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Massachusetts' Williamstown Theatre Festival will not present programming in summer 2026. The summer theatre company will resume in 2027. The company says it will use the intervening time "to activate a new phase of artistic research, development, and year-round engagement," aimed at creating a sustainable model of...

Although the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project is back on after a federal judge ruled that construction can resume, local work on project has dried up.

SARATOGA COUNTY, NY — A Troy man faces multiple felony drug charges following an investigation into narcotics sales in two counties. Robert J. Moore, 46, of Troy, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree and two counts of criminal possession of a...

Steve McLaughlin’s ninth State of the County address started off with optimism for the future of Rensselaer County. As its executive, McLaughlin looks to continue modernizing and growing the area.

A Schenectady woman believes the man who murdered her sister should not be free.

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (WRGB) — Rotterdam’s police chief officially retired on Tuesday. Michael S. Brown served for 29 years, including the last four and a half years as chief. He also spent time as a patrol officer, detective, patrol sergeant, patrol lieutenant, detective lieutenant, and deputy chief. A walkout...

A Mechanicville man accused of attacking multiple people appeared in court on Wednesday morning.

WATERVLIET, N.Y. (NEWS10)– Watervliet Police are investigating a robbery at a Stewart’s Shops on 2nd Avenue in Watervliet Monday. According to the police department, they are still searching for a suspect. Police said the man entered the store, located at 2458 2nd Avenue, indicated he had a handgun...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB)- Lorenz Kraus, who confessed on camera to CBS6 that he murdered his parents, appeared in Albany County Court for the first time in months. Kraus, who admitted to burying Franz and Theresia Kraus in the backyard of their Crestwood Court home, pleaded not guilty. His public defender,...

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (WRGB) — Van Antwerp Middle School in Niskayuna is undergoing a massive renovation, and it’s uncovering some pretty cool things from the past. Roy Williams, 94, spent 42 years teaching science at the school, starting in 1955. When Williams started teaching, a $3,300-a-year salary was more...