CRIME & SAFETY
16-Year-Old Sets Fire To Bethlehem High School, Police Say
The Albany County incident happened Tuesday, April 23, at Bethlehem High School. According to Bethlehem Police, the juvenile suspect intentionally started a fire in a school bathroom in the C wing. No students or staff were injured, but the incident forced an evacuation of the building that lasted nearly an...
Albany County Deputy County Executive charged with DWI
Albany County Deputy County Executive Michael McLaughlin Jr. was arrested on Wednesday and charged with intoxicated driving. According to New York State Police, McLaughlin refused to provide a sample to determine the alcohol content of his blood, making a BAC unavailable.
UAlbany student no longer in medically induced coma after crash
The UAlbany student who was hit by a dirt bike late in April on Hudson Avenue is no longer in a medically induced coma. Alexa Kropf, 18, is in critical but stable condition, is no longer on a ventilator, and breathing on her own, according to her father Jim Kropf.
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