HUGH JOHNSON DISHES ON ECONOMY AT HEARST MEDIA CENTER
COLONIE - Hugh Johnson likes to worry about the economy, but the current bull market has his attention. It's certain to fall back to...
CUOMO BUDGET WOULD SINK $147 MILLION INTO OLYMPIC FACILITIES
ALBANY - The Olympic Regional Development Authority, which runs three ski mountains as well as the athletic training facilities in...
SCHENECTADY SOUP STROLL RETURNS FOR FIFTH YEAR
Almost 35 restaurants will offer samples of soup from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday during the fifth annual Schenectady Soup Stroll, sponsored...
JUDGE POSTPONES SENTENCING FOR INSTIGATOR IN NISKAYUNA SHOOTOUT
SCHENECTADY - A woman who prosecutors describe as a catalyst for a gun fight that ended with the death of a friend she encouraged to...
PRICE CHOPPER TO START CHARGING 5 CENTS FOR PAPER BAGS
SCHENECTADY - Price Chopper and Market 32 will start charging 5 cents per paper bag customers use to pack their groceries away at check...
MADIGAN: SPA CITY TO TAKE A HIT IF VLT AID IS ELIMINATED
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The city may get a more than $2.3 million hit to its budget this year. On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans...
TORO CANTINA NOW HIRING, OPENING MARCH 16
Toro Cantina, a Mexican restaurant being developed on Wolf Road in Colonie by Jaime Ortiz, owner of 677 Prime in Albany, is now hiring...
TROOPER SHOOTS OUT TIRE, SUSPECT SUFFERS HEART ATTACK IN BORDER CHASE
Two men led State Police on a brief car chase on Monday evening just miles from the Canadian border that ended with a trooper firing...
DELAY IN IDENTIFYING CAIRO FIRE VICTIM, SHERIFF SAYS
The Greene County Sheriff's office is still working to positively identify the man found dead in a fire on Saturday, Sheriff Peter...
A.M. ROUNDUP: CUOMO DETAILS PLAN TO TACKLE $6.1 BILLION BUDGET DEFICIT
Good morning to all, but especially Casey Seiler, who's taking over as the Times Union editor. Here's your roundup: At long last, Gov....
JASON GOUGH'S FORECAST: 3 NICE DAYS AND THEN A GUESSING GAME
It's a neat thing to see, temperature wise: the temperature "structure" across our area is almost exactly the opposite of yesterday. Temperatures...
REVIEW: 'YOUR BEST ONE' CAPITAL REP, 1/21/20
ALBANY - “Your Best One,” a family dramedy discovered during Capital Repertory Theatre's annual festival of new plays and chosen for...
UALBANY OPTS TO SHUT DOWN JOJO ANDERSON FOR THE SEASON
Jojo Anderson's junior season for the University of Albany basketball team consisted of 62 minutes and 25 seconds. Anderson, a point...
MAN WHO THREATENED TO SHOOT UP VA FACILITY SENTENCED
ALBANY - A man who sent electronic messages threatening to kill employees and residents of a Massachusetts veterans facility was sentenced...
ALBANY MAN SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS ON GUN CHARGE
ALBANY - An city man was sentenced to 7 years in state prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a loaded...
EX-ALBANY WATER WORKER CONVICTED OF KILLING 2 WOMEN GETS HEARING TO MAKE CASE
ALBANY - Convicted double-murderer Edward “Ted” Mero will get a hearing next month to try to show that his 2017 trial was tainted by...
CASEY SEILER NAMED TIMES UNION EDITOR
Times Union Editor Rex Smith is stepping down from his position effective Feb. 1, capping an 18-year tenure as the newsroom's top chief,...
DOT SAYS IT HAS MET NTSB'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN LIMO CASE
The state Department of Transportation has told investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board that it is in compliance...
MOHAWK HUDSON LAND CONSERVACY RACES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BENDER FARM
NEW SCOTLAND - The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy needs approximately $500,000 to meet the $1.2 million purchase price for a historic...
FIRE HEAVILY DAMAGES DELMAR GARAGE
DELMAR - The Delmar Fire Department is on the scene of a working structure fire on Vadney Road, Bethlehem police spokesman Commander...
Legendary PBS journalist Jim Lehrer dies at 85
Jim Lehrer, the journalism giant who spent decades behind the anchor desk at PBS, died Thursday at 85. Read more ...
President Trump to attend anti-abortion rally in Washington
President Donald Trump will become the first president to attend the March for Life. Read more ...
US imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'
Applicants will be denied tourist visas if they are determined to be coming to the U.S. primarily to give birth. Read more ...
Tanker Plane Fighting Australia's Bushfires Crashes, Killing Crew Of 3
The crash occurred south of the capital, Canberra, as Australia continues battling massive fires that have scorched a Pennsylvania-sized section of the country. (Image credit... Read more ...
3 months after New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse, the bodies of 2 killed...
The outcry to recover the two bodies reignited this week after a tarp meant to conceal one of the bodies was blown away by the wind, exposing the body to the public. Read more ...
Fotis Dulos removed items from missing wife's memorial: prosecutor
The estranged husband of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos who has been charged with her murder “violated” the terms of his release when he removed items from a memorial... Read more ...
China extended its Wuhan coronavirus quarantine to 2 more cities, cutting...
China has extended travel restrictions to two more cities as part of an unprecedented quarantine to try and control a coronavirus that has killed at least 17 people. The city... Read more ...
George Kittle or Travis Kelce? The NFL's best tight end debate is more...
There's no question that the best tight end in the NFL will be on the field for Super Bowl 54, but the question between the 49ers' George Kittle vs. the Chiefs' Travis Kelce... Read more ...
Democrats hammer constitutional case for Trump's removal
House Democrats are launching phase two of their impeachment case on Thursday: the constitutional argument for why President Donald Trump should be removed from office. The... Read more ...
After move, Las Vegas Raiders pledge $500,000 to eliminate school lunch debt
Money to be allocated through Nevada Community Foundation Read more ...