With online sales and other options, the chaos of Black Friday shopping is cooling off

CAPITAL REGION (WRBG) — As temperatures dropped below zero overnight, eight people in Troy were faced with the bitterly cold elements after a fire broke out. The Northeastern New York chapter of the American Red Cross is offering food, shelter, and clothing along with emotional support in the coming days.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recovered $7.3 million in stolen vehicles and parts in 2022. The DMV recovered 231 stolen vehicles valued at more than $7.3 million and 81 stolen vehicle parts, worth $67,223. By comparison, in 2021, the DMV recovered 194...

MILTON, NY (WRGB) — A Greenfield man faces multiple charges, accused of driving while impaired with alcohol and drugs, and striking a home with his vehicle. On February 1, 2023, at about 2:29 a.m. Troopers observed a vehicle on Geyser Road in Milton, NY, violating the Vehicle and Traffic Laws. Troopers followed the vehicle, whose operator was later identified as Joel M. Burgess, 43. He attempted to turn onto Stone Church Road but failed to navigate the turn, exited the roadway struck a utility pole then a nearby home.

If you thought your days were numbered, and were suddenly given a second chance at life, what would you do?. This Positively Upstate is about a local man’s journey from the brink of death to making dreams come true and the delicious way his family is giving back. Stephen...

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (TND) — Two children who were kidnapped in Missouri almost a year ago have been found safe in Florida. Police in High Springs, near Gainesville, said it happened Wednesday, after a "routine vehicle tag check" indicated the vehicle's owner — the children's non-custodial mother — was a fugitive.

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is saying not so fast on the proposed Thruway toll hike. The Thruway Authority wants to raise tolls for E-ZPass users by five percent next year and again in 2027, with a much bigger hike for those who don't use E-ZPass.

Schenectady — New York State led the nation in population decline from 2021 to 2022, losing 180,341 people. This followed a record loss of population in 2020-2021, as 319,000 New Yorkers left the State. As she declared during her inauguration, Governor Hochul is hoping to address the decline as...

Governor Hochul's budget laid out several proposals for New York Housing crisis including a plan to build 800,000 new homes over the next decade, and $250 million dollars for infrastructure upgrades and improvements to local housing growth and development throughout the state. "The reality is" said Citizen Action of New...

Albany — In a multi-agency study, researchers found an association between long-term medical cannabis use and a reduction of prescription opioid dosage. The study was conducted between 2017 and 2019 by members of the New York State Department of Health, Office of Cannabis Management and CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. They found those receiving medical cannabis for chronic pain for 30 days or more reduced prescription opioid dosages by up to 51 percent.