Ravena News

A third arrest has been made in connection with the beating of a Ravena man in May.

It's hard for Brad Sparhawk to concentrate. He's thinking about his grandparents' swimming pool, packing boxes for his family's upcoming move and the warm breeze wafting through the open door of his sixth-grade ...

Guilderland beat out Albany to claim the title this year of best-tasting municipal water.

Two Albany County men are in custody for the alleged beating of Ravena man last month.

Two men, including a former Ravena minister who is now a prison chaplain, face criminal charges after they were allegedly caught in a sex act Saturday at a Northway rest stop near Exit 24.

Coeymans Police have arrested a woman for stealing more than $19,000 from the Ravena-Mid-Hudson Pop Warner Football League.

“The authority did make a conscious decision to ensure that consecutive travel plazas would not simultaneously undergo renovations”

Why are Thruway rest stops and gas stations closing down, even as tolls go up? On April 6, we drove into New York from New Jersey on I-287 and there was a sign that said "No Fuel" at the first Thruway service ... via Times Union

“Winning $10 million was a little shocking at first”

With a stroke of a hand, the weighty money worries that have been plaguing the rest of us -- rising gas and food prices, mortgage payments and soaring credit card bills -- instantly and blissfully melted away ... via CBS 6 Albany

Posted: A Ravena man is an instant millionaire this morning after being presented with a $10 million check from the New York State Lottery. via WTEN

Nearly 200 teenagers and chaperones boarded buses at the Pastoral Center this morning on their way to a youth rally with Pope Benedict XVI at St. via Times Union

Posted: The Larfarge Cement Plant in Ravena has agreed to start testing how much mercury comes in and out of its facility. via WTEN

TWO TEENS ACCUSED OF SETTING A FIRE THAT LEFT MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE HOMELESS AT THE OAKBROOK MANOR APARTMENT COMPLEX IN RAVENA HAVE BEEN INDICTED ON ARSON CHARGES BY AN ALBANY COUNTY GRAND JURY. via WGY-AM Albany

Two Ravena teens have been indicted on arson charges in connection with a fire set at an apartment complex on March 29. via Capital News 9

“Each and every example that the Common Council has made in their request to the Commission of Investigation has been handled in a professional and appropriate manner”

Six members of the Albany Common Council have sent a letter to the New York State Investigations Committee asking them to investigate the Albany Police Department. via CBS 6 Albany

“I don't think that politics and police mesh.”

Six members of the city Common Council have asked a state oversight commission to investigate a series of controversies involving allegations of misconduct and cover-ups within the Albany police force. via Times Union

“Fire was coming out of the whole roof, and a police officer told us to get back.”

Two teenagers were charged with felony arson Saturday for allegedly starting a fire that destroyed one building, damaged another and displaced residents at the Oakbrook Manor apartment complex, police said. via Times Union

“My heart just starting pounding.”

"All I know is that people came banging on my door saying fire, I was like what," said Oakwood Manor resident Bruce Carle. via Capital News 9

Firefighters are at the scene of a fire this afternoon at the Oakbrook Manor Apartments on Route 9W just south of Ravena. via Times Union

“While the bank has not set a definite date for a branch opening, it is our intent to immediately proceed with the design and approval process”

The Bank of Greene County has purchased a former McDonald's Restaurant in Ravena for a new branch office. via The Business Review (Albany)

A motorcyclist arrested after police said he struck a Rensselaer County sheriff's deputy with his bike Friday was released today from jail with electronic monitoring. via Times Union