New York State lawmakers announced Friday that the Patroon Island Bridge, which spans between Rensselaer and Albany, will be renamed after Harlem Hellfighter and Albany native, Sgt. Henry Johnson.

At one point, Saratoga Springs was just known as “the August place to be,” though over the years that’s changed as Saratoga Race Course’s season has expanded.

In January, a mental wellness check by the Hinsdale, Massachusetts, police department left 27-year-old Biagio Kauvil dead. Many aspects of the lethal police response are under scrutiny – from the lack of mental health professionals on scene before police breached a locked door to confront Kauvil to how the Hinsdale PD determined that rushing the distressed young man was the best way to address the situation.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Monday she has secured $1 million for the Arts Center Lake Placid.

In eastern Massachusetts, the bog-standard cranberry holds the mantle of “state fruit” (technically, “state berry”).But in western Mass., a third grade class and several lawmakers have been the tip of the spear in calls to make asparagus the state vegetable.

The idea of a possible Lake Placid-New York City Winter Olympics is gaining traction among state leaders.

The historic Hudson River Psychiatric Center has experienced several fires over the years, including one in 2018 that was intentionally set.

Saratoga Springs-native Cherie DeVaux, after becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, is the second in four years to do so at the Belmont Stakes, which were hosted in Saratoga Springs for the third and final time Saturday.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has cancelled an upcoming hearing in Saratoga County on a controversial PFAS processing permit at the applicant's request.

This summer a giant troll greets visitors at the entrance to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake as part of an installation across the natural history museum’s grounds.

A house fire in the town of Moreau killed a married couple late Tuesday night. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, though state fire inspectors say an investigation is ongoing.

Calling out a rise in “youth disturbances” at Union Station, the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, is also now calling for an end to free busing in the city – a move that’s attracting criticism from riders and local leaders.