Albany NY

A guard on perimeter patrol spotted something strange between two fences at Greene Correctional. What he found triggered a massive contraband search that turned up cell phones, drugs, weapons, and gallons of homemade alcohol. The search, carried out over two days at the medium-security facility in Coxsackie, started...

After many years of planning and legal challenges, Costco is getting closer to replacing a "ghost neighborhood" in Upstate New York.

Funeral services are taking place on Saturday for the man who died after his commercial dump truck hit a home in Brunswick.

NORTH GREENBUSH, NY (WRGB) — Rensselaer County fire departments responded to a motor home fire on Friday morning. It happened at roughly 8:40 a.m. on Sandra Road in North Greenbush. The report was for a motor home on fire, endangering a residence on Sandra Drive, which is in the...

Calvin Williams Jr., 36, has been charged with second-degree murder, a felony, after a four-year-long investigation that involved multiple law enforcement agencies.

ALBANY, NY (WRGB)— A nationwide protest organized by the Nonviolent Medicaid Army saw demonstrators in a dozen states rallying to demand an end to Medicaid cutoffs. The movement aims to unite millions of people who have been disenrolled from the program, urging local officials to take action. "If we...

A Rotterdam man has been sentenced to two to six years in prison for repeatedly filming a coworker, including under her clothing, without her consent in 2023.

A man with a history of more than a dozen arrests for larceny was taken into custody Tuesday, Aug. 26, 20 days after he was released from prison on parole. The post Man released on parole 20 days earlier arrested for another larceny first appeared on Spotlight News .

A Troy teen received a sentence of five to 15 years in prison after crashing his car while high on marijuana, killing a 14-year-old and seriously injuring a 16-year-old in June 2024.

Albany’s newest state licensed dispensary is officially open for business. A ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration were held Friday at Dark Horse Cannabis Dispensary on Centre Street. The shop had its soft opening in June and said its products are designed to relieve, enhance wellness and restore balance so...