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A New York man who stabbed his mother and stepfather to death on Independence Day 2023 will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Anthony Lewis Jr., 33, of Rotterdam, was sentenced Wednesday, July 30, in Schenectady County Court to life without parole, followed by an additional 3½ to 7 years for related charges.

The body of Michael Friday, of Gansevoort, was found around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, in a wooded area behind the Market 32 plaza on Ballston Avenue, according to the Saratoga Springs Police Department. An individual alerted police after coming across the body near the rear of the shopping center.

Two burger chains are expanding in the Capital Region, with Five Guys opening a new location in Albany, and the dormant BurgerFi in Saratoga Springs being revived.

A 56-year-old Albany man faces a slew of charges after he was allegedly found in possession of fraudulent documents after attempting to open an account at Sunmark Credit Union on Thursday, July 10. The post Bethlehem police link check fraud to another case in town first appeared on Spotlight News .

After a pretty hot July here in the Capital Region, we are having a much cooler and comfortable start to August. But don't get used to it, because the summer heat seems to just be taking a few days off. Read More: See The 8 Hottest Days On Record In...

Rashad Maye, 37, from Menands was arrested by the Albany County Sheriff’s Office after reports of a shots fired incident in the area of 123 Livingston Avenue on Thursday, July 31 around 2:18 p.m.

Albany, New York, holds its history in concrete and ash, in courthouse transcripts and demolition permits. Across nine entries, you’ll find the outlines of buildings that vanished, projects that stalled, and decisions that still shape the city’s air, streets, and trust in government. You might remember some of...

Twenty five people aboard a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to hospital Wednesday after “significant turbulence” forced a plane traveling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam to make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, the airline said in a statement.

Two Albany residents, including one who worked as a parole officer until last year, are now facing drug and weapons charges.

Scubber’s Hot Wings — founded in Troy, later moving to Latham and then Wolf Road in Colonie — closes after 46 years.