Albany man indicted on gun, drug charges
An Albany man has been indicted on weapon and drug charges. Marshall Gause, 22, was arrested on Aug. 6, after police searched an apartment on First Avenue in Watervliet, according to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.
Naval submarine named for Albany arrives at new homeport
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Albany has arrived at Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut.
‘The more cops, the less chaos’: Altamont Fair has a safe run with new...
ALTAMONT — Brian Wood says he eats, sleeps, and breathes safety and security. “There is evil in this world. We can’t change it,” he says, so he puts in place preventive measures. That includes training people to use metal detectors at the Altamont Fair and for the first time using hostile vehicle mitigation barriers...
Teen driver escapes serious injury when train hits car in Voorheesville
Albany County sheriff says car was hit Monday when a 16-year-old attempted to drive around downed railroad gates.
State worker allegedly threatened to shoot ICE agents in Saratoga
State worker charged with leaving threatening messages for widow of murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson also allegedly threatened to shoot federal immigration agents.
Namere Thompson Admits Setting Schenectady Apartment Fire
Namere Thompson, 33, pleaded guilty to felony arson in Schenectady County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Thompson admitted to intentionally setting several fires inside his University Place apartment around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, while other residents were home. The blaze forced nearly 20 occupants to flee the...
Police: Teen charged in fatal Cohoes hit and run
Kemaury Everett, 19, from Troy has been charged with allegedly hitting 93-year-old Charles Allendorph Monday morning then leaving the scene, according to the Cohoes Police Department.
Schenectady man admits to setting fires in apartment building with 20 people inside
Namere Thompson, 33, could be sentenced to seven years in prison for the fires.
Teen driver survives crash with CSX train
Voorheesville, NY (WRGB) — A 16-year-old female driver narrowly escaped serious injury after her car was hit by a CSX train in Voorheesville. According to Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple, Sr., deputies responded to the scene at South Main Street and Prospect Street around 4:30 PM, on August 18th. The young...
Gloversville man gets 78 months in meth ring bust tied to Albany drug network
ALBANY, NY — A 64-year-old Gloversville man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking over 500 grams of pure methamphetamine as part of a Capital District drug ring operating out of Albany. Todd Austin admitted to obtaining large quantities of meth from an Albany...