Albany NY

Federal judge sentences Prime Capital Ventures' former CEO to eight years in prison for fraud that fleeced investors and doomed his company.

Police said the 14-year-old boy is in stable condition at Albany Medical Center Hospital.

A former Queensbury businessman was sentenced to about 8 years in prison on Friday for spending his lending company’s money on luxury goods and to pay other clients. Kris Roglieri was the CEO of Prime Capital Ventures. The Albany-based company worked to secure loans for other companies.

The curve on New York State Route 144 in New Baltimore is dangerous enough for drivers of cars. Debra Sottolano, town council member in New Baltimore, says large trucks regularly make the area even more hazardous.

Bethlehem Central High School junior Tyler Ilardi is headed to the birthplace of the Spanish language, Salamanca, Spain, this summer. One of fewer than 20 students nationwide, Ilardi has been awarded the National Spanish Exam (NSE) Junior Travel Abroad Scholarship. Through the program, Ilardi will study at the...

Empowering Vision: The Global Eye Project in Haiti. The Global Eye Project is expanding long-term eye care in Haiti through free exams, local training and a permanent clinic. Capital Region optometrist Dr. Anshu Chandra leads the Global Eye Project and focuses on preserving eyesight in underserved regions,...

On Feb. 7, 2019, while excavating for a housing development to be built on Courtland Street in Lake George village, numerous unmarked military graves were unearthed and destroyed. The exposed human remains were reported. This was the beginning of a multi-year effort by Lisa Anderson, curator of Bioarchaeology at the...

He could receive 25 years in state prison and five years of parole when he’s sentenced on May 13, according to the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office.

A 16-year-old who was reported missing out of the City of Troy was found in the City of Albany with a loaded gun. Members of the Albany County Sheriff's Community Oriented Policing Effort (SCOPE) Unit conducted the investigation in the area of South Pearl Street and Herkimer Street.

Schenectady, NY (WRGB) — A Schenectady man who pleaded guilty to murder in the death of his 5-year-old daughter was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison. On January 23, 2026, 35-year-old Robert Buskey Jr. of Schenectady, entered guilty pleas in Schenectady County Court to Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal...