Albany County News

A 43-year-old Poughkeepsie man faces three to six years in state prison for stealing a $40,000 diamond from an Albany-area jewelry store.

Authorities in New York are claiming to have busted a multi-million cigarette smuggling ring and arrested at least 16 Palestinian immigrants having alleged links with known terror organisations.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is requesting $2.2 million be moved from the budget contingency fund to pay for Albany County Nursing Home expenses.

Authorities have linked a cigarette smuggling ring with ties to stores in Albany and Schenectady counties, to top officials with Hamas.

The chairwoman of Schenectady County Community College says a labor requirement overshadowing the school's new Albany classrooms in upstate New York could derail the project if the matter isn't solved quickly.

Hundreds gathered in Albany Wednesday night for the Albany County Democratic Committee meeting where they endorsed City Treasurer Kathy Sheehan for Mayor.

A New York district attorney says he has completed his investigation of sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, and the lawmaker's conduct was "alarming" but not criminal.

As of right now, Wainschaf Associates Inc. is in line to win a $500,000 contract to fit up new classrooms for Schenectady County Community College's expansion into Albany County.

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.

A man has been charged under the New York State SAFE Act after troopers found he had a handgun in his car with the loaded magazine containing nine rounds of ammunition, rather than the limit of seven rounds.

The county legislature was expected to make its final vote Monday on leasing the Albany County Nursing Home to a private vendor, but that plan has been stalled.

Letters found in a Watertown man's cell indicate that he was depressed before committing suicide in the Albany County jail over the weekend, according to the Albany County Sheriff's Department.

A demolition crew is putting off its next attempt to tear down the bell tower of the historic St.

Good morning! A colder front has settled in. Wear Corduroy. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will start his day in New York City but will hold a 3 p.m. announcement in the Red Room.

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

If you thought the freakout over the federal fiscal cliff was ugly stuff, just wait for the looming game of chicken over the Albany County Nursing Home.

Q: I and many of the residents of the rural Hilltowns of Albany County have been trying to get the state Department of Transportation to address the deterioration of Route 85 from Route 443 in New Scotland to Route 351 in Rensselaerville, a distance of about 12 miles.

A frost advisory has been issued for the early morning hours Monday as temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-30s. The advisory is for Saratoga County, the eastern portions of Schenectady and Albany counties and the western portion of Rensselaer County for between 2 and 8 a.m. Monday.

The Albany County Democratic Committee 's candidate review panel backed Mayor Jerry Jennings for re-election on Saturday, though Jennings has yet to announce whether he will seek a sixth term at all.

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