Albany News

FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1126 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 1126 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE HOUSATONIC RIVER AT STEVENSON DAM.

The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said.

Orange Street Cats is having a yard sale tomorrow, Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, at the home of kitty Gigi's foster parents.

Fourth grade boys run sprints under the watch of Renard Walker, membership manager at Best Fitness during Wellness Day at Arbor Hill Elementary school on Thursday,in Albany.

University at Albany professor and writer-in-residence Lydia Davis, a master of the "literary miniature," who lives in rural Rensselaer County and who published a chapbook of observations of three cows that graze across the road from her house, has won the Man Booker International Prize.

A City Court judge threatened to hold a top prosecutor in Albany County in contempt Friday after the prosecutor told the judge his office would not pursue a case against four Occupy Albany-related protestors.

According to shelter employee Rene Earl, a volunteer showed up for their morning shift and discovered the front door smashed in, glass everywhere, and the dog known as Delilah was gone.

Family, friends and supporters gathered Friday for the funeral of a Berkshire County soldier killed in the line of duty.

Work continues at the Honest Weight Food Co-op's new store at 100 Watervliet Ave.

Good morning! It's still gray and stormy. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has left Albany for the New York City area, where his aides have not announced a public schedule for today.

One of the many sad effects of Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings' retirement will be Lt.

A Dutchess County man is officially off the hook regardless of whether he did or didn't violate the New York Safe Act.

An Oklahoma-based church on Sand Creek Road may be the biggest church you've never seen.

Thomas Regan has launched a campaign to place 140 American flags along Route 9 in Colonie, from the city line in Albany to its intersection with Route 155.

Attendees listen as Jeff Speck, author of "Walkable City," leads a talk at the University Club of Albany on Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Albany, NY.

The unexpected development of a coastal storm off the Atlantic seaboard has dashed and dampened earlier outlooks for a sunny Memorial Day weekend.

ALBANY, N.Y. - Police say Aydrea Meaders, a mother who allegedly got on stage and started to strip during a school assembly, is facing child endangerment and lewdness charges.

Marc Paquin, president of Cass Hill Development Cos. outside The Monroe, a 44-unit apartment building that straddles Sheridan Avenue and Monroe Street downtown.

The incident happened around 11:15 a.m. around 12 Sheridan Avenue, the same area where manhole fires/explosions happened in the past.

May 23, 2013 -- Albany, NY mayor candidates Corey Ellis and Kathy Sheehan share their message for the local business community.