The town of Colonie’s contract with Twin Bridges to collect yard waste has come under scrutiny as costs have ballooned in recent years.

A federal judge paused a Trump administration plan to end unlimited stays for enrolled international students mere hours before it was set to take effect.

Measles cases have cropped up in upstate New York. A researcher says pockets of low vaccine rates in counties with otherwise high averages could be to blame.

Many school tax bills have been sent out with the wrong return addresses, Capital Region BOCES said.

“Operation Rotten Apple” was in response to a new state law limiting local police agencies from collaborating with federal immigration efforts, officials said.

The Labor Day Weekend fundraiser screenings of "Steel Magnolias" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" will support Parton's reading program.

Albany’s infamous Central Warehouse may finally come down next year after Albany County says it got permits from Amtrak to continue demolition.

New York does not know exactly how much trash is getting recycled or thrown into landfills according to an audit released Monday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's office.

More than 800 USA Today Co. employees are calling on the company to dissolve its recently announced partnership with Palantir, according to a joint statement from 31 unionized newsrooms published Mond...

Police shared further details about the murder of four children at a Mechanicville apartment complex and the suicides of their mother and grandmother.

Overnight rain inundates upstate with heavy rainfall, leaving roads dangerously flooded, and pushing the Schoharie Creek to flood stage in Prattsville.

The agency’s initial dispatch on the July 13 crash does not explain why the small plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing three people.

Use of the surveillance cameras, which are used to record and store vehicle data, has been a point of debate between Mayor Carmella Mantello, an advocate for their use, and the City Council.

Vance Mims Jr. is accused of shooting Iris Vazquez in Albany a year after his 17-year-old son was killed in a chaotic July 4 spate of violence.

Harbi Nagi had not been seen since Sunday, despite a flood of searchers in Menands.

For the past year, Ezra Hulett’s mother has been trying to find out how the American citizen from Albany ended up dead in a detention center in the Dominican Republic.

Ellis Medicine won’t say how many other hospital systems responded to its request for proposals. But Albany Med is among them.

Precious Arzuaga was one of seven charged in Sam Nordquist's killing and the second to plead guilty.

A trial date has been set for Raymond Wright Jr., who has been charged with the murder of Samantha Humphrey.

Media workers at three Hearst-owned newspapers represented by The NewsGuild-CWA have filed unfair labor practice charges against Hearst with the National Labor Relations Board this week, accusing the…

Language included in the state budget package is intended to limit the reach of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York, and offer protections to non-citizens.

Bear sightings aren’t unusual at this time of year, even in urban places, the DEC said.

New York lawmakers are advancing bills to regulate AI chatbots and crack down on social media scams before session ends, citing child safety concerns and rising online fraud.

ChatGPT decided that the renovation of a Dutch colonial house was an example of DEI and proposed canceling the grant, according to the findings of a federal lawsuit.

State Supreme Court judge will decide if TV and police interviews are admissible at potential trial of Lorenz Kraus, the Albany man who admitted in a televised interview that he killed his parents.

Two firefighters and a bystander who helped others out of the building were injured  Wednesday in the fire that destroyed a multi-family home on Fifth Avenue.

Kevin Monahan continued his attempts to overturn his 2024 murder conviction of Kaylin Gillis, who was shot after the car she was in made a wrong turn in his driveway.

Despite overall improvements, the Albany area continued to see worsening spikes in polluted air, according to a report by the American Lung Association.

Ali Faqirzada is back with his family in New Paltz after being detained six months ago following an arrest after an interview in his asylum case.

The scene attracted about 20 curious onlookers who watched the response from city police and state conservation officers.

State Police on Monday said Andrew Hernandez, 42, is one of three prisoners under investigation for killing other inmates last week.

Albany County workers racked up over $7,000 in fines for speeding near city schools last year. The city treasurer and county officials are at loggerheads about how much should be paid.

ICE arrested more people in New York from November to January than any other time since 2022. Arrests took place across the state from New York City courthouses to the Canadian border.

Matthew and Samantha Dylewski on Tuesday admitted to neglecting their 3-year-old daughter Joycelynn Ann Dylewski to the point of death last year in Corinth.

The top challenge rural ambulance networks face, according to the report, is a lack of funding and an inability to receive more due to barriers imposed at the state level.

Jurors in Orange County court reached the verdict on the 14th day of deliberations at Holley’s retrial.

The Salmon River Central School District violated state education laws, an attorney concluded. Police and the state are also investigating.