Capital Region News

Newsweek has named Saratoga Hospital one of “The World’s Best Hospitals” in its ranking of 2,000 facilities across more than 25 countries. The 171-bed hospital ranked 162nd in the U.S. with a score of 66.7 percent. Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut also made the cut.

New York officials and consumer activists say it should be easier for the average person and small business to repair certain electronics.

Concerns over "racist myths" being perpetuated by an Albany Police detective have prompted the Chair of the Community Police Review Board to ask the Common Council to intervene.

Legalization of recreational cannabis in New York and New Jersey is bringing intense regulatory scrutiny.

After the New York State Department of Health updated its COVID-19 guidance for schools, many local districts are making changes to comply.

Discussion over public safety continued as the Albany Common Council convened virtually Monday night.

Community organizations active in Troy held a town hall Sunday evening to share their vision for policing in the Collar City.

Activists, organizers and community leaders recently came together for what they called "an emergency community conversation" about the actions of Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Police Chief Eric Hawkins, and the command staff of the South Station.

In mid-March, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan unveiled what supports called "historic" fair housing legislation. The Common Council discussed the measure this week.

An Albany Common Councilor is raising concerns about what she claims was a "secret" meeting of a task force created by City Hall to distribute $85 million dollars in federal COVID relief.

The federal government, New York state and a Capital Region cement plant have reached a settlement to resolve alleged violations of federal and state water regulations.

Albany's first-term Democratic Common Council President Corey Ellis is facing a Republican challenger this election year.

Chief Eric Hawkins, speaking during a virtual common council session Wednesday night, defended Albany police actions that cleared protestors from their encampment outside South Station last week.

The Siena College Research Institute has released its 14th annual survey of Upstate New York Business Leaders.

Residents and environmental activists are concerned about plans to expand a solid waste permit in Albany’s South End.

With the region poised for an industry boom, Albany’s Center for Economic Growth recently held a virtual summit on offshore wind development.

Albany's annual festival is being held virtually again this year, as a month-long event.

The Albany Common Council has advanced a measure to declare a climate emergency.

A candidate for Albany Common Council is back on the ballot after a court ruling.

A new Siena College Research Institute Poll released for Earth Day shows large majorities of New Yorkers are concerned about the environment.

The Albany Common Council has put a law that would ban police from using tear gas and rubber bullets on hold.

The Albany Common Council has put a law that would ban police from using tear gas and rubber bullets on hold.

Black Lives Matter demonstrators have settled in outside the Albany Police Department’s South Station, where last Wednesday officers and protesters clashed.

The Albany Common Council is expected to vote tonight on the use of tear gas by city police. It comes amid days of protest in the city.

City officials held a press conference Friday afternoon to give a clearer picture of events that unfurled during a protest in Albany Wednesday evening that turned tense when Black Lives Matter protestors threw water bottles and yelled expletives at police officers and police appeared to spray some protestors.