Albany’s Blanchfield, family make Troy Turkey Trot their tradition
The event gets underway with a 10-kilometer race at 8 a.m. followed by the one-mile Turkey Walk and Grade School Mile at 9:30 a.m. Blanchfield and her family enter the popular 5k at 10 a.m.
IPH Safe Haven opens early due to increased need; offers shelter through April, no...
Albany, NY (News10) — November is Homeless Awareness Month and it’s also been a cold one — making shelters more needed. “It’s hard to be homeless, be out on the street in the cold. You got nowhere to go,” said Jeffrey Bullock. Bullock first came to IPH Safe Haven in 2012. He had been homeless for […]
Loaded Handgun Tossed During Schenectady Traffic Stop As Driver Flees On Foot: NYSP
A traffic stop ended with the arrest of a driver who fled troopers on foot while tossing a loaded handgun into the grass, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Jubbar K. Singleton, 53, of Amsterdam, was arrested after troopers tried to pull over his vehicle for a traffic violation nea…
Three hurt in head-on Slingerlands Route 85 crash
Head-on crash on Route 85 injures three SLINGERLANDS – Another head-on crash on Route 85 took place on Saturday, Nov. 22 just north of Blessing Road, sending three men to the hospital. At 5:15 p.m. Slingerlands and North Bethlehem fire departments were dispatched to Route 85, just north of Blessing Road for an...
21-year-old man shot in Albany, police investigate
Albany, NY (WRGB) — Albany Police are investigating a shooting that injured a 21-year-old man Wednesday night. Officers responded to the 200 block of Colonie Street around 9:00 p.m. on November 26 for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a 21-year-old man who had been shot in the leg.
Human remains found in Greenville identified after 34 years
State Police have identified the remains found at the bottom of a swamp that was drained in Greenville back in 1991.
Both parties erupt over NYPA’s $7.5M plane purchase
The New York Power Authority’s decision to buy a $7.5 million private plane has detonated into a rare moment of bipartisan outrage in Albany, with lawmakers in both parties questioning how a climate-focused agency justifies luxury air travel for its executives. The uproar is not just about optics, it cuts to whether...
Deputies arrest man with child in car after brief chase in Albany
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple reported that on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at around 12:17 p.m., deputies attempted a traffic stop on I-90. The driver, identified as 36-year-old Terrell M. Lewis, led them on a brief chase before crashing near Loudon Road and Colonial Green in Colonie, the sheriff said.
Woman sentenced for fatal crash that occurred after she had seizure
The woman told police she had experienced a seizure seconds before the August 2024 crash.
Rotterdam man charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide in September crash
A Rotterdam man has been arraigned on a three-count indictment, formally charging him in connection to the death of a man in September. According to the Albany County District Attorney's Office, 29-year-old Matthew Merriman is accused of killing a man while driving intoxicated.
