Charges for 52-year-old Shane Morehouse, of Fort Edward, were upgraded on Wednesday to Aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony under Buster's Law.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 3:47 PM EST2012-02-22 20:47:41 GMT
Authorities in Rochester are investigating the death of an Amtrak passenger from Schenectady apparently dragged by a train after being kicked off for drunkenness.More >>
The New York State Police have arrested four people, including three juveniles, after an alleged assault in the Saratoga County village of Victory.More >>
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll require his pension reform plans to be part of the state budget, pressing a cause that's important enough to risk a shutdown of state government.More >>
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Representatives from nearly every law enforcement agency in western New York are presenting a united front in support of expanding the state's DNA databank to include samples fromMore >>
Residents against a proposal to build a new CVS store on a residential street are breathing a sigh of relief. The town's planning board voted against the measure.More >>
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state is considering turning the Tappan Zee Bridge into a "greenway" instead of demolishing it when a new adjacent span is built to cross the Hudson River.More >>
A Troy man was arraigned Wednesday morning on charges of predatory sexual assault, in one of the worst cases of child sexual abuse Troy Police say they have ever seen.More >>
The mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Tuesday over an effort by the city's police department to monitor Muslim student groups for any signs that their members harbored terrorist sympathies.More >>
The baseball season is fast approaching and a Pittsfield youth league finds itself needing to replace up to $1,000 worth of gear after thieves broke into its storage area and stole hats, belts and socks.More >>
The next president of the University of Vermont is going to be paid $447,000 in pay and deferred compensation during his first three years leading the university in Burlington.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 10:11 AM EST2012-02-22 15:11:43 GMT
The Schenectady Police Department says the mother of two children left unsupervised while a fire burned in a neighboring apartment has been arrested and charged with starting the fire.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 8:39 AM EST2012-02-22 13:39:40 GMT
The Troy Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon that 29-year-old Robert Hayden, of Troy, has been arrested and charged for the death of 21-month-old Avery Cahn six-and-a-half weeks after his death.More >>
A suspended program director with the Yates Village Boys and Girls Club is still waiting for a grand jury report on the abuse charges against him.More >>
Tuesday, February 21 2012 3:05 PM EST2012-02-21 20:05:17 GMT
The Schenectady Police Department is looking for answers regarding a mysterious fire that broke out at a Lansing Street home on Monday night, and why two children were left alone, found near the fire.More >>
In another sign of slow economic recovery in New York's communities, sales tax revenue last year matched or exceeded pre-recession levels of 2008 in most parts of the state, according to a report released Tuesday.More >>
A Saratoga County contractor has been arrested and charged with stealing over $1 million in wages from his employees and falsifying payrolls for more than 30 public works projects over the past few years.More >>
Police in upstate New York say a 6-year-old boy snoozing in his father's car never woke up while the vehicle was being stolen after it was left running outside a store.More >>
A Greenfield woman faces animal cruelty and other charges for allegedly dragging her dog to death by driving four miles with its leash stuck in her vehicle's door.More >>
Many people's fears about Aero Shot go beyond just the product itself, but what could happen if it's abused or mixed with something else, like alcohol.More >>
Hundreds of people, from family, to friends, to those who didn't even know him, lined up outside the funeral home Monday to pay their respects to Clarence Dart, a Tuskegee Airman who died on Friday at the age of 91.More >>
Calling hours for Clarence Dart, a Tuskegee airman awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal, will be held Monday at the William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home in Saratoga Springs.More >>
Millions of dollars in economic development relief for victims of Irene and Lee is caught in bureaucratic red tape instead of being divided out to the businesses that need it most.More >>
Monday, February 20 2012 6:17 PM EST2012-02-20 23:17:34 GMT
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says a sewage line blockage caused a small leak of raw sewage and chemical discharge into a Fulton County creek Monday morning.More >>
How to handle millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater after gas drilling begins in New York's Marcellus Shale region remains unsettled as the state considers final regulations.More >>
Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers say a series of flood control projects built decades ago helped save Vermont from tens of millions of dollars in damage during flooding from Tropical Storm Irene last summer.More >>
KNOX, N.Y. - Police have identified the driver of a truck that crashed in Albany County last week, burning for an hour before the wreckage was discovered.The Albany County Sheriff's Office says the victimMore >>
The rocket arcing up into the northern lights above Alaska was on its way to measure the effects of the celestial phenomenon's effects on global positioning systems.More >>
The Schenectady Police Department has a large quantity of property that is believed to be the proceeds of burglaries and larcenies from cars, and they are attempting to identify the owners.More >>
A Troy woman was arrested after striking a public safety officer for RPI with her vehicle and fleeing the scene early Saturday morning, police say.More >>
The owner of the New York Knicks has finalized its deal to return the NBA team's games to about 2 million Time Warner Cable subscribers in the New York area.More >>
The wake for 15-month-old Jesse Smith, who died of severe head injuries last week allegedly caused by his own father, will be held Monday night.More >>
The Mohawk Hudson Humane Society has received 30 cats out of 300 that were seized earlier in the week after living in deplorable conditions at the Wyoming County SPCA.More >>
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking for college students and young professionals to apply for two new programs aimed at nurturing the next generation of New York leaders and policy makers.More >>
A Cornell University crop and soil science professor says a warming climate could present a profitable opportunity for farmers in northern New York: soybeans.More >>
A biologist with the state Department of Environmental Conservation says the Adirondack moose population explosion predicted a few years ago hasn't happened yet.More >>
A group devoted to protecting the Connecticut River says the state of Vermont shouldn't cut the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant any slack about dumping warm water into the Connecticut River.More >>
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is taking public comments through April 2 on proposed changes to freshwater sport fishing regulations.More >>
Federal authorities say an upstate New York man has admitted to conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act and lying to government agents about dumping debris in wetlands near the Mohawk River.More >>
The New York State Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection says it has reimbursed more than $1.5 million to 52 clients whose money was dishonestly taken by their former attorneys.More >>
Potato farmers in upstate New York have reason to be cheerful. Regulators have lifted restrictions on 300,000 acres of farmland after growers eliminated a devastating potato pest.More >>