Albany Is Moving the Climate Goalpost While our Communities Are Still Flooding
Back in 2012, over the course of two days, water, wind, and rain flooded my neighborhood. At that time, I was living in the Baruch Houses on Manhattan's Lower East Side while working as a babysitter in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Unlike the families I was working for, my neighbors and I didn’t have the luxury of leaving our
Dad Fest celebrates all fathers and father figures
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Father’s Day is Sunday, June 21 and to mark the occasion in a big way, the City of Albany is hosting a free event to celebrate all the fathers and father figures out there. It’s called Dad Fest. This is the 12th celebration and it’s even bigger than past years, with […]
Albany hospital places expert peers in ER to fight addiction
One man in recovery we spoke with tried kratom after using opioids because it was so easily accessible. When he stopped taking that, he says the withdrawal was intense. “Body aches, like my whole entire body, I could not move. My whole body was sore. I could not sleep, hot flashes, sweating, cold, very painful,” […]
Churchill: The bus station was a sure thing, until it suddenly wasn’t
When a project planned for Albany’s South Pearl Street became untenable, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy pulled the plug. Numerous lawmakers had soured on the project amid public pushback.
2 teens injured after alleged robbery in Albany
Two people were injured on Friday following an alleged robbery on South Pearl Street in Albany, according to the Albany Police Department.
Photos: Hundreds celebrate Juneteenth at ‘Freedom Day’ event in Albany
The event included live entertainment, vendors, food, cultural exhibits and family activities.
Clifton Park passes 180-day moratorium on concrete batch plants
Residents worry about dust, noise, traffic and the Dwaas Kill. But the developer behind the Bonded Concrete proposal says his project was targeted.
Two teens face burglary charges for incident at Columbia County Fairgrounds
CHATHAM, NY (WRGB) — Two female teens were arrested after a vandalism incident at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, according to the Chatham Police Department. On Sunday, June 7, two teens unlawfully entered multiple buildings on the Columbia County Fairgrounds property, while inside the buildings, the juveniles caused
New York legalized blood on ambulances, but crews still can’t use it
New York legalized blood on ground ambulances, but nearly two years on the state still hasn’t issued rules to allow it. EMS leaders say the delay is costing lives.
‘The thing everybody has to have’: NeeDoh demand outpaces supply at Capital Region stores
The squishy toy, made into shapes including cubes and ice cream cones, has taken social media by storm.
