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Members of the Albany Police Department were able to make two separate weapons arrests in the Albany area in two separate incidents over the weekend.

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The tragic death of a four-year-old foster child in Rotterdam led to the arrest of both of his foster parents.

Today, January 20, 2021 is Inauguration Day for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Because the FBI has warned of possible violence to state capitals throughout the country, state and city buildings in Albany were closed.

On June 5, 2020 18-year old Donovann Clayton was walking down a street in Troy, minding his own business, when a murderer's stray bullet pierced his body and killed him.

The COVID-19 pandemic is surging throughout the Albany County Jail. In this recent outbreak, there are at least 75 people infected with the coronavirus within the prison.

On Monday, January 10, an unnamed man responded to the website SkipTheGames in an attempt to obtain “escort” services.  The man met 20-year old Ava Maddalla of Scotia at the Hampton Inn & Suites, located at 45 British American Boulevard. 

One of the people involved was 26-year old Brandon Fellows of Schenectady.  Fellows has been unemployed since March 2020, and he was upset because New York denied his application for unemployment benefits.

On January 13th a Cohoes man was observed by a police officer driving a vehicle without wearing a seatbelt. As officers investigating the incident they discovered $2600 in cash, edible cannabis, and cannabis cartridges.

Three people are confirmed dead as a result of the murder-suicide that occurred Wednesday at 9:30 pm. The residence is located on Angelo Drive in Schodack.

Mr. Sellie became irritated with a detainee and then he viciously attacked the detainee causing grave injuries that required hospitalization. It was reported that Mr. Sellie punched and kicked the defenseless person who was being detained.

Albany County Sheriff’s Office reports that early this morning they were called to the Albany International Airport to one of the car rental companies. They were called because a large number of drugs was discovered in one of the vehicles.

The City of Albany School District will resume in-person learning on Monday. A major factor in reopening the public schools is they will be actively testing people who wish to attend in-person learning on a voluntary basis.

New York residents continue to be vaccinated and the next category will begin this week.  The governor has announced that individuals in the 1B category may begin scheduling appointments for the vaccination this week

Will the COVID-19 be a mandate? The dilemma for legislators in New York state is whether or not to mandate that each New Yorker receive a vaccination.

Wednesday pro-trump protesters and counter-protesters were involved in a violent clash outside of the Capitol Building, so authorities are trying to prevent further violence. Police arrested 37-year-old Alexander S. Contompasis of Albany

Black Lives Matter protesters would have never been treated so kindly by law enforcement. Why Was This Attempt To Takeover The Capitol Taken So Lightly?

Grubhub has a no questions asked return policy. This means that Grubhub customers are entitled to a refund regardless of the circumstance of the customer being dissatisfied.

Football fans want to know when they can return to the Bills Stadium, and Governor Cuomo wants it to be sooner rather than later.

The rush is on to distribute a vaccine and vaccinate as many Americans as possible. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been distributed to healthcare facilities in New York, and the vaccinations have begun

On Monday night, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan made the announcement official that she is seeking reelection next year.

Health officials are really concerned about the holiday travel, and what it could mean for schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Some school districts are choosing to remain closed.

The Nemer Motor, which includes Nemer Chrysler, Nemer Jeep, Nemer Dodge, Nemer and Nemer Volkswagen donated more than $70,000 to local hospitals.

Apparently, a pharmacist left 57 vials of the vaccine at room temperature which resulted in the vials being discarded. The employee did this intentionally.

Catholic Charities have several food giveaways planned for the month of January. The food giveaway does not require pre-registration and anyone in the public who is in need of food, can either drive up or walk up to the pantry and receive food.

It’s finally here, the last day of 2020. Yesterday we took a look at some of the events that occurred during 2020, but now it’s time to look ahead to 2021. What are your hopes and dreams for 2021?

The year 2020 has been a strange and tragic year for many people. Let’s look back at some of the things we went through in 2020.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he knows about one incident where a person is trying to jump to the front of the COVID-19 vaccine line, and he says he’s not going to tolerate it.

The New York state government is working to provide relief for tenants and homeowners during the COVID-19 crisis.

Artists from the Capital Region received streams from all over the world. These nominees put in the work to expose their music this year. Which local artist had the hottest song?