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The image, which spread widely on social media this week, allegedly shows a woman with her foot on the back of a child lying face-down on the floor of a classroom at Lincoln Elementary School in Schenectady. The child’s mother, Ashley Rivera, told Albany station WNYT that the student is...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As protests continues in Buffalo and in cities across the country in the wake of the shooting that killed Renee Nicole Goode in Minneapolis, MN on Wednesday, many people are asking what happens next. "It could happen in Buffalo, I think is part of why we're...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. January is an important — and often underestimated — time for basement moisture concerns across New York. While winter cold may suggest fewer water issues, seasonal conditions can quietly increase the risk...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Avelo Airlines is set to end its participation in the Department of Homeland Security's charter program by the end of January, following eight months of involvement in Project Homecoming, a voluntary deportation flight initiative. The decision comes amid nationwide backlash, including in the...

A Watervliet man is heading to prison for his involvement in the 2022 burglary of a Washington County gun store. NewsChannel 13 reported in September that Kwahpreme Mitchell admitted to taking some stolen guns from the men who broke into Calamity Jane’s Firearms in October 2022.

Northway Traffic Disrupted After Tractor-Trailer Rollover. A tractor-trailer rollover on the northbound lanes of the Northway (I-87) near Exit 13N and Route 9 in Saratoga Springs is causing major traffic delays today. According to 511, the crash occurred at 4:59 a.m. on January 9, 2026, and as of 12pm, the overturned...

The arrests followed a public appeal from the Colonie Police Department asking residents to report suspicious activity amid an increase in larcenies from parked vehicles, the agency said. Residents provided surveillance footage and live updates that directly led to the arrests of three unrelated suspects over the...

The Albany County District Attorney's Office announced that Hector Gomez of Schenectady was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in state prison for brandishing a loaded gun in an Albany bar in early 2025.

Local officials and residents are expressing their outrage about the deadly shooting in Minneapolis of a civilian by an ICE officer. Protestors gathered on Thursday afternoon in front of the federal courthouse in Albany.

The officer who fired two shots at a car at the University at Albany did not break any rules and is back on the job, UAlbany police said.