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East Greenbush, NY

EAST GREENBUSH, NY (WRGB) — Brand new DMV offices are open at the new Rensselaer County Offices at 99 Troy Road in East Greenbush. The new office building opened earlier this year. This DMV satellite office consolidates two former satellite officers in Schodack and East Greenbush town halls. This...

Ribbon cut on new DMV offices in Rensselaer County

LANSINGBURGH, NY (WRGB) — Troy Police have announced the arrest of a man on drug charges following the execution of a search warrant. On March 23rd, Detectives from the Troy Police Department Special Operations Section executed a court-ordered search warrant at a residence on 3rd Avenue in Lansingburgh. Inside,...

Large amount of narcotics, 50 grand in cash seized from Lansingburgh home

Schenectady, NY

SCHENECTADY, NY (WRGB) — Police in Schenectady say they have confirmed a city employee was arrested on drug and misconduct charges. According to police 52-year-old Floyd H. Slater, who was the Director of Solid Waste, was arrested, charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and misconduct. The Mayor's...

Former Sch'dy city employee arrested, facing drug and misconduct charges

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Bennington, VT

BENNINGTON, VT (WRGB) — Vermont State Police are investigating after a man died in police custody in Bennington Thursday. According to VSP, Darrell Jones, 33, who had most recently resided in Albany and in Pennsylvania, was arrested Thursday afternoon. Preliminary investigation shows no indication that Bennington Police used physical force on Jones, one of three people taken into custody at about 3:50 p.m., while police carried out a court-ordered search warrant related to a drug investigation at the Apple Valley Inn on U.S. Route 7.

Vermont State Police investigating after man dies in police custody

New York City, NY

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — As crews work on clean up efforts at the former Doane Stuart building many questions linger, including the building's ownership. During a press briefing Friday morning Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan said, "This building was sold by the border that owned it in 2017 to Kenwood Commons LLC; that transfer happened in August.”

Confusion over who owns the former Doane Stuart building

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — It was an apocalyptic scene in Albany Thursday night after a massive fire engulfs the old Doane Stuart school. By 6:30 p.m. flames could be seen soaring above the historic building located on Kenwood Road. Large flames were still ripping through the building at 12 a.m..

Major fire turns vacant Albany school into an inferno

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — A group including legislators, county leaders and residents will gather to demand the state to invest in the project to replace lead pipes in Troy. They're urging New York leaders to include important funding in the final version of the state budget. The city has...

Groups calling on the state for funding to replace lead pipes in Troy, other cities

Montgomery County, NY

Amsterdam, NY

TOWN OF AMSTERDAM, NY (WRGB) — The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office say two people were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop. According to investigators, deputies stopped a vehicle on March 22, 2023 just after 6:00 PM on State Highway 30 in the Town of Amsterdam for a window tint and exhaust violation.

Traffic stop for window tint ends in arrest of two people on drug charges

Rotterdam, NY

ROTTERDAM, NY (WRGB) — Friday Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady broke ground on its 58th project -- and the second in the town of Rotterdam. This house on Cramer Avenue was made possible through support from the Capital Region Land Bank, private donations, and the Communications Workers of America union.

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on new home in Rotterdam

Gansevoort, NY

Tabitha Slater's son Marshall died two years ago from a suicide at the age of 21. "If it wasn't for my son, I would have never ever thought to do something like this," Slater said. That something was NARCAN training. NARCAN is a brand of naloxone, which reverses the effects...

Life-saving Gansevoort mother spearheads NARCAN training

(TROY, NY) Realizing you've lost a personal belonging is a terrible feeling. And if it's expensive, there's a good chance you may never see it again. Fortunately, for a Capital Region teenager, luck was on her side. A designer purse she unknowingly left at a restaurant in Troy has been returned to her with everything inside.

Faith in humanity restored; missing purse back with owner months later

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul presented the 2022 crime statistics for the state of New York on Wednesday, while also promoting her proposed changes to New York bail laws in the 2024 Budget. Crime statistics show that shootings in the state were down 17% compared...

Hochul outlines proposed bail law changes listed in 2024 executive budget

Glens Falls, NY

GLENS FALLS, NY (WRGB) — Tonight in sports... A fan favorite event comes back to the Capital Region. We're up in Glens Falls because it's Stick it to Cancer weekend for the Adirondack Thunder. This two-day, two-game event should bring thousands from around the area to Cool Insuring Arena...

Fan-favorite "Stick it to Cancer" event returns to Cool Insuring Arena

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Albany County looking to get guns off the street in buyback program

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — The Albany County Legislature in partnership with the Albany County Sheriff's Office held...

Albany County looking to get guns off the street in buyback program

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