Albany County News Archives

At least two motels that housed sex offenders will stop, and those that continue to do so will have to reduce their numbers.

DeWitt Clinton hotel owner settles: Investor pays back taxes and fees owed to county dating back to 2006 Oct.

Albany County officials are asking for old cell phones to provide emergency 911 coverage for the elderly, as it is running low on their stockpile.

As the debate over health care reform moves into high gear, most of the discussion continues to be about access to health insurance coverage.

The title of this post is the headline of this notable local article from New York.

Cameras on school buses at three school districts in New York this year nabbed dozens of drivers who illegally passed stopped buses, prompting calls to expand the pilot program statewide.

The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a minor earthquake rattled sections of the Albany area earlier this week.

The US Geological Survey has confirmed a 2.9 magnitude "micro earthquake" with an epicenter about five miles south of Berne in Albany County.

Two teenage sibilings pleaded not guilty today to the Oct. 7 stabbing of 19-year-old Edward Duffy on Myrtle Avenue in the Mansion neighborhood -- but could soon face more serious charges since the man has died.

Police have charged a city teenager with selling crack cocaine from his 4th Avenue home.

A 35-year old Glenmont man is in stable condition at Albany Medical Center after being stabbed by another man, Lt.

Out of state plate on a car rented by Aleksander Michalski, cq., age 51, of Glens Falls held in impound at the Colonie Police Station garage on Monday, Sept.

A 44-year-old Coeymans man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for shooting his teenage son at their home last March, killing him.

Police say they've arrested two men on robbery and murder charges in connection with the 2007 Christmas Eve shooting death of city resident Michael Franklin.

Some nurses in New York state are preparing to fight a state mandate that requires healthcare workers to receive the flu vaccine this year.

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Albany County executive Mike Breslin today presented a proposed 2010 budget that would cut spending by over $11 million and downsize the county nursing home.

Sales-tax collections for counties and the state dropped 8.3 percent in the third quarter, a troubling sign for governments already struggling with higher costs and declining revenue.

Albany County lawmakers propose new nursing home Posted on: 10/07/09 Ariana Cohn, Reporter email: cohna@spotlightnews.com Albany County lawmakers are planning to introduce to County Executive Mike Breslin's long-term health-care plan an amendment that would include the construction of a nursing home campus with several facilities in the portion of ...

Mortgages, bonds, operating expenses ... no, not the financial crisis ... the nursing home debate in Albany County.

A Cobleskill man has been convicted of felony robbery and grand larceny charges for stealing an elderly woman's purse at Colonie Center, then robbing a bank at Corporate Woods Blvd.

A Troy woman who took part in the abduction and assault of a woman in a bid to pressure the victims brother to return a stolen safe has pleaded guilty for her role, authorities said.

AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A LOCAL DOG KILLING CASE. THE ALBANY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS SCHEDULED A 10 O'CLOCK NEWS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF TWO DOGS FOUND IN BERNE.

A 50-year-old Berne man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the shooting deaths of two dogs in the town of Berne, the Albany County Sheriff's Department said this morning at a news conference.