Albany NY

Schenectady, NY (WRGB) — A woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with arson in connection to an October 2024 fire. On August 26, 2025, the City of Schenectady Fire Department, in collaboration with the Arson Task Force, arrested and charged 34-year-old Alyssa Ballard with second-degree arson. The charges are...

Albany officials said safer streets have lowered costs for the city. After school zone speed cameras – and other measures – were introduced, car accidents are down. The city treasurer shared how much money has been generated and where it’s all going.

James Scholl, 28, from Esperance has been charged in connection with the burglary of an Amsterdam business, according to the Amsterdam Police Department.

Neighbors of 62 Elm St. in Hoosick Falls said it was a stunning, well-kept, well-manicured, beautifully landscaped property in which anyone would be proud to live, but not anymore. Village Police Chief Ryan Mahan said it is deplorable inside. The property has now been condemned, unfit for habitation by animals or...

A 33-year-old Schenectady man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and gun crimes. Jabree Jones, aka “Breezy,” admitted that between January and May 2023, he participated in a drug conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Jones also had firearms...

An Albany man received a nine-year prison sentence for having illegal drugs and weapons on Tuesday.

Albany, NY (WRGB) — Edmond Anadio, a 64-year-old resident of Gloversville, New York, was arrested on charges of fraudulently claiming disability benefits while employed full-time at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Albany. Authorities say that Anadio illegally obtained nearly $85,000 in benefits from 2021 to...

Court documents released by the Washington County District Attorney's Office have revealed that the Fort Ann double shooting in May was part of a planned ghost gun theft.

John Luis Graveley, 24, of Amsterdam, was pronounced dead at the scene The post Crash claims life of Amsterdam Motorcyclist on Central Avenue first appeared on Spotlight News .

Saratoga Springs Police arrested a Burnt Hills man last week after a sex crime investigation involving a child.