Dave Lucas

Elected officials and civic leaders appear to be at an impasse over controversial remarks by Albany County Board of Elections officials about the city’s South End community.

Nineteen new police recruits were sworn in Thursday at Albany city hall. It’s an interesting time in the city, with a new police chief and continued stress between the police union and the mayor. Things may be improving.

Nineteen new Albany police recruits received their badges during a swearing-in ceremony Thursday at City Hall.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy has presented his 2019 budget proposal. WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.

Many of the victims killed in Saturday’s limo crash in Schoharie had close ties to Amsterdam, New York, about 25 miles away. Monday night, the city came together for a candlelight vigil and memorial service honoring the 20 people killed.

Several members of the Albany County Legislature gathered with civic leaders Monday in Albany's South End following controversial remarks by a Board of Elections official about the community.

Consumer sentiment among New Yorkers is up - a new Siena poll says the trend is driven by increasing future optimism.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced funding for two programs aimed at building a smarter, more responsive power system across the state.

Troy Mayor Patrick Madden on Friday released his proposed 2019 city budget.

An Albany County Grand Jury has cleared a city policeman for his part in a June fatal shooting by a police officer in Albany. A warning that audio contained in this report could be disturbing to some.

In July, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan announced that Southfield, Michigan Police Chief Eric Hawkins was her pick to become the new Police Chief in Albany. In the days that followed, Hawkins met with members of the media and the community, saw his appointment confirmed by the Common Council, moved into the city and began work. This week, Hawkins sat down with WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas. Here are both segments of their two-part interview.

With its mayor facing calls to resign from Governor Andrew Cuomo and other local officials, the city of Cohoes is facing more apparent gridlock.

New York State Police say the body of a 21-year-old woman missing since leaving her job at a convenience store last week has been found in a rural Mohawk Valley town.

The proposed budget in the town of Colonie would increase taxes beyond the state’s tax cap.

General Electric is replacing its chairman and chief executive after a little over a year on the job. The change has raised interest in Schenectady.

New York state will now allow people to take pets on any kind of public transportation when evacuating during an emergency.

Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy presented his budget proposal Monday night at City Hall.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan took the wraps off her proposed 2019 budget Monday morning. Now, the Common Council and city residents are taking a closer look.

Two weekend fires in Albany destroyed multiple buildings and left more than two dozen families homeless. 

The New York State Bar Association says the FBI should investigate allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh.

An Albany activist group has launched a probe of its own into the August shooting of a city man by a police officer.

New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was in downtown Albany Thursday to announce the city won a $10 million state grant to redevelop the area downtown near the Palace Theatre.

Three trailblazing immunotherapy researchers have won this year’s Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research. 

Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo blamed upstate weather for prompting New Yorkers to flee to other states.

Albany city officials have scheduled a public meeting on the Lincoln Park Master Plan design project.

A beloved Schenectady activist died over the weekend.

Five schools in the greater Capital Region have reported cases of "hand, foot and mouth" disease, also known as Coxsackievirus.

After years in limbo, the City of Albany has sold a parcel of land once earmarked as a target for landfill expansion.

Opponents of a proposed large-scale Catskill Mountains resort have lost their legal challenge, but they say they'll continue to scrutinize the project. 

Central New York's drone technology industry is growing.

Six companies announced plans to open or expand offices in central New York and the Mohawk Valley.