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Moose spotted moving through Rensselaer County; officials urge public to leave it alone
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (WRGB) — There’s a moose moving from Rensselaer County. Multiple sightings have been reported in Troy and East Greenbush Friday and Saturday. The moose has been spotted in areas including Troy’s Frear Park and Patroon Lane in East Greenbush. Officials are urging people who...
4/29/24: Showers/ Thunder Late On Tuesday
Latest Forecast Update from Meteorologists Steve Caporizzo & Rob Lindenmuth:. A stalled out front near the Capital Region basically kept New York State split in two from north to south. The further north you were today, the cooler and more cloudy you were, whereas the further south you went the more sunshine and warmer you were. In fact, New York City made it into the mid 80s there afternoon, but here in Albany we held in the low to mid 60s.
Carjackers hold woman unloading groceries at gunpoint, flee with vehicle
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two carjackers are on the loose after they held a woman who was unloading groceries at gunpoint and forcefully took her SUV. It happened around 6:15 p.m. Saturday in the 3400 block of North Albany. A neighbor told CBS 2 the carjackers seemed so young that they...
Autism Acceptance Day recognizes unique learners in Stillwater
Stillwater Elementary School held its annual Autism Acceptance Day on Friday. The special day recognizes and honors the unique perspectives and talents of neurodiverse learners. The school raised $350 for the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities in Albany.
HVCC sits down exclusively with 13Investigates to respond to lawsuit from faculty union
Did HVCC have a campus safety study done after stabbing incident?. Hudson Valley Community College exclusively sits down with 13Investigates after the college’s faculty union filed a lawsuit, over not sharing a new campus safety assessment. The college is not budging on releasing that security assessment. Last summer, HVCC...
Police: Troy man placed object thought to be bomb as prank
A Troy man is accused of making a bomb threat as a prank. Mathius J. Ortiz, 30, was charged with making a terrorist threat and endangering the welfare of a child. This stemmed from an incident on April 19 around 4 p.m. Police responded to the area of Jefferson Street and 6th Avenue after a group of juveniles reported that they saw a man put an object on the ground and made a statement that it was hazardous, Troy Police said.
Troy man faces weapons, drug charges
A Troy man is facing weapons and drug charges. Police responded to the area of Douw and River streets for an investigation. They found an illegal handgun in his possession and drugs such as cocaine, Ecstasy, fentanyl and ketamine. There was also $20,100 in cash in his home, police said.
Overnight fire displaces five
SCHENECTADY, NY (WRGB) — In Schenectady five people have been displaced after a fire took their home overnight. This is that fire on Curry Road; as you can see it caused significant damage to the building. The Red Cross says they are providing financial assistance to the three adults...
Superintendent reacts to school resource officer position
NISKAYUNA, NEW YORK (WRGB) — Calls for a School Resource Officer (SRO) program to be implemented in the Niskayuna Central School District are gaining traction, and CBS 6 is getting reaction from the Superintendent. A change.org petition in support of the cause now has more than 950 signatures. The...
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