NY Mom Guilty After Dropping ‘Baby Halo’ In Drainage Pipe
Persia Nelson, 24, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges by a Schenectady County jury on Thursday, Oct. 16, after four hours of deliberations. Nelson was arrested in March 2024 after her 11-month-old daughter, Halo Branton, was found inside an 8-foot drainage pipe at the GE property on Old...
A second firm has proposed buying, redeveloping abandoned Cohoes housing site near Norlite plant
BDJ Capital has proposed razing Saratoga Sites and building two warehouses in its place. But some residents are worried the nearby Norlite plant has polluted the property.
Watervliet man found guilty of 2024 dirt bike crash, leaving the scene
An Albany County jury has convicted a Watervliet man of an April 2024 dirt bike crash that left a University at Albany student severely injured and then leaving the scene of the crash.
National Grid Warns of Higher Heating Bills This Winter
National Grid has announced that its customers in Albany should expect increased heating bills this winter. Natural gas users will see an average monthly increase of $13, bringing the typical bill to about $145 from November to March. The rise is due to a recent utility rate hike and the increasing cost of natural...
Colonie restaurant leveled in 2024 explosion reopens with big celebration
COLONIE, N.Y. (WRGB) — It’s a fresh start for a Colonie business leveled in a gas explosion just over a year ago. A ribbon-cutting was held Thursday at the newly rebuilt Pad Thai Noodle restaurant on Everett Road. Albany County Executive Dan McCoy was there to help celebrate.
Police: Albany man fired at group of people in Gloversville
An Albany man is accused of firing a gun at a large group of people in Gloversville. Police said officers responded to a residence on Sixth Avenue between Helwig Street and Kingsboro Avenue around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a report of a domestic incident.
NYS Police Still Looking For Missing Woman After 39 Years
Erica Franolich returned to NY to get her baby back in 1986 and was never seen or heard from again. NYSP are hoping the public can help them solve this 39-year-old cold case.
Two lives lost in 787 crash mourned
A friend and relative are mourning two people whose lives were cut short in a crash Sunday on I-787. Jamilla Tirado, 27, and her 25-year-old boyfriend Cepelynn Johnson tragically died while they were getting a ride from a friend who police said was driving drunk.
Albany man admits to climbing into woman’s apartment, raping her
An Albany man is facing 15 years in prison after admitting to climbing into the window of a woman’s apartment and forcing her to perform a sex act. Lamont Evans pleaded guilty in Albany County Court on Thursday to first-degree rape.
Jury convicts Schenectady mom of killing 10-month-old daughter
After a 16-day trial, a Schenectady County jury has found Persia Nelson guilty of killing her 10-month-old daughter in March 2024.
