Capital Region businesses modify hours, close for heat
As near-record-breaking heat creeps into the Capital Region ahead of Fourth of July weekend celebrations, several local businesses are modifying their hours or closing.
How to keep your AC running efficiently during extreme heat
As we are enter a five-day heat wave, experts say taking a few simple steps now can help keep your air conditioner running when you need it most.
Family responds to hate comments as they mourn their young family member
Nearly 200 people gathered at the Al-Hidaya Center in Latham to pay their respects to the family of Harbe Nagi, a 7-year-old boy with autism who went missing Sunday night and was found dead Tuesday morning in a neighbor’s pool after authorities and the community searched for 38 hours.
Churchill: For Harbe Nagi, a desperate search that ended in heartbreak
The search represented the best of us, America at its caring and generous best.
UAlbany weather experts ask New Yorkers to heed heat warnings
As large swaths of the country prepare for sweltering temperatures, weather experts at University at Albany say New York residents should take warnings seriously. High heat and humidity will create “feels like” temperatures as high as 110 degrees in many parts of New York state through Saturday. The...
Schenectady ‘swiftly’ addressing assistant principal’s mocking graduation photo
An assistant principal photographed a student wearing an ankle monitor at graduation and sent it to a mocking group chat, witnesses said.
Fagbug returns to New York State Museum 19 years after hate crime
Nineteen years after Erin Davies's car Fagbug was vandalized in Albany, it is on display in a new New York State Museum exhibit.
As thousands lose power, upstate braces for 100 degrees
Meteorologists says Thursday could be the hottest day of the year with temperatures hovering around 100 in Albany, Saratoga Springs; hotter in Hudson Valley.
Quail Street Boxing Gym reopens to serve Albany community after renovations
Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs appeared at reopening ceremony on Tuesday evening for the gym that houses the city's boxing program that began in the early 1970s.
Taste of Italy restaurant vandalized after inflammatory social media comment
Latham, NY (WRGB) — The Taste of Italy restaurant in Latham was vandalized on Wednesday night, just one day after the owner's wife admitted to posting an inflammatory comment on social media. The comment was posted in response to a journalist’s social media post about Harbe Nagi, a child...

















