Albany NY

The Albany Common Council has appointed its former attorney, John-Raphael Pichardo, to the city's Community Police Review Board. Pichardo's appointment to the board's ninth seat marks the first time the CPRB has been fully staffed in over a year. Pichardo previously served as the Counsel of the Albany Common Council,..

Portions of Albany's Second Avenue Neighborhood will be getting a makeover this fall. The City of Albany is set to redesign Frisbie Avenue by installing a sidewalk, correcting curves in the road and improving storm drainage. The project also includes plans for a multi-use path alongside the neighborhood's sports fields

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — As the battalion chief and DGS commissioner injured in a gas pump explosion on August 4th continue recovering from severe burns- and the investigation into the incident continues- the firefighter and first responder communities, as well as local businesses are coming together to support them.

HAGAMAN, NY — A 35-year-old woman was arrested on impaired driving charges after a single-vehicle crash on Maple Avenue on Aug. 20, 2026. State Police from Fonda responded to the collision at about 10:03 a.m. The driver was identified as Brittany M. Macfie, of Hagaman. A child under the...

Hundreds of families enjoyed beautiful weather and a variety of fun activities on Saturday at the East Greenbush Central School District’s inaugural Summer Fun Day at Genet Elementary School. The free community event included three bounce houses, the playground, lawn games, GaGa Ball, face painting, a magic show, kickb

NEW SCOTLAND, NY (WRGB) — The Albany County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Delmar man on multiple charges, including felony weapons charges. Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple, Sr., reports the arrest of Lucas C. Giacone, 36, Delmar, for aggravated driving while intoxicated and felony weapons charges. On Saturday,...

ALBANY, NY — State Police, with the assistance of the Albany Police Department, Menands Police Department, Guilderland Police Department, and Albany County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Davia D. Morrison, 33, of Albany, on Aug. 28, 2026. Morrison was charged with three counts of criminal mischief 2nd, a class D...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — Two Albany men were arrested on Saturday on felony and misdemeanor drug possession charges. On Saturday, August 29, 2026, shortly after 5:30, members of the Sheriff’s Community Oriented Policing Effort (S.C.O.P.E.) Unit conducted a traffic stop in the area of South Pearl Street and First Avenue in A

The invasive fly has spread up the Hudson Valley over the last few years and is now nipping at Albany’s edges. What you should know before they arrive.

An Albany woman went on a destructive driving rampage Friday, stopping her car in traffic and smashing other vehicles with a tire iron before fleeing the scene multiple times across the Capital Region.