Persia Nelson, who was found guilty of killing her 11-month-old baby, was sentenced Monday morning. Schenectady County Judge Matthew Sypniewski sentenced Nelson to 25 years to life in prison. A jury ...

While the future of the state’s climate goals is up in the air, the chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, Sen. Pete Harckham (D, WF-40 th), is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to double ...

All lanes of the Thruway have reopened after a multi-vehicle pileup crash in Batavia on Thursday. The crash happened between exits 48 and 48A, police say. According to New York State Police, a snow ...

Hundreds braved freezing temperatures Thursday to protest a proposed ICE detention center in the village of Chester. The proposed facility would be built from an abandoned warehouse. Orange County ...

The last former Marcy Correctional Facility officer charged in connection with the fatal beating death of Robert Brooks in 2024 has learned his fate. An Oneida County judge sentenced Michael Fisher to ...

A local CEO says New York State Department of Transportation contractors hit the brakes on using his minority business for the I-81 historic project. Larry Stackhouse is taking legal action against ...

The state has filed a motion to have a lawsuit brought by attorneys on behalf of thousands of Jewish students attending yeshivas thrown out. The lawsuit insists that recent changes to state law made ...

The Medical Aid in Dying bill, which legalizes medically assisted suicide for terminally ill adults with fewer than six months to live, was sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 31. She has 30 days to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Snow days used to mean school desks were empty. “We all have these kind of romantic memories of, snow days and summer vacation and what that really meant and how much they were priced, ...

The first phase of a "sweeping renewal" of the New York State Museum has begun, part of a $150 million infusion into the Albany institution, state officials announced Thursday. Initial changes to the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Taking kids out of school for minor or subjective reasons for months at a time isn't what many people want to see. While many school districts have taken steps to fix things, there’s ...

Snowfall from the winter storm hitting New York set daily accumulation records in several parts of the state Sunday. Daily snowfall records were set at local airports in Albany (10.6 inches), ...