Albany NY

A former Veterans Affairs worker is facing federal charges for claiming disability while working full time at the same agency. Prosecutors say Edmond Anadio, 64, of Gloversville, illegally collected nearly $85,000 in benefits from 2021 to 2024—all while earning over $100,000 a year at the VA office in Albany. Anadio...

Flight Paramedic Kevin Robert dies suddenly mid-mission to Albany Med, leaving his LifeNet crew devastated.

Cohoes Police announced than an arrest was made this weekend in a sex crime case involving a child.

NewsChannel 13 has obtained a copy of the autopsy report from a 2-year-old that died in July of 2024 in Watervliet. The report from Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Rensselaer County reveals that child died to blunt force injuries to the head, neck and torso but leaves the manner of death undermined.

A 61-year-old Albany man has been charged in a stabbing from earlier this month. It happened just before midnight on Aug. 14. Officers responded to the area of Central Avenue and Henry Johnson Boulevard for a report of a stabbing. They found a 34-year-old man with significant stab wounds to his arm, Albany Police said.

Albany, NY (WRGB) — An 18-year-old Albany man, Tahjakese Hepburn, has been charged with illegal gun possession, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon. Hepburn was arraigned on an indictment, facing charges of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. The charges stem from an...

Authorities have confirmed that the driver of the dump truck that crashed into a home in Brunswick Thursday morning has died. Jay Wilson, director of public safety for Rensselaer County, said at a press briefing just after 1 p.m., that they were able to access the cab of the truck and confirmed that the victim was...

The vacant space left by Price Chopper has now been filled with a new global supermarket.

Saratoga County, NY (WRGB) — The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office has arrested Samson Bhatti, a 28-year-old resident of Saratoga Springs, on multiple charges including rape in the first degree, a Class B felony, as well as assault in the third degree and unlawful imprisonment in the second degree, both Class A...

Nearly 18 months after her infant daughter died, Persia Nelson is set to go on trial.