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A man who works with kids as an assistant scoutmaster in Esperance is facing child pornography charges.
The new Schenectady Amtrak station is now open again.
A Schenectady County man accused in a shooting spree over the summer is now facing additional charges.
The last Kmart in the immediate Albany-Schenectady-Troy area is closing.
The Niskayuna Police Department is searching for a woman who has been missing since Friday.
There was a heavy police presence at a gas station on North Pearl Street Monday morning.
Racism on a local soccer field. It happened this week in a varsity game between the Schenectady and Niskayuna girls' teams. Now the districts are working together to keep it from happening again.
Schenectady police are investigating a school bus accident.
A Niskayuna man is accused of trying to meet a 14-year-old teen for sex.
In Schenectady on Saturday, thousands of ducks were released into the Mohawk River in an unconventional manner, but for a very specific reason.
Harry Oettinger has been volunteering with the American Red Cross since 2005. Less than 24 hours after getting a call his help would be needed in Florida as Hurricane Michael hits the Panhandle, Oettinger was checking in for his flight from Albany to Orlando.
Three cases of the Coxsackie virus have been reported at Schalmont Middle and High schools. The district canceled the homecoming football game and pep rally.
The festival combines Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. It runs through Monday.
The Schalmont School District is dealing with Coxsackie virus.
Prosecutors in upstate New York say a Brooklyn man who masterminded a scheme to plunder a quadriplegic's trust fund has been sent to prison.
Warren County sheriff's investigators have charged a woman from Schenectady with criminal mischief.
A box of cats were found on the side of the road in Schenectady.
A former Rotterdam police officer fired from his job has been arrested and fired again.
Students in Schenectady County participate in "Manufacturing Day" that is an attempt to close the skills gap and teach kids to work with their hands.
Schenectady police are asking for your help locating 13-year-old Kaleigha Figueroa. She was last seen Sunday night.
A burglary at a medical practice building in Rotterdam is under investigation. Police say it happened sometime overnight Tuesday into Wednesday at the CapitalCare Family Practice on Elizabeth Street.
Overcoming the skilled labor shortage. That's the goal of a program in the Mohonasen Central School District.
Heavy turnout was expected Tuesday at a public hearing in Niskayuna as town board members considered a revised law that would help impose fines on people with dogs that bark too much.
State police put out a renewed call Tuesday, looking for help finding Lutricia Steele. She was 27 years old when she left 1118 Webster Street on May 1, 2008 – and hasn't been seen since.
September 25 is National Voter Registration Day. You can register online or go to one of several local spots for registration on Tuesday.
Home surveillance video in Schenectady's Woodlawn neighborhood captures what appears to be two young males trying to open car doors.
A long-awaited day finally arrives for the family of a little boy battling brain cancer.
A busy Schenectady intersection is looking a little different. It’s all in the name of safety.
A fire breaks out at a Schenectady grocery store.
A new exhibit opens at MiSci Saturday. It features toys from the 1800s all the way to today.
Before there were all those dancing shows on TV, there was a local mom and daughter teaching kids to dance. They have former students all over the country putting what they learned at Merritt Dance Center in motion.
With intense scrutiny on police-involved shootings, the Schenectady Police Department is about to create a new, state of the art training facility at its headquarters on Liberty Street. Their old firing range -- which has been inoperable and empty for more than three years, is getting a big makeover.
A 28-year-old Rotterdam man is accused of crashing into a house while driving drunk and then taking off.
A new initiative is challenging people in Schenectady to come up with ideas that will make their neighborhoods better and the Schenectady Foundation will foot the bill. It's called the Thriving Neighborhoods Challenge. Local foundations, philanthropists, and the City of Schenectady have helped raise $250,000 that will be awarded to a number of projects.
The New York Board of Regents is backing down on some of their original proposed standardized testing regulations announced earlier this year. the Board first announced their plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act regulations in May. After more than 1900 public comments came in about the proposal changes were drafted.
Five Capital Region Community Colleges came together on Tuesday to address one issue -- lack of skilled workers.
17 years after the 9/11 terror attacks took the lives of nearly 3000 people, remembrance ceremonies are being held all across the country.
Schenectady police say they have found 68-year-old John Logatto, who was reported missing.
SCHENECTADY-- A number of volunteers joined forces Saturday morning to transform an empty site into a kid-designed, state-of-the-art playground.
Schenectady County Community College is now SUNY Schenectady.
A Schenectady company is hoping to use STEM to take new parents back in time. Their vision is to go back to an age of cloth diapers. They say they have a better product than Pampers and Huggies. It's just going to take a little more engineering to get more babies into Tidy Tots.
It's a scenario taking place in classrooms all across the state this week. The New York State United Teachers say they're getting reports of some classrooms topping out at 106 degrees.
Students are back in class now all around the Capital Region and in Schenectady, they are gathering at Hamilton Elementary.
Slick's Restaurant in Schenectady has been hit by four trucks in the last three years.
Schenectady police are still looking for the driver of an SUV that slammed into a gas pump at the intersection of Brandywine and Wiley Street Sunday night.
It was the biggest year yet for a camp teaching the aviators of the future their first lessons in flight. Lift, gravity and thrust were no drag for kids at the STEM Aviation Camp in Glenville.
Thirteen people in Schenectady are getting help from the Red Cross after some kind of hazmat situation Thursday night.
NewsChannel 13's Karen Tararache went over the edge on Friday. She rappelled from the Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady.
Eleven people who are all over the age of 100 years old were honored in Schenectady on Thursday. Collectively, they represent 1,122 years of life. All 11 of them live at Kingsway Community in Schenectady.
A Scotia man is facing charges after police say he stabbed his wife in Colonie and then tried to slit his own throat.
An overnight fire in Schenectady sends three firefighter to the hospital for overheating. All three have since been treated and released.
There has been a significant development in the Heaven Puleski investigation. A Schenectady grand jury has apparently weighed in on the Heaven Puleski case and handed up a sealed indictment against her. Now, we wait to find out which charges are mentioned inside that grand jury envelope.
A Schenectady building is being torn down after being heavily damaged by fire.
A summer block party is held to kick off the school year right in Schenectady. The party theme was getting excited about books.
It's a tribute for what they've accomplished all around the world
The state attorney general's office has opened an investigation into the death of Andrew Kearse.
A man dies in Schenectady police custody and now the State Police are investigating. It started with a traffic stop on Thursday afternoon. The man took off on foot. After police caught him, he became unresponsive and later died at the hospital.
Schenectady police are investigating a shooting.
Plans for a Holocaust memorial in Niskayuna have been put on hold again. The town board agreed to postpone its vote on a special use permit until December 18.
Overgrown yards, boarded up windows and dilapidated buildings dot the Schenectady landscape. People who live on Barrett Street say they're ready for some much needed change.
