Albany NY

Police have not said if they have identified a suspect and no arrests have been made.

A Mechanicville man was arrested following an investigation into a fire in Schaghticoke.

GLENMONT, NY — Two people were arrested Tuesday after allegedly attempting to scam a resident through a fake federal investigator scheme, according to the Bethlehem Police Department. Bailey C. Martinez, 24, of Albany, and Deamonte E. Brown, 25, of Albany, were taken into custody at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

An Albany man has been indicted for allegedly trying to burn down a family’s home as they slept inside. Jason Wells, 42, is accused of pouring a liquid accelerant on the front steps of a residence on Second Street just before 6 a.m. on Sept. 18, according to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.

Propelled by one of the darkest days in the city’s recent history, Albany area state lawmakers are taking on chronic absenteeism in some of the state’s largest school districts. It comes after a violent Fourth of July in the capital city, in which 10 people were shot and...

Get ready for a sugar rush! A new spot is opening soon that will have dessert lovers dreaming up their perfect treats.

Before the cameras have even been installed to catch drivers who speed, Mayor Gary McCarthy is projecting $2.3 million in revenue from tickets.

Witness says neighbors were trying to get a person out of the plane that hit a tree near home on Wyndham Way in Ballston Spa.

RENSSELAERVILLE, N.Y. — A 20-year-old man has been charged with reckless driving after crashing into a school bus in the Capital Region this week, with authorities discovering two packages labeled “radioactive material” inside his vehicle. New York State Police responded to the crash on Route 145 between...

Every small town’s got its ghost story. But in Kinderhook, theirs just might be the creepiest in all of Upstate New York.