Assemblyman John McDonald

Two Capital Region state Assemblymembers are urging New York Governor Kathy Hochul to sign a bill they say will protect retailers and their employees.

St. Peter's Health Partners held a virtual open house Thursday evening on the closure of Burdett Birth Center at Samaritan Hospital in Troy.

The first part of a long-awaited roof replacement on Cohoes City Hall is now complete.

Officials are promoting the latest COVID-19 booster shot, with cases expected to rise as winter approaches.

A bill that has been sent to Governor Kathy Hochul would exempt income from poll work from being counted toward the cap on School Tax Relief — or STAR — benefits in New York.

Community members, elected leaders and others testified Monday at a hearing on the potential closure of the Burdett Birth Center in Troy. The meeting was hosted by New York Attorney General Tish James at Russell Sage College.

Students are beginning to head back to the classroom for the fall semester, as new COVID variants emerge.

Several Capital Region libraries are receiving state funding from the Library Construction Aid program.

Since last spring close to 100,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City. In early May, Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to begin busing asylum seekers upstate. By the end of the month buses reached the Capital Region. No one was prepared for what happened next.

New York state lawmakers have announced $2 million for The Underground Railroad Education Center for its planned Interpretive Center in Albany.