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Town and village of Colonie under boil water advisory
The Latham Water District has issued a boil water advisory for the town and village of Colonie. The district says the water system lost pressure around 5 p.m. Friday because of a water main break on Mill Road in Latham. Crews were working to repair the main and the district...
Woman identified in deadly Clifton Park crash
Police have identified the woman killed in a Clifton Park crash on Friday. The crash happened on North Parkwood Drive around 10:20 a.m. Deborah M. Bushey, 60, was trapped in the vehicle, which caught fire, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. She died at the scene. The cause...
144 Residential Units Planned in Ballston Spa
BALLSTON SPA — This June, residents can begin moving into The Estates at Ballston Spa, an apartment complex located a little less than two miles from the village’s downtown. The apartments are the first phase of a planned three-pronged project that would ultimately create 144 residential units. Phase...
Two Troy men arrested on drugs and weapons charges
TROY, N.Y. (WNYT) – David Landfear and Landers Burton, both of Troy, face drugs and weapons charges after multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a search warrant at 398 10th Street on May 17. Landfear, 38, had 66 grams of heroin, fentanyl, and suboxone. He also had 22.3 grams of...
Early morning shooting in Albany sends one to hospital
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — Albany Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning on Second Avenue. At around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to the area of Second Avenue and Boenau Street for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 19-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his leg.
Albany man sentenced for 2022 murder
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The man convicted of a 2022 murder in Albany was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison. Willie Green, 41, was found guilty back in April of one count of murder in the second degree, one count of criminal facilitation in the second degree, and one count of hindering prosecution in the first degree, following a jury trial in Albany County Supreme Court. Prosecutors said that, in November of 2022, Green and others caused the death of Hacief Oliver in the area of 2nd Street and North Lake Avenue in the City of Albany.
Children's Musuem at Saratoga unveils plans for new, accesible playgrounds
A Saratoga Springs museum has unveiled plans for a new courtyard, hoping to achieve greater accessibility. The Children’s Museum at Saratoga moved from 69 Caroline Street in downtown Saratoga Springs to the Lincoln Baths building in Saratoga Spa State Park in 2021. Joined by locals of all ages in...
Tickets available for screening of D-Day special
Scan the QR code for information on tickets for D-Day The Greatest Victory put on by NEWS10. It is free for veterans and active military but there are only 150 seats available. The showing is May 28 at The Hangar at 743 to honor 80 years since the historic landing at Normandy.
Police: 80-year-old woman’s car stolen, wrecked in Albany
An 80-year-old woman was forced out of her car by three people who stole it and wrecked it in Albany. The woman was getting into her car near Delaware and Elizabeth streets around 10:15 a.m. Friday, when three young people came up and forced her out. The men then took off.
60+ traffic violations shed light on dirt biker's behavior on night of crash
Albany — The man accused of crashing into a UAlbany student with his dirt bike on April 26th was in court on Friday, pleading not guilty to second-degree assault and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. Both charges are felonies. Austin Breyette, 25, of Watervliet, was arrested...
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