Yesterday | Albany Times Union
Check your bags ... and your bicycles
A Penn Station bound train is readied for departure at Albany-Rensselaer Train Station Monday June 17, 2013, in Rensselaer, N.Y. Sen. Charles Schumer and State Sen. Betty Little are asking Amtrak to add special baggage cars which could accommodate bicycle transportation.
Monday | WTEN-TV Albany
Severe thunderstorm warning and watch in effect for the area
NEW: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 3:15 p.m. for Northern Albany County, West Central Rensselaer County, Southern Saratoga County, Schenectady County, Northeastern Schoharie County, Southeastern Montgomery County, East Central Washington County, Northern Bennington County A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 3 p.m.
Washington County police blotter
Someone complained about loud noises in the area near Wagner's Garden Center, 4860 Frenchman Road, around 10:20 p.m. Police located a crew taking down a tent nearby.
Upstate NY to host annual Farm Aid benefit concert
Singer Willie Nelson is taking his annual Farm Aid benefit concert to upstate New York with an all-day festival of music and locally grown food in September.
Former Greenwich teachers sues for $70 million after charges dropped
The former Greenwich art teacher whose charges were dismissed after being accused of improper contact with a student is now suing the police officers and prosecutors who handled his case for $70 million.
Comptroller releases municipal audits
Village of Castleton-on-Hudson Internal Controls Over Information Technology and Online Banking Village officials have not developed any formal IT policies and the village board has not developed a formal disaster recovery plan, instituted breach notification procedures, or adopted procedures for data backup.
Jury has child murder case against upstate NY man
A jury is set to resume deliberations in the trial of an upstate New York man accused of killing his girlfriend's 5-year-old son.
Man accused of charging $4,000 on elderly woman's card
A Washington County man is under arrest, accused of racking up $4,000 in charges on an elderly woman's credit card.
Washington County fire under investigation
Multiple crews were called to the scene of a structure fire on Christian Hill Road in Hartford, Washington County, early Saturday morning.
Judge shuts down animal bedding plant--again
RWS Manufacturing has been shut down by a Washington County, NY judge after heavy rain prevented the company from resolving stormwater issues.
Arrest made in connection to Washington County burglaries
WASHINGTON COUNTY, N.Y. A Fort Edward man was arrested late Tuesday evening in connection to a string of burglaries that occurred in central Washington County over the past week.
Burglary arrest in Washington County
Evan Pasco, 22, of Black House Rd. in Fort Edward was charged with one county of burglary in the second degree and one count of grand larceny in the fourth degree.
Man pleads guilty to string of break-ins
A Cambridge man will likely spend up to the next four years in prison for breaking into four homes across Washington County.
Motorcyclist killed in fatal White Creek accident
WHITE CREEK, N.Y. The Washington County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident on County Route 67 in the Town of White Creek.
Washington County mother, son turned over to grand jury
Barbara Rehm was arrested last week, accused of bringing the drug Suboxone into the Washington County Jail and giving it to her son.
New Washington Co. winery doubles as horse farm
The Fort Edward, Washington County , facility offers something called " Friday Night Wine Down ," with wines by the glass, hard cider, beer, food and live music from 5 to 9 p.m. There always is the possibility of some other sort of diversion.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, Bennington County in Vermont until 6:15 p.m. TROY, N.Y. - There will be no shortage of great food and family entertainment at the Riverfront Park Amphitheater in downtown Troy this summer.
Woman charged with bringing drugs to son in jail
The Washington County Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman who allegedly tried to bring drugs to her son while in jail.