Construction moves forward on new Livingston Avenue Bridge connecting Albany and Rensselaer
After years of planning, construction is officially underway on the long-awaited replacement for the Livingston Avenue Bridge, a key rail link over the Hudson River connecting Albany and Rensselaer. State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez announced the progress Tuesday, calling the...
Center for Disability Services dropping psychiatry services
The Center for Disability Services New York is discontinuing psychiatry services at Center Health Care in Albany at the end of the year. According to its website, CFDS has had several psychiatrists retire and it cannot find new ones trained in developmental disabilities. It also states that Medicaid payments have...
Woman accused of selling crack cocaine in Ballston Spa
Saratoga County, NY (WRGB) — The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office arrested 61-year-old Linda Bruno of Ballston Spa, NY, on Wednesday. Bruno is accused of possessing crack cocaine with the intent to sell and unlawfully selling it in Ballston Spa. Her arrest followed a lengthy investigation into drug possession and...
Chocolate Bash in Albany sets grand opening date
There's a choco-lot going on in Albany in November!
Plan would restore rail service between Albany, New York City
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plan would restore rail service on the Empire Service Corridor between Albany and New York City. Service was cancelled or consolidated in May to accommodate Amtrak’s repairs to the East River Tunnels. Service between Albany-Rensselaer and Penn Station was reduced to three...
Family member declines comment on news that Twiller Street fire is suspicious
A family member of the victims of the deadly fire in Albany declined to comment on news that the blaze is considered suspicious. NewsChannel 13’s Dan Levy on Wednesday stopped by a home on 7th Avenue in Troy, which is believed to be occupied by a person related to the people who died in the fire at 23 Twiller St. on...
Owners of Troy home experiencing ‘paranormal activity’ describe history of the haunted happenings
A local home in Troy recently advanced to the finals round in HGTV's television series "Scariest Home in America."
16-year-old charged with murder in death of 15-year-old in Albany
Albany, NY (WRGB) — A 16-year-old from Albany has been formally charged with murder following a shooting that resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy. Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon announced the unsealing of a four-count grand jury indictment against the teen, who is not named due to his age. The...
Upstate NY wedding venue becomes center of new reality TV show
Kristi Gustafson Barlette, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (TNS) Nestled on 120 acres of lush countryside in West Sand Lake, June Farms is known as a wedding venue, rustic retreat and animal sanctuary. Now it steps into the spotlight as the center of a new unscripted series on Amazon Prime Video, where the frenetic pace of...
Man gets 8 years in prison for role in drive-by shooting in Albany
A man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in a drive-by shooting that injured a woman last year. Dayshon Miller, 35, was a passenger in a car driven by Nashala Turner in the area of First Street and Lexington Avenue on Sept. 5, 2024. An occupant of the vehicle fired at a man on the Street.

















