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A New York man convicted of attempted murder who later fled an Albany courthouse before that verdict could be read has been found dead in Florida. Albany resident Michael Green, age 36, fatally shot himself Thursday night, June 23, following a 5-hour standoff with Orlando police, according to the Albany County District Attorney's Office.

Video posted to Reddit's Albany Forum on Thursday shows a multicar crash on Alternate Route 7 in Colonie. The timestamp on the dashcam says it happened Thursday afternoon shortly before 4pm. The vehicle with the dashcam is traveling westbound and is slowing down due to flashing police lights off to...

A man who had escaped from a New York courtroom after being convicted of attempted murder two weeks ago shot and killed himself during a standoff with police in Orlando Thursday. Michael Green, 36, who also went by the last name Edwards, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Mosaic at Millenia Apartments, hours after barricading himself inside one of the units, the Albany County District Attorney’s Office wrote in a statement. Green had spent the past two weeks on the run from law enforcement, ever since he took off from an Albany County courthouse in upstate New York...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Albany Med Health System has successfully implanted the world’s first FDA-approved heart failure device designed to treat patients who have had little to no success with other proven treatment options. The procedure took place at Albany Medical Center and was performed by R. Clement...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapters of New York State’s Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. In 1880, the first eight Game Protectors proudly began serving to protect the natural resources and people of New York State. In 2021, 282 Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) and Investigators across the state responded to 26,207 calls and worked on cases that resulted in 11,562 tickets or arrests for violations ranging from deer poaching to solid waste dumping, illegal mining, the black market pet trade, and excessive emissions violations.

Saddleback CaterpillarPhoto by Gerald J. Lenhard, Louiana State Univ / © Bugwood.org / CC-BY-3.0-US The Saddleback Caterpillar is considered to be one of the most poisonous caterpillars in the United States.

June 25 would have been Anthony Bourdain’s 66th birthday. Maybe you know him as the “Don’t Order Fish on Mondays” guy from Kitchen Confidential. Maybe you traveled the world through his lens on No Reservations and CNN’s superb Parts Unknown. Maybe you only know the headlines around his death in 2018.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates Samantha Lyman becoming the new owner of local business Yana Yoga, located at 100 Saratoga Village Blvd., Suite 26, in Malta. The Yana Yoga team and facilities are fully opened and ready to serve a growing list of clients and customers. More information is available online at www.yanayoga.net. (Photo provided by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce)

The Capital Region is in the midst of berry-picking season right now, with strawberry season ending around July 10. Although strawberry season is ending soon, other berries will soon be available to pick.

COLONIE — The sleek new high-tech security scanners are in place at Albany International Airport and the TSA officers are putting them to use. Now all they need is a little more cooperation from travelers. The Transportation Security Administration said Thursday that officers there are finding an abundance of...

We’re living in a time when you think a little longer about every dollar you spend—cutting out some of the extras in order to fill the gas tank. We hope you still see value in the work we’re doing with the Adirondack Explorer and our community forum on the Adirondack Almanack, to bring you news you need about the Adirondack Park.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A study by Skidmore College has revealed the best time for women and men to exercise. Researchers at the college say they confirmed through a randomized, controlled trial, that the effectiveness of exercise depends on the time of day, and that these effects differ between types of exercise and between […]

COLONIE - Air travel has been a huge headache for travelers lately due to airline staffing shortages and severe weather. With the Fourth of July right around the corner, Albany International Airport is bracing for big crowds. Airport officials gave a few tips of what you should know before you...

The owner of the restaurants sees an opportunity to stand out from the chains along some of town's busier commercial corridors.