Sheriff: Pair made false statements regarding tampered medication to person with disabilities
Two people are facing charges for allegedly making false statements about tampered medication given to a person at a Saratoga County facility for people with disabilities. Allyson N. Owens, 46, of Glens Falls, is accused of giving medication to a client at Saratoga Bridges knowing that it had been tampered with, the...
Man arrested for aggravated family offense in Clifton Park
Clifton Park, NY — The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office arrested 30-year-old Tyshaheem Banks of Mechanicville, on Wednesday April 16, on an arrest warrant issued by the Clifton Park Town Court. Banks faces charges of aggravated family offense and criminal contempt in the first degree, both class E felonies. The...
Albany man sentenced to seven years for illegal handgun possession
Albany, NY — Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon announced the sentencing of Corey Martin, a 46-year-old resident of Albany. Martin has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for carrying an illegal, loaded handgun. Martin was arrested on September 12, 2024, at approximately 11:40 AM, Albany Police...
Evening Briefing: N.Y. GOP HQ in Albany vandalized, longtime Saratoga track and field coaches...
Good evening, Capital Region and Hudson Valley. We're wrapping up the day for you with some of the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Tonight will be clear and cold with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Friday morning sun will give way...
Six Mile Waterworks stocked with over 2,000 fish
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the city of Albany teamed up on Thursday to give the community an opportunity to enjoy the nicer weather.
Newton Plaza Coulson’s News & More to close
While Loudonville’s Coulson’s News & More heads for closure in Newton Plaza, the Coulson’s News & Deli on Broadway in downtown Albany continues to thrive.
University at Albany students have visas revoked
Several University at Albany students have had their visas terminated. UAlbany said Thursday two students and two recent graduates have had their visas revoked. The university says it was not notified about the revocations and has not received clarification on why the visas were revoked. The university says it tracks...
2 men were charged with killing Destiny Greene. Neither will serve time for murder.
Sincere Cancer, 22, is the second suspect in the Shaker High School student’s May 2021 death to plead guilty to attempted murder in a plea deal with prosecutors.
NYPD commish Jessica Tisch won’t pull punches if NY discovery law deal is weak:...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch promised Thursday not to pull punches if Albany’s deal to change discovery law doesn’t close “dangerous, unforeseen loopholes” that allow criminals to go free. The yet-to-be-seen tweaks to the state’s evidence-sharing laws need to stop a rash of criminal case dismissals that have...
AG James: Convictions for Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin Trafficking
AG’s Investigation Took Down Two Major Drug Trafficking Networks in Central New York and the North Country, Convicted All 31 Defendants. NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the convictions of all 31 defendants previously charged for their roles in two major drug trafficking networks in...