Category: Capital Region

State Police are detouring vehicles off of the highway at Exit 12 as troopers investigate a multi-vehicle wreck that left one person badly injured July 10, 2023 This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of6Will Waldron / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of6Julian Silva-ForbesShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6Julian Silva-ForbesShow MoreShow Less 5of6Julian…

COLONIE – New York Army National Guard leadership underwent significant changes during ceremonies at the New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham Friday. Sean Flynn of Albany, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander, was promoted to brigadier general during a morning ceremony. He has been reassigned…

HIGHLAND FALLS — The state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services issued a flash flood emergency for Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties on Sunday as heavy downpours and sustained rainfall washed out roadways and caused at least one death, authorities said. Orange County appeared to be hit the hardest. County Executive Steve Neuhaus, speaking…

In the fabulous Hulu series “The Bear,” one reappearing shot in the just-released second season is the cover of Mike Krzyzewski’s book “Leading with the Heart: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business and Life.”  The book is gifted to one of the show’s main characters by her father. She is reading it as she follows her…

NORTH GREENBUSH — Police have arrested a 59-year-old man on assault charges Friday after they say he beat a man who was staying with him with a wooden bowl while he was sleeping.  North Greenbush police say they responded to reports of a man covered in blood walking along North Greenbush Road at 5:44 a.m.…

STILLWATER — Brown’s Beach on Saratoga Lake’s south end remained closed Sunday after an algae bloom was spotted floating on the lake’s surface over the last two weeks. Town Supervisor Ed Kinowski said someone anonymously sent a photo June 21 to state Department of Health, which regulates the beach, of what looked like algae floating on the…

Police say foul play not a factor in the death of man found late Saturday on the street near the intersection of Albany and Martin streets July 9, 2023Updated: July 9, 2023 12:31 p.m. Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle SCHENECTADY – A man seen running into traffic Saturday night was later hit and killed when he jumped onto…

Three were hurt, one critically injured in crash near the North Colonie Youth Baseball complex Saturday morning Times Union COLONIE — Four people were injured in two separate car crashes in Colonie on Saturday, police said.  The Colonie Police Department says three cars were involved in a crash shortly before 10 a.m. on New Loudon Road near…

ALBANY — A large, slow-moving storm is set to bring heavy rain and wind, isolated thunder storms and flash floods to a large portion of eastern New York through at least Monday night, the National Weather Service said Sunday.  Rain is expected to come in waves from north of Lake George through the Capital Region…

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Garbage with Metric When: 7:00 p.m. Saturday Where: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Route 50, Saratoga Springs Length: Garbage, 65 minutes; Metric, 40 minutes Highlights: Garbage’s “Push It,”  “Cities in the Dust” and “The Men Who Rule the World;” Metric’s “Help I’m Alive” and “Now or Never Now” The crowd: Around 4,000    Read the full…