NewsTeen, 2 adults arrested after large fight in SchenectadyAuthorities said a person was slashed during the fight and an officer was punched in the face during the police response.By Tyler A. McNeil
NewsHousing advocates: Redundant state reviews are killing projectsIn the eyes of housing advocates, the State Environmental Quality Review Act is squarely at odds with state priorities, such as sewer, day care and affordable housing.By Tim Rowland
NewsPhotos: School robotics teams face off at competition in AlbanyThe New York Tech Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition spanned from Thursday to Saturday at MVP Arena in Albany.By Jim Franco
NewsConditions at Albany County jail to be assessed in new studyA resolution passed Monday by the Albany County Legislature has set a feasibility study for potential renovations at the Albany County jail in motion.By Jesse Taylor
NewsAlbany police investigate Benson Street shootingA man drove himself to Albany Medical Center Hospital after being shot in the back while driving down Benson Street.By Jesse Taylor
Chris ChurchillChurchill: Deserved or not, Albany will get its bailoutMuch of Albany’s budget hole should not have been a surprise. By Chris Churchill
HealthAnimal sedative is quietly penetrating New York’s opioid supplyNew York health officials detected medetomidine in one in four opioid samples tested over 19 months as deaths linked to the animal sedative are climbing.By Grace Jiang
NewsWhat happened to Suzanne Lyall? After 28 years, her mother awaits answers.Mary Lyall is still waiting for someone to tell her what happened to her daughter Suzanne. She hopes someone speaks up before Lyall, now 83, dies.By Kathleen Moore
NewsAlbany man accused of stealing FBI vehicle, driving around parking lotThe 59-year-old man has been charged with theft of government property, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court Monday. He faces up to 10 years in prison.By News staff
NewsSchoharie County man charged in 2025 death of mother found in shedJoseph Polizzi, 64, of Carlisle, was arrested Thursday and charged with criminally negligent homicide, State Police said.By News staff
NewsPhotos: Bloom time in AlbanyThe seasonal show in the flowerbeds at Albany's Washington Park is here.By Will Waldron
NewsRiley pushes legislation to allow utility bill tax deductionsU.S. Rep. Josh Riley’s bipartisan bill would let households and small businesses deduct taxes and state-mandated surcharges on gas and electric bills from federal returns.By Grace Jiang
NewsClifton Park files lawsuit against CSEA to remove department headsDeputy Town Attorney Kevin Luibrand said it’s illegal to give union protections to confidential, management employees.By Wendy Liberatore
NewsAttorney general announces ‘takedown’ of wide-reaching drug ringLetitia James’ office brought charges against 26 people across the Capital Region and Hudson Valley for having a hand in drug trafficking.By Jesse Taylor
NewsAlbany police investigating Judson Street stabbingThe Albany Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred on Thursday inside Delaware Grocery.By Jesse Taylor
NewsTroopers: Fulton County man threatened delivery driver with BB gunA Fulton County man threatened a delivery driver with a BB gun as the driver attempted to drop off groceries at his home, according to State Police.By H.R. Schneider
NewsCouple dies after SUV collides with truck carrying 7,000 gallons of fuelA Hillsdale couple was killed in a crash with a gasoline tanker truck in Copake. The driver of the truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries.By News staff
NewsFitz and the Tantrums featured for Saratoga's Belmont on BroadwayCity expects 15,000 people downtown.By Wendy Liberatore
NewsPolice: Two men stabbed Wednesday at South End bus stopAuthorities in Albany were alerted after victims walked into a firehouse and police station with stab wounds.By Patrick Tine
NewsPhotos: Albany Mayor opens new season at Capital Hills at AlbanyPoliticians and players were on the greens Thursday for the opening day at Capital Hills at Albany, the city-owned golf course.By Will Waldron
NewsGallery: Relitigating a historic free speech trialAlbany's federal courthouse hosts a dramatic recreation of the case of John Peter Zenger, whose trial for libel served as an early argument for freedom of the press.By Katherine Rogers
NewsPolice investigating state trooper crash in GlenvillePolice are investigating a collision that overturned a state trooper vehicle in Glenville.By Jesse Taylor
NewsSchenectady looks to sensors to help manage potholes, infrastructureThe city’s chief engineer estimated it would take two days to drive the car mounted with a sensing device around the entire city to gather data.By Paul Nelson
WeatherStorms move out of Capital RegionSevere thunderstorms are bringing damaging winds, hail and a risk of tornadoes. By Erica Smith and H.R. Schneider
Chris Churchill|ColumnistChurchill: Deserved or not, Albany will get its bailoutMuch of Albany’s budget hole should not have been a surprise.
Joyce Bassett|Freelance ColumnistBassett: New book chronicles ‘Life’s Work’ for Hall of Famer Tara VanDerveerMichelle Smith's book, “Life’s Work – How Tara VanDerveer and Stanford Women’s Basketball Changed the Sport Forever,” is a wonderful product of a collision of two Hall of Famers.
BusinessJapan’s Screen opens R&D center at Albany NanoTechScreen, a Japanese company that makes equipment used in computer chip manufacturing, has opened its first research center outside of Japan in Albany.By Larry Rulison
NewsFamily of murder victim angered by alleged offer of paymentDefense attorney says subject of scholarship fund was raised, but denies it was part of any deal to secure plea for lesser sentence.By Jesse Taylor
NewsAlbany officials talk seasonal staff cuts, budget challenges at meetingSeasonal workers could be axed in response to a budget shortfall, and “anticipated” money transfers could wipe out city savings.By Patrick Tine
EducationHudson school board balks at cutting 33 positions to fill budget gapFacing a $4 million budget gap, Hudson Superintendent Brian Bailey presented a budget to the school board, which asked him to come up with additional numbers.By Roger Hannigan Gilson
Chris ChurchillChurchill: Why won’t the county pay its speeding tickets?The county, acknowledging that employee speeding is a problem, will pay will pay $52,318 to install tracking devices in its vehicles. By Chris Churchill
EducationShould you go to college? College president, construction CEO weigh in.With Decision Day approaching, many seniors are weighing whether to go to college at all.By Kathleen Moore
NewsTroy, union spar over delays in proofreading new contractCity and union officials are required to check the unit’s most recently ratified contract for errors and sign off on it. That step hasn’t been completed yet.By Tyler A. McNeil
NewsHalfmoon woman charged in 10-year-old son’s deathSaratoga County Sheriff Jeffrey Brown said the woman gave the child a lethal dose of an antihistamine to make him sleep.By H R Schneider
NewsCoxsackie man arrested for criminal mischiefThe man allegedly entered a 36-year-old woman’s home without her consent while she was inside and took a key fob.By Nora Mishanec
