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Albany, New York is located in Albany County. Zip codes in Albany, NY include 12202, 12255, and 12228. The median home price in Albany is $175,000 which is roughly $90/per square foot. More Albany information.

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22 min ago | FOX23

Local teacher put on paid leave after state math tests questioned

A local third grade teacher is on paid administrative leave tonight, while the State Education Department investigates.

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Mon May 20, 2013

BBC News

Readers' music to banish the blues

After two separate studies pointed to the healing power of music, we asked readers what they tuned into to banish unhappiness.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Albany Police investigate weekend shooting

Officers responded to the area of Third Avenue and Broad Street at 1 a.m. for a report of shots fired.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Local restaurant employees claim $1 million Powerball winnings

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. It's not quite $590.5 million, but Saturday's Powerball drawing is still pretty exciting for a group of restaurant workers in Queensbury who say they hold a $1 million winning ticket.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Speaker Silver announces reforms to assembly sexual harassment policies

ALBANY, N.Y. Acknowledging that serious mistakes were made in the New York State Assembly's handling of the sexual harassment accusations against former member Vito Lopez, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced a series of reforms Monday.

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WTEN-TV Albany

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New York State Assemblymen Vito Lopez has avoided a rare scheduled expulsion proceeding that could have taken place had he not resigned Saturday.

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WNYT NewsChannel 13

Albany police arrest three in weekend burglaries

Seneca Bonds, 20, Juwon Brown, 16, and John Brown, 16 were charged with burglary and grand larceny, and sent to Albany County Jail.

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Press & Sun-Bulletin

NY cigarette tax probes called weak, sloppy

The Eastern League announced on Monday that Binghamton Mets outfielder Cory Vaughn had been named Player of the Week for May 13 through May 19.

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Nippertown!

You Can't Buy These Tickets

Yes, psychedelic pop-rockers Portugal. The Man are coming to Nippertown on Thursday to play a couple of acoustic shows to preview their upcoming album, Evil Friends .

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Your News Now

Proposed legislation to help ease student loan debts

Students all across the country are strolling across graduation stages with diplomas and a whole lot of debt.

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Your News Now

Groups across New York bowl for Brain Injury Association

Groups across New York State got together Sunday to help knock down suffering endured by those with a brain injury.

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Sun May 19, 2013

New York Daily News

A Shel of himself, but Silver hangs on

This comes from one of the great William Kennedy's books, "O, Albany. " Kennedy was writing about the old Sheridan Avenue Gang, but could just as easily have been writing about the Shelly Silver Gang in the Albany of today: "A band of .

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Nippertown!

5/19/13: Today's Tips: Sunday

MUSIC/RUN : SPAC Rock & Run @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center , Saratoga Springs.

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Albany Times Union

Market Share

Price Chopper knew what it was doing when it rolled out its Fuel AdvantEdge program rewarding loyal customers with discounts at the pump.

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FOX23

Albany History Fair explores community effects of faith, worship

The 14th annual Albany History Fair at Westminster Presbyterian Church explored faith, worship and their impact on the Capital Region.

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Albany Times Union

On The Move

Elizabeth Fitz , RN, joined as director of the new Department of Performance Management .

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Albany Times Union

NanoCollege trailblazers take big step

From left, B.S. Nanoscale Engineering students Samuel LaGasse of Niskayuna, Leigh Lydecker IV of Newburgh, Nicole Palmer of South Glens Falls and Michael Briggs of Cohoes gather around a computer in a lab at Albany NanoTech Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Albany, N.Y. They are the first undergrads to graduate from Albany NanoTech.

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Sat May 18, 2013

WTEN-TV Albany

Honor Flight kicks off at Albany international Airport

Thanks to community support, some local WWII veterans were able to fly to the nation's capital this morning to see a memorial dedicated for their service.

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WABC 7

Speaker Silver receives resignation letter from Vito Lopez

The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign rather than possibly be expelled from the Legislature amid sexual harassment allegations.

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FOX23

Albany motorcade honors fallen heroes of the Capital Region

A community project, Please Remember Me is meant to remember members of the Capital Region community who have given their lives while in combat since WWII.

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