Dave Lucas

City officials held a press conference Friday afternoon to give a clearer picture of events that unfurled during a protest in Albany Wednesday evening that turned tense when Black Lives Matter protestors threw water bottles and yelled expletives at police officers and police appeared to spray some protestors.

Elected officials from around the Capital Region gathered in Cohoes Thursday to discuss new capital funding in the state budget meant to help municipalities absorb the cost of maintaining state routes.

Should restaurants in New York be allowed to continue to-go alcohol sales even after the pandemic? Many local leaders and business owners say yes.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan signed legislation Wednesday banning ATVs and dirt bikes from city streets and parks.

The federal government is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

Public meetings on two initiatives impacting the Albany County Town of Bethlehem are set for this week.

After years of fits and starts, the city of Albany is on a faster track to consider providing its own internet service.

Albany's annual summer concert series is poised for a comeback.

With air travel rebounding as millions of Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19, Albany International Airport is rebranding.

Residents of one Schenectady County town will elect a new supervisor this fall.

Three candidates are vying for Albany’s 7th Ward Common Council seat.

A return to warmer weather marks the return of illegal dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles to city streets in the Northeast. Albany is taking a hardline approach in its efforts to ban the vehicles.

Watervliet in Albany County swore in its 19th Chief of Police last week.

Albany County ran a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for homeless individuals at the Capital City Rescue Mission in Albany Tuesday.

The Democratic primary race for mayor of Albany is down to two candidates.

First-term Republican George Langdon is resigning from the Albany County Legislature after making homophobic comments late last month.

Officials are keeping a close eye on coronavirus cases, watching for any uptick following the Easter and Passover holidays. It comes as New York opens up vaccine eligibility to those 16 and up Tuesday.

In 2018, the city of Albany was given more than $3 million in state funding to turn a lightly traveled interstate ramp into an elevated park giving pedestrians and bicyclists access to the Hudson River. Here's an update on the Albany Skyway.

Cities and counties across New York are trying to gauge the economic impact of legal recreational marijuana.

Schenectady's slow-moving Bicycle Master Plan could be shifting into gear with the arrival of federal infrastructure funding.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation held a marathon public information session Wednesday night focused on issues related to the incineration of hazardous materials at the Norlite facility in Cohoes.

New York state expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all residents 30 and older Tuesday, and those 16 and up can start receiving shots April 6th. Pharmacists are ready.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has charged Albany Medical Center with serious violations regarding alleged working conditions during the pandemic.

New data reveals a third of the U.S. military’s stockpile of AFFF was burned at Norlite in Cohoes, in Albany County.

Residents of Cambridge in Washington County remain bitterly divided over the public school's use of an American Indian logo and moniker.

Most municipalities in the region have finalized and submitted their police reform plans to New York state, as the April 1st deadline nears.

Over a year since COVID-19 turned life upside down, local educators are still coping with the impact of the pandemic on students, parents and teachers.

If you’re looking for a new home, Mayor Gary McCarthy says buyers should check out Schenectady’s Eastern Avenue neighborhood.

Albany’s first professional resident theatre is preparing to reopen in a new location for the first time in decades.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan has unveiled what some are calling "historic" fair housing legislation.