Albany NY

JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. (WRGB) — The Johnstown Police Department has charged a Watervliet man with the rape of a teenaged girl. Police say Benjamin Randall, 23, was caught in a car with the 15-year-old girl in the parking lot of St. Mary Family Health Center in Johnstown on October 21.

Halloween is coming up this Friday, October 31. Some municipalities in the Capital Region are preparing by setting designated trick-or-treating hours or setting a curfew.

A 59-year-old Troy man died after he was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night while walking along Watervliet Shaker Road, Colonie police said.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — An affordable housing development in the city of Albany held a preview tour on Wednesday. The Colvin Avenue Commons consists of 63 apartments and over 4,000 sq. ft. of commercial space for a childcare center for building residents and the broader Albany community. Officials said one bedroom...

ALBANY, NY — State Police assigned to the Troop G Community Stabilization Unit arrested a man on a weapon charge. Kye A. Washburn, 26, of Schenectady, was arrested Oct. 23 and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and vehicle and traffic law violations. Troopers...

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Elementary and Middle School rankings. The publication analyzed and ranked about 47,000 public elementary schools and 23,000 middle schools.

United Tenants of Albany sent NYS Assemblymember Gabriella Romero (D-Albany) a letter in May, asking for $10,000 funding to help individuals displaced by "Unsafe-Unfit" designations, and on Wednesday, that letter answered, with double the amount. Romero presenting a $20,000 check to United Tenants of Albany alongside...

Cohoes, NY (WRGB) — Cohoes police are investigating after receiving reports of gunfire Wednesday evening near Remsen Street and Schuyler Street. According to Cohoes Police Chief Waldin, the call came in around 5:11 PM. Officers responded to the area and found several shell casings, but no victims have been reported.

A Milton man received the maximum sentence of 5 to 15 years in prison for killing a local Elvis tribute artist during sexual roleplay last year. Ronald Rayher, 71, was convicted in May following a trial of second-degree manslaughter and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Thomas “TJ” Krider in April 2024.

Three New York cities appear on Orkin’s 2025 list of the 50 most rat-infested cities. NYC, Buffalo, and Albany remain on the radar, while Syracuse and Rochester fall off.