Albany mayor announces spending cuts, other measures to address deficit
Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs says the city will be cutting back on expenses to address a $15M deficit from fiscal year (FY) 2025 and a projected $22M deficit in FY 2026.
Local filmmakers win Oscar for powerful short film
Two recent Oscar winners have local ties. Film director Joshua Seftel and CBS News' Steve Hartman recently took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film for "All the Empty Rooms," which brings viewers inside the bedrooms of victims of school shootings.
Market 32 and Price Chopper mark one-year milestone of Allie B’s Mac & Cheese...
Allie B’s Mac & Cheese is now available at 120 stores across the Northeast
Man gets maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison for role in...
One of the people involved in a 2023 shooting at an Albany barbershop that left one person dead and two injured has received the maximum punishment. Eijere Johnson was sentenced in Albany County Court on Friday to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison for the May 13, 2023 shooting at Village Barber and Beauty.
Bobcats Are Active in These New York State Counties
Signs of spring are popping up all across New York State!
City of Albany faces growing multi-million budget deficit, mayor and former chief city auditor...
First-term Albany Mayor and former City Auditor Dorcey Applyrs says the city is facing a growing multi-million budget deficit. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons joins us now to provide more information. Hi, Sam. Hi, Lucas. So last night the Democratic mayor told media she would hold a briefing today to discuss...
Albany man arrested after allegedly fleeing traffic stop with 40 grams of crack
An Albany man was arrested on felony drug possession charges, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.
Former Quakertown Firefighter, Pittstown Dad Dies After Police Encounter: AG
Steven Fitzpatrick, 61, of Pittstown, NJ, died on Sunday, March 15, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, according to his obituary from Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office on Friday, March 20, announced it is investigating Fitzpatrick’s death following a March 10...
Three arrested on weapons charges, illegal handguns recovered
SCHENECTADY, NY (WRGB) — Three men were arrested, and three illegal handguns were recovered, after an incident and a search by drone in Schenectady Thursday evening. On the evening of March 19, 2026, at approximately 8:35pm, officers from the Schenectady County Street Crimes Task Force attempted to stop and speak...
Roglieri lawyer says disgraced CEO was fraud victim, too
Loan broker Kris Roglieri argues before sentencing that bad “business model” led him to steal $55 million from clients.
