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ALBANY – Lefty pro “tax the rich” lawmakers in Albany were feeling pretty poor Wednesday after the New York City Council released an alternative to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s budget — and it doesn’t rely on a tax increase. The liberal pols — who already blew their own April 1 budget deadline — have been committed to...

Drake Galarneau, who taught ninth-grade English, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Albany County Court, where he faced charges that accuse him of raping a student.

The Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority has been awarded $6 million toward a GE Vernova's redevelopment project in Niskayuna. According to Metroplex, the money was awarded through the Empire State Development's Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts New York (FAST NY) program.

A minor crash slowed traffic nearly Albany International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, April 1, according to authorities. The wreck occurred on southbound Troy-Schenectady Road through Colonie near Interstate 87, according to New York 511 updates. Traffic cameras on the scene captured a dark-colore…

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A 90s’ and early 2000s rock band is coming to the Capital Region this fall to celebrate the anniversary of their platinum-selling record. Blue October will take the stage at The Egg on November 6 at 8 p.m. 2026 marks 20 years since the...

Troy's camera contract with Flock Safety has automatically renewed. Mayor Carmella Mantello says the renewal of the technology is a result of the Troy City Council failing to vote on the matter before the March 31 deadline.

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara of Rotterdam has launched an online petition in an effort to prevent the closure of the Schenectady VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, located on Altamont Avenue. The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to shut down the clinic by the end of August, a move that has sparked concern...

TROY, N.Y. (WNYT)- A regional hazardous waste program will give residents in Troy, Bethlehem and parts of Rensselaer County four chances to dispose of household chemicals for free. According to a joint announcement from Rensselaer County, the City of Troy and the Town of Bethlehem, the 2026 household hazardous waste...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNY)- Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) is asking volunteers to sign up for its annual Earth Day Cleanup as it aims to top last year’s record trash collection. The BID said cleanup is set for Wednesday, April 22, with volunteer shifts from 10 a.m. to noon...

An Albany man who admitted to stabbing an acquaintance to death was sentenced to decades in prison, authorities announced Tuesday, March 31. Anthony Boyd, 36, got 25 years behind bars for the killing of Devin Brevard in September 2025, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Boyd and Breva…