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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.
NewsChannel 13's Karen Tararache went over the edge on Friday. She rappelled from the Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady.
Thirteen people in Schenectady are getting help from the Red Cross after some kind of hazmat situation Thursday night.
A Scotia man is facing charges after police say he stabbed his wife in Colonie and then tried to slit his own throat.
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.
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 Schenectady building is being torn down after being heavily damaged by fire.
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.
An overnight fire in Schenectady sends three firefighter to the hospital for overheating. All three have since been treated and released.
A summer block party is held to kick off the school year right in Schenectady. The party theme was getting excited about books.
Schenectady police are investigating a shooting.
It's a tribute for what they've accomplished all around the world
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.
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.
SCHENECTADY - A woman says she might have been a victim of the knock out game in Schenectady. In a seemingly random assault, the victim says two women approached her when she was walking on Union Street near Union College and began punching her in the face and head.
A small gutter on a bridge has fallen down in Schenectady. No one was hurt.
A Schenectady man is alive and he wants everyone to know how lucky he is that DEC rangers were able to find him.
There's a shake-up at Price Chopper. The company says it's making changes to its IT department.
After 31 years behind bars, child killer Marybeth Tinning is a free woman. She was released from state prison Tuesday.
Two men are accused of selling synthetic marijuana out of the Stockade Market and Deli in Schenectady.
Events will be held for Peace Week in Schenectady
A preliminary hearing for the mother of a baby found dead in Schenectady has been pushed back. Heaven Puleski appeared in court Monday, but a judged delayed her hearing until next Wednesday.
GLENVILLE- The Glenville Police Department is investigating a fatal accident that happened Friday night.
A stolen car plowed into a home in Scotia, causing heavy damage to the structure.
A fixture in Schenectady County for generations, Goldstock's Sporting Goods is closed "until further notice" according to its owner.
A 35-year-old Rotterdam man is accused of raping a 14-year-old.
Schenectady police have arrested the mother of a missing baby boy.
It could still be several weeks before there is any resolution to the case of a missing baby in Schenectady. That was the update from police Monday afternoon.
A new store opened up at the Viaport mall in Rotterdam. Aqua Hut Divers sells scuba diving gear and offers people the chance to become certified in scuba diving.
The identity of the child found dead in Schenectady Thursday remains unidentified.
Police in Schenectady continue investigating after they found a child's body while searching for a missing baby.
An autopsy is scheduled for today after police confirm a child's body is found behind an apartment building in Schenectady.
Police confirm a child’s body was found behind an apartment building at 766 block of State Street in Schenectady early Thursday evening.
A drug bust in Schenectady leads to three arrests.
Broadway in Downtown Schenectady has re-opened to traffic.
A 4-month-old baby from Schenectady is still missing. Though his mother, Heaven Puleski was found on Wednesday morning.
National Night Out is an annual campaign to build relationships between local police forces and the community, with events taking place on August 7 across the Capital Region.
Traffic on State Street in Schenectady was moving again around lunchtime, but the intersection between Broadway and the Bow Tie Cinemas was still closed as crews work to solve a manhole mystery.
General Electric announced it is eliminating 225 positions in Schenectady on Tuesday.
For the first time in five years, drivers can go over the Oak Street Bridge in Schenectady.
Water rushed onto the streets of Altamont Avenue and Curry Road in Rotterdam Friday morning thanks to a water main break.
The GE employee accused of stealing trade secrets is now out on bail. Xiaoqing Zheng's home was raided by federal agents on Wednesday in Niskayuna. They removed a computer tower as well as his passport, which showed five trips to china in the last two years.
Schenectady police say a 40-year-old man hit by a tractor-trailer Thursday morning has died.
The Niskayuna man accused of stealing trade secrets from General Electric was back in court on Thursday.
A Schenectady police officer is on unpaid leave.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say an engineer at General Electric's upstate New York turbine manufacturing plant has been charged with stealing the company's trade secrets.
The Niskayuna Central School District is not commenting on a lawsuit it's facing after an 18-year-old student claimed she was forced to change a piece of artwork because it bore the name of her alleged rapist.
There was a heavy police presence at two different scenes in downtown Schenectady Tuesday morning. That's after a note about a bomb threat was found in front of the Schenectady County Office Building.
Police in Schenectady are investigating a stabbing that happened around 11:00 pm Saturday.
Schenectady police are investigating a stabbing they said took place around 10 p.m. Saturday night.
