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Officer Stephanie Van Alstyne has also resigned from her position as a Columbia County corrections officer after she was charged with driving while intoxicated.

A manhunt is underway in Orange County for a man wanted in connection to a fatal house fire last night.

John Hudson pleaded guilty in Pittstown to using funds from the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad, where he also served as chief, to purchase tires for his personal vehicle – at a cost of more than $1,200.

Five people including three teenage minors have been charged in a stabbing incident at a New York State Thruway rest stop Wednesday.

At 6:54 p.m., Burlington Police were called to Winooski near Chase Street following a report of a dead person in the water.

The Johnstown Common Council has accepted the resignation of a member accused of having inappropriate correspondence with a child.

Large swaths of the Northeast are under flood watch through Wednesday evening as heavy rain pummels the region.

The chief of a rural Hamilton County fire department died in the line of duty.

Bethlehem Town Police Chief Gina Cocchiara announced on social media Tuesday she has entered the race for Albany County sheriff. Cocchiara is one of the first candidates to enter the race, which will be decided in 2027.

A New York State court officer with the Oneida County Supreme Court has been charged with felony unlawful surveillance.