Colonie News

View of models at Parkside at the Crossings, Inc., a new condominium project under construction off Sand Creek Road on Thursday Dec.

COLONIE, N.Y. The annual Cystic Fibrosis Walk was held at the Crossings of Colonie Saturday to help raise funds to fight the disease that affects thousands worldwide.

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.

Coulson's News Center tells the NEWS CENTER they've done more sales Friday than they would normally do for the lotto in one month, tons of people hoping to get their hands on the $600 million Powerball jackpot.

Class A May 18 #9 Lasalle @ #8 Columbia 11am #10 Schenectady @ #7 Bethlehem 11am May 21 8/9 winner @ #1 Shenendehowa 7:30pm #5 Saratoga @ #4 Guilderland 4:15pm #6 Colonie @ #3 Shaker 4:30pm 7/10 winner @ #2 CBA 4:15pm May 23 Semi Final 8/9/1 winner vs #4/5 winner @ Highest Seed 7/10/2 winner vs #3/#6 winner @ Highest Seed May 25 Final @ UAlbany 6pm ... (more)

The Colonie Police Department is on the scene of an accident on Kunker Avenue, in Latham, where a tractor trailer took down four National Grid poles.

A former train station, Kiernan Plaza was saved from ruin decades ago and turned into a banking center.

The base of a big crane to be used in St. Patrick's Church bell tower demolition is moved into place in Watervliet, N.Y., on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

CLASS AA Player of the Week: Torie Rathwell, Guilderland: Knocked in key runs Tuesday and Thursday, including a home run against Bethlehem.

A growing evangelical church bought nearly 25 acres near Exit 5 of the Northway in Colonie, NY where it plans to build a new campus.

Central Avenue near the intersection of New Karner Road, Monday May, 13, 2013, in Colonie, N.Y. Central Avenue near the intersection of New Karner Road, Monday May, 13, 2013, in Colonie, N.Y. Traffic studies are a waste of time, sharrows are what cities create when they don't support bike riding and roads like Central Avenue's suburban stretch are ... (more)

County Comptroller Michael Conners , long a staunch defender of the county-run nursing home , on Monday urged lawmakers to follow the lead of Saratoga County and hand control of the facility over to a local development corporation.

The uncertainty surrounding a planned airport exit for the Adirondack Northway apparently has scuttled plans for a retail project on the site of the former Engel Farm off Albany-Shaker Road in Colonie.

Passengers walk past the taxi stand at the Albany Airport in Colonie, NY Saturday May 11, 2013.

A selection of sandwich and salads at Diamond Deli Order Up on Friday May 3, 2013 in Colonie, N.Y. A oven roasted roast beef sandwich with Swiss cheese and roasted red peppers at Diamond Deli Order Up on Friday May 3, 2013 in Colonie, N.Y. A Sierra salad with shrimp toasted almond and crumbled blue cheese at Diamond Deli Order Up on Friday May 3, ... (more)

Mary Thibodeau, right, and Myra Fedyniak, both of Albany roll discarded tires as they help clean up garbage along the Hudson River on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Resselaer Boat Launch in Rensselaer, N.Y. The Capital District Volunteers group organized the local effort which as part of the 2nd annual Riverkeeper Sweep.

Demearle Gulledge was discovered at about 6:50 a.m. in his cell during a shift change count, the county sheriff's department announced.

Exterior of the Albany County Nursing home on Monday, April 29, 2013 in Colonie, N.Y. The company that hopes to take over management of the Albany County Nursing home was recently cited for flaws at another nursing home it runs.

Close to three months after Kathryn Parker was struck and fatally injured by a minivan while crossing Central Ave., her friends are still waiting for the city to improve pedestrian safety in that area.

The tower at St. Patrick's Church begins to come down as a demolition crew begins the final stage in the leveling of the structure.