Albany NY

CAPITAL REGION - Four Capital Region men are charged after a big gun and drug bust on Thursday. State police say it follows a six-month investigation. They say they found 15 illegal handguns, four assault-style rifles, an automatic firearm conversion device, numerous high-capacity magazines, about 25 pounds of...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the redevelopment of three closed state prisons in the Adirondack region that are currently sitting empty and deteriorating. The proposal, outlined in the governor’s 2026 State of the State agenda, would sidestep...

For 100 years the Cottrell Paper Company has operated a mill along the Kayaderosseras Creek. Now, after four generations, the Rock City Falls company has been added to the New York State’s Historic Business Preservation Registry. Since 1926, the Cottrell family has been producing paper goods for everyone from...

A 14-year-old wrestler from Mohonasen High School was allegedly hit by a coach during practice, leading to his dismissal.

EASTON, N.Y. (WNYT) – Police have released more details about a crash that happened Thursday in Washington County. It happened around 4:30 p.m. on County Route 74 in Easton. State Police said the investigation determined that the vehicle was traveling south, when the driver left the lane and went onto the shoulder....

SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A man has been sentenced for raping a taxi driver in August 2024. David Bodenstab received 18 years in prison for rape and 7 years in prison for assault. Both sentences will run concurrently. He also received 20 years of post-release supervision and is...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — A Rensselaer County man has been sentenced to probation after admitting he stole tens of thousands of dollars through a money order fraud scheme while employed by the U.S. Postal Service. According to Acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III, 26-year-old Matthew Dundas of Petersburgh,...

Montgomery County, NY (WRGB) — An Amsterdam woman was arrested following a joint welfare fraud investigation, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Jeffery T. Smith said members of the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Unit, working in collaboration with the Montgomery County Department...

Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy says the state could take over city finances unless the protracted dispute over court facilities is resolved with the Office of Court Administration.

Muri Assunção, New York Daily News (TNS) An Upstate New York man was charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing three members of the same family, including a 4-month-old baby, in broad daylight, officials said Thursday. The violent confrontation began shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the...