenue.

TROY, NY (WRGB)- A search for a missing child ended in a rescue along the Hudson River in Troy, where a young girl with autism was pulled to safety after she wandered from home and ended up in the Hudson. The incident happened on September 5th at around 7:30 p.m.,...

An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 8:52 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 9:45 p.m. for Saratoga, Rensselaer and Washington counties. Residents can anticipate wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 8:52 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Mechanicville, moving

The Board of Regents voted today to make Regents exams optional, beginning with students who graduate in 2028.

SCHENECTADY — Only one merchant has faced a complaint over sales of illegal e-motos, which can reach car-like speeds, after Attorney General Letitia James urged New Yorkers to rat out violators as part of a consumer advisory she issued against the contraband vehicles in July. Wireless Hope, a Schenectady...