Rensselaer County

The fire risk is closing trails in the area. It comes amid dry weather conditions.

The Republican candidates for governor and attorney general, Bruce Blakeman and Saritha Komatireddy, hammered their opponents on public safety during a in Rensselaer County.

The wildfire in Rensselaer and Berkshire counties is now contained, and firefighters are focusing on putting out its interior.

Firefighters worked through the night to contain the Rensselaer County wildfire, which was first reported Sunday and now spans just over 250 acres.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, about updates on an ongoing eastern Rensselaer County fire.

The fire started in the Rensselaer County Town of Berlin and has since spread into Western Massachusetts. It covered roughly 50 acres as of Monday afternoon.

About 95 people attended the Rensselaer County Legislature's public forum last week. Many called on Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault to end his 287(g) agreement with ICE.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James is asking a state court judge to terminate an agreement between the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

New York State's ban on 287(g) agreements with ICE puts the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office in violation of state law after the ban went into effect Tuesday.

Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault and Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin had for months said they planned to ignore the new state law, even after the New York State Attorney General’s Office ordered them to comply in July.