Capital Region News

Albany's equity agenda got a boost Friday at Black Lives Matter Park.

A decline in Albany's urban forest cover, especially in underserved neighborhoods, has led to a program to replace lost trees and add thousands more to city streets.

Voters in East Greenbush approved the public library budget and elected two trustees Tuesday.

Reversing a 2016 move, the Albany County Legislature has voted to ban the use and sale of fireworks.

Voters in one Rensselaer County town are at the polls today deciding on the public library budget and picking two trustees.

Troy's new seawall, celebrated last week, has been nine years in the making.

The Wildwood Programs, which offers a number of services for people living with developmental disabilities in New York’s Capital Region, has named a new CEO. Lou Deepe, the organization’s chief operational officer, will take over for the retiring Mary Ann Allen at the start of 2021. 

Parents, students and teachers rallied against 20 percent New York state aid cuts to school districts outside the state education building Saturday.

With coronavirus on the rise in Albany County and a spike in new cases in the college community, officials are taking steps to stave off a "second wave" of infections.

The fourth annual Henry Johnson Award for Distinguished Community Service was given Thursday in Albany.

Environmentalists and the Democratic Albany County Legislature Majority are applauding after Albany County Executive Dan McCoy signed a local clean air law passed by the legislature in mid-August.

The Albany City School District Board of Education held a hybrid meeting Tuesday night to plan for the most challenging school year to date.

New York Senator Charles Schumer was in Albany Tuesday mroning. Below the marquee at the Palace Theatre, the Democrat promoted bipartisan legislation that would give the crippled arts economy a lifeline during the pandemic.

Nurses at Albany Medical Center have authorized a potential strike over their ongoing contract dispute with the hospital. 

With SUNY Oneonta shutting the campus down for the semester due to COVID-19, Albany area colleges have safety plans in place for the holiday weekend.

Already trying to control the coronavirus pandemic, Albany County officials kicked off a "shoo the flu" initiative this week.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the New York State Public Employees Federation Headquarters in Latham Wednesday where she called for reform of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Environmental activists say the clock is ticking for residents as the Albany County executive considers whether to sign a local clean air law.

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, local government officials, determined to prevent undercounts, tried to spread the word that the Census was coming. Now, Census takers have hit the streets before the September 30 deadline.

A number of state and law enforcement agencies are responding to a hazardous material leak in Albany County. 

An Albany non-profit is recruiting volunteers, partnering with 15 other local organizations to help connect students and families to needed services.

The city of Albany wants to better understand how residents are experiencing the coronavirus pandemic, especially those from communities of color.

Albany's mayor and police chief are urging community cooperation after two more people, including a 7-year-old, were shot Sunday.

University at Albany officials led a campus tour Friday to demonstrate how they plan to keep the community healthy and safe from COVID-19 this fall.

Former Vice President Joe Biden will accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president tonight. But in the age of COVID-19, local delegates are taking part in what has become a mostly virtual Democratic National Convention.

New York’s two U.S. Senators were in Troy today, pushing for public support for the postal service. The Democrats are calling for swift approval of emergency pandemic relief funding as the House prepares to bar the USPS from cutting services.

Whenever it’s safe for spectator sports to come back, arena football is returning to Albany.