Preparations underway for July 4 celebration at Empire State Plaza
July 4, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It also marks the 50th year Market 32/Price Chopper has served as the title presented sponsor of New York State’s July 4 celebration.
Stylist remaking Albany hair studio in downtown’s image
Jim Borucinski has taken over the space that for two decades was home to Michael DeNardis Salon at 41 State in downtown Albany.
I Love Giraffes Found to Have Fractured Hip in Saratoga Spill Aftermath
I Love Giraffes (Charlatan) who was involved in a Friday spill in the Wild Applause Stakes on opening day at Saratoga, will be out for four months after fracturing her hip in the incident. Trainer Chad Summers said Saturday morning that his three-year-old filly was stepped on twice by trailing horses after she went dow
Community ride-out in honor of Harbe Nagi
A community ride-out was held tonight from Albany to Menands in remembrance of Harbe Nagi, the seven-year-old boy who was found dead in a swimming pool in Menands this week.
July 4th stabbing under investigation in Albany
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — An early morning July 4th stabbing is under investigation in Albany. APD officers responded to Capital Green apartments at 400 Central Avenue at 1:45 a.m. for reports of a stabbing. There officers located a 71-year-old male with stab wounds to his chest. The victim was...
Eyewitness describes robbery in the Brunswick Walmart
State police have apprehended the suspects involved in a robbery that took place while people shopped ahead of the holiday weekend. Tiffany Mould was in Walmart in Brunswick with her husband and stepdaughter at 9:30 in the morning on Friday when she heard a loud noise from around the corner.
Albany church bell rang out on 07/04/1776
ALBANY – What happened at the top of St. Peter’s Church in downtown Albany exactly 250 years ago will forever be a part of American history. This year, history will repeat itself. As you begin the climb up the steep and narrow spiral staircase into the bell tower...
Remembering Albany’s Fourth of July Fire from 2025
2025's Fourth of July celebration at the Plaza will forever be remembered for the flare gun that set Madison Ave a blaze.
Guilderland police arrest 2 after loaded gun found at Crossgates Mall
Guilderland Police said a shoplifting report at Crossgates Mall led to the arrest of an 18-year-old Albany man and a teen girl on weapons charges. According to police, officers with the department’s Retail Interdiction Detail were called by Crossgates Mall security at about 7:50 p.m. Thursday, July 2, after a reported
Police: Albany teen brought gun into Crossgates Mall
The 18-year-old faces three felony criminal possession of a weapon charges and one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest, according to Guilderland police.
