Longtime member of Troy Police Department retiring
TROY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A Troy police sergeant is retiring after 20 years on the force. Sergeant Joseph McNall began as a patrol officer. He later became a patrol supervisor, then was a detective sergeant and evidence technician coordinator. McNall also helped to oversee records management. The police department...
Cycle Schenectady receives grant for mural along bike trail
Cycle Schenectady will be awarded one of the 41 grants New York State announced would be given to various non-profit organizations and municipalities along New York canals waterways and trails.
đź“… Two Orleans County wrestlers head to state finals in Albany
Two local wrestlers are representing Orleans County at the state Division 2 wrestling championships in Albany this weekend. Albion freshman Stryker Sanders (118 lbs) and Roy-Hart/Barker junior RJ Townsend (285 lbs) will both compete starting Friday, with semifinals and finals on Saturday.
Capital Region Man Arrested, Accused Of Stealing From the Dead
A local bank employee finds himself in hot water after exploiting a tragedy. Let’s unpack the twists in this unsettling story.
An Upstate NY man allegedly bought fake license plates online and made a stranger...
State Police arrested an Upstate New York man on Thursday for allegedly using forged license plates to dodge toll charges that were instead billed to an unsuspecting driver’s EZPass account. Mazin S. Kakoum, 27, of Clifton Park, faces three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the...
Work begins on $50.6M Harbor House supportive housing project in Schenectady
Construction has begun on Harbor House at the YWCA, a $50.6 million supportive housing development in Schenectady’s Stockade Historic District that will preserve 42 existing homes and add 54 new apartments. The project will rehabilitate the historic 1930 Colonial Revival-style YWCA building, listed on the National...
ALERT: Child Reported Missing from Albany
Shannon Finnegan from Albany is 17 years old and is considered endangered. She was last known to be in the area of the Iroquois Travel Plaza along I-90 Westbound in Little Falls at 1:30pm Thursday. Police say she may have gone to Fultonville in Montgomery County. They are asking anyone...
Albany, NY Weather Alert: 2” Snow To Coat I-87 And I-90 By 11 P.M....
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Albany, NY – Snow will begin coating roads across eastern New York after sunset Saturday, with up to 2 inches expected by sunrise Sunday and slick travel likely along I-87 and I-90 before many weekend plans...
Bus station proposed for old McDonald’s site in Albany
The old McDonald’s on South Pearl Street could soon see new life. Albany County Executive Dan McCoy on Friday announced a plan to transform the property into a bus station.
Two arrested on drug charges in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, NY — State Police arrested two Schenectady men on felony drug charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 890. Ammar K. Elordi, 36, of Schenectady, and Brian K. Jackson, 38, of Schenectady, were each charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, a class A felony, and...
