Former Cohoes High School teacher admitting to raping student to learn his fate
A former ninth-grade English teacher in the Cohoes City School District who pleaded guilty to raping a teenage student on school property over several months in 2025 will face a judge. Drake Galarneau plead guilty back in June, admitting to being in a relationship with a student beginning in January...
Albany faces 3 wrongful conviction lawsuits amid budget crunch
Albany is facing three lawsuits for wrongfully convicting city residents. Local leaders said the suits pose a risk to the city's balance sheets in the midst of a budget crunch. Corey Young is suing the city for $80 million after he spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime...
Sheriff: Handler of K9 struck by vehicle suspended without pay
ALBANY COUNTY, NY (WRGB) — The Albany County Sheriff's Office says K9 Casey’s handler has been suspended without pay. We’re told deputy Giuseppe Stone had another K9 who was taken away. Sheriff Apple tells us it’s a personnel matter and that he cannot go into further detail....
Ralph’s and The Ruck Ranked In Top 10 Wings In NY
Congratulations to Ralph's in Albany and The Ruck in Troy for making this list of the top 10 places to get wings in the entire state of New York. They're in good company on this list that is well represented from all areas in the state.
Online Predator Hunters Confront Man in Schenectady County
A viral predator-hunting group recently came to Upstate NY. Their video ends with State Police putting a man in the back of a cruiser.
Man pleads guilty to murdering girlfriend in Cohoes
Anthony Bechand, the man accused of killing his girlfriend at her home on Earl Lynn Court in 2025, pled guilty to second-degree murder in Albany County Court Thursday, August 20.
Albany man accused of choking woman in front of her child
An Albany man has been charged after allegedly choking a woman in front of her child. The Albany Police Department responded to a residence on North Pearl Street near North Second Street at about 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Albany Co. deputy suspended after K-9 killed on Thruway
An Albany County sheriff’s deputy has been suspended without pay after investigators raised new questions about how police dog Casey got out and was killed.
Colonie police: Scotia man arrested in violent Motel 6 taxi attack
Colonie police say a tax driver is lucky to be alive after being robbed and slashed by a Scotia man in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 19.
Surplus land up for auction by NYSDOT
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will host a public auction for three parcels of surplus property located in Albany and Rensselaer Counties.
