Hacker Takes Over Upstate NY School Facebook Page
The FBI is investigating after a hacker gained control of an Upstate NY school’s Facebook page.
Good Samaritan helps woman in frightening vehicle incident
WATERVLIET, N.Y. (NEWS10)– Oftentimes, you never know what you’d do in a crisis situation, until it’s happening to you. For Raychelle Werking, it all started on a Thursday night, on her way home from work. Her car broke down at the intersection of the I-787 ramps in Watervliet, with traffic flowing on either side of...
Schenectady man gets 22 years to life for stabbing ex-girlfriend 90 times
A Schenectady man was sentenced to 22 years to life after admitting he killed his ex-girlfriend in a stabbing death last year.
Police: Cohoes teacher under investigation for alleged misconduct
New York State Police (NYSP) say they are investigating alleged inappropriate conduct by a teacher in the Cohoes School District.
New Clifton Park Solar Farm Proposal
The original application referenced a larger parcel; the revised concept plan presented to the Planning Board on February 10, 2026, reduces the developed solar array to approximately 19 acres. Thoughts from the community, for the community. The promises of “lower electricity costs” aren’t coming for Clifton Park if...
Albany Council approves April awareness resolutions and property lease
At its April 6, 2026 meeting, the Albany Common Council approved several measures. The Council authorized leasing a 400‑square‑foot portion of 239 Second Avenue to SprintCom LLC (a T‑Mobile subsidiary) for antenna equipment. Members also passed resolutions recognizing April 2026 as Autism Awareness Month, Minority...
Albany Common Council seeking more CPRB applicants
While Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs has made her second appointment to the city’s Community Police Review Board, the oversight committee is still looking to recruit more members. Rev. Marc Johnson has previously served on Binghamton police review board and has been an ordained minister for over 40 years. He...
Harriman building reopened after bomb threat
A building on New York state’s W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany was evacuated Monday morning after an emailed bomb threat, according to New York State Police. Troopers say Building 4 has since been reopened after a sweep determined there were no “incendiary devices.”. State...
29 Years Ago Mother Nature Delivered A Massive Snowfall
The Capital Region saw over a foot of snow on March 31st 1997. Back in 1997, The Capital Region was handed one of the worst April Fool's jokes, a day early. What became known at the April Fool's Day Blizzard dropped over 1 foot of snow on the area and much of the Northeast. What's even crazier about the storm is that...
Applyrs names advocacy-minded pastor to police review board
The Rev. Marc Johnson has been a faith leader for decades and has done work with the NAACP and Center for Law and Justice.

















