Albany NY

The man accused of severely injuring a victim inside the Capital District Psychiatric Center has been arraigned on attempted murder charges, the Albany County District Attorney’s Office announced.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A Guatemalan citizen has admitted to reentering the United States after being removed. Samuel Sotero Ambrocio-Vicente, 34, was arrested by ICE on Dec. 18, 2025. He was sent back to Guatemala after pleading guilty in Montgomery County Court in 2020 to attempted rape. The victim...

(WRGB) — A Poughkeepsie man has been arrested after New York State Police said he drove past a stopped school bus on Route 9W in the Town of New Baltimore and forced an 11-year-old child to run out of the way to avoid being hit. On March 7, 2026,...

Saratoga County, NY (WRGB) — A traffic stop on I-87 in the town of Wilton on Tuesday led to the arrests of two from Schenectady on weapons, impaired driving and drug possession charges, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said it stopped a vehicle...

TROY, NY — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shots fired incident that occurred late Saturday night. On Saturday around 11:30 p.m., Troy Police patrol officers were dispatched to the area of 4th Avenue and 119th Street after Rensselaer County Bureau of Public Safety dispatchers received several...

12:00: Public employee unions push to sweeten retirement. 1:00: Is the future of a live-saving program in jeopardy?. At a massive rally in Albany, public employees attacked Tier VI, the state law that restricts pensions for workers under the age of 63. Fiscal conservatives argue that unions want taxpayers to pay them...

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (WRGB) — The superintendent of the Greenville Central School District, who survived the 2004 school shooting at Columbia High School in East Greenbush, has announced he is stepping down this coming April. Michael Bennett was injured during the 2004 shooting at Columbia High School. He has...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — Albany officials are warning riders that illegal bikes will be seized heading into the summer. Just as a reminder for anyone thinking of creating havoc in Albany: We have ZERO tolerance for illegal bikes. Last night, we seized two bikes and we’re not stopping there....

Albany, NY (WRGB) — A traffic stop near Everett Road and I-90 in Albany led to the arrest of 70-year-old Francisco Salazar, accused of possessing cocaine and fentanyl intended for distribution, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple Sr. said members of...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — An Albany man was convicted this week of stabbing another man at a Washington Avenue gas station, in what Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon described as his first jury trial since taking office. 51-year-old Curtis Reliford was found guilty Wednesday afternoon of attempted...