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The incident unfolded around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, when Colonie Police were called to the Motel 6 at 2700 Curry Road to assist Schenectady Police in checking the welfare of a woman whose family had reported her missing. Relatives grew concerned after seeing a troubling social media post from...

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (WNYT) — An East Greenbush man is accused of having inappropriate online conversations with a 13-year-old girl. Rensselaer Police said they received a report last week from the father of the teen expressing concern that she had been communicating with this person through multiple social media...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A man was sentenced for robbing an Albany convenience store at gunpoint. The robbery happened November 8, 2024, at Pine Hills Market on Hudson Avenue. Andrew Jackson put a can of Twisted Tea on the counter, then threatened to shoot the clerk and made off with $200.

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Mamdani convinced New York City voters to back his agenda. Now he needs to convince Albany politicians. By Sam Mellins and Chris Bragg , New York Focus.

North Greenbush Police identified 19-year-old Jason Cupp Thursday, Nov. 13, days after he was killed in a vehicle fire on Judd Lane in Wynantskill, as Daily Voice reported. The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in a residential driveway, where a passerby discovered a vehicle fully engulfed and...

A recent fight at an upstate New York Taco Bell resulted in employees being stabbed.

Albany Police have launched an internal review after a viral video claimed an officer punched a woman on the ground before shoving a bystander. The incident unfolded Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the area of Washington Avenue and Lark Street, where officers were responding to a reported fight outside the libr…

A 30-year-old Schenectady man has admitted to stabbing a teen in the neck during a fight outside Burger King last year. Angel Morales pleaded guilty in Albany County Court on Thursday to second-degree assault.

Two Albany residents were arrested Tuesday, Oct. 28 evening after attempting to scam a Glenmont resident by posing as federal investigators to steal the victim’s debit card

The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, when officers responded to reports of an active fight with a stabbing at the Taco Bell at 56 Wolf Road in Colonie, according to Colonie Police. Investigators determined that employees asked Ahmad Morton, 33, and Aryonna M. Rivera, 21, both of...