Ravena News

The Times Union recently reported that the Capital Region's median age is above the national figure.

A New York state man says he discovered a coffee stain in the shape of Jesus Christ 's face on the inside of a mason jar drinking mug.

The Red Caps Marching Band perform during the Troy Flag Day Parade Sunday afternoon.

Five Albany County residents have been arrested for their roles in a heroin and cocaine ring based in the Capital Region, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today.

Four Ravena teens are facing burglary charges after police say they skipped school and went on a burglary spree.

I'm an avid reader of film blogs, websites and magazines, which means I'm constantly learning about films that are really good, but have no chance of playing in the Capital Region.

Coeymans police arrest four men from New Jersey after police say they burglarized a Ravena apartment.

Concerns aired at landfill forum Posted on: 05/04/09 Dan Sabbatino email: sabbatinod@spotlightnews.com Village of Colonie Mayor Frank Leak sponsored a community forum Wednesday, April 22, that allowed area residents to air concerns about a proposed expansion of the Rapp Road landfill.

ALBANY A 23-year-old man, who broke into a Ravena apartment in October then wrestled with and threatened the tenant, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted first-degree burglary, District Attorney David Soares office said.

A Ravena woman who was convicted in February of lying in a sworn complaint she filed against two Albany police officers was sentenced to a year and a half in jail today.

Rensselaer County residents are being invited to a town hall-style meeting tomorrow evening on air quality issues at the Lafarge cement plant located acrossthe Hudson River.

Six schools from this region have joined the state Education Department's list of those in need of improvement.

Sitting in silence in Coeymans Town Court in Ravena, 45-year-old Glenn Vosburgh looked down and did not move, except to answer a question from his attorney.

Residents of several Capital Region villages go to the polls Wednesday, March 18, to elect mayors, trustees and justices.

A RAVENA WOMAN WHO ACCUSED ALBANY POLICE OFFICERS OF CONDUCTING AN ILLEGAL CAVITY SEARCH ON HER DURING A TRAFFIC STOP...HAS NOW BEEN CONVICTED OF LYING ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

Albany's police review board handled a dozen more cases of officer misconduct allegations last year under a new reporting system that ensures the panel receives information on all civilian complaints.

Coeymans Police have arrested three juveniles in connection with the burglary of a Coeyman's restaurant.

Click here for the latest forecast. Click here for the latest list of closures. SNOW EMERGENCIES: Albany County: Village of Ravena: Beginning January 28th, no parking on village streets from 8 a.m. until ...

Lafarge releases mercury report Posted on: 01/14/09 Jarrett Carroll, Spotlight Staff email: carrollj@spotlightnews.com The Lafarge cement plant in Ravena has issued a 'voluntary' study of its emissions in the ...

Posted Friday, January 9 at 11:45 a.m. RAVENA--Cement manufacturer Lafarge NA has released a report it submitted to the state Department of Environmental Conservation detailing the emissions of mercury from its ...