SCHENECTADY — A plot of vacant land along Van Vranken Avenue, which once housed a pair of eateries, is set to get a new lease on life. City planners last week gave final approval for the Van View Suites, a 37-unit apartment complex at 1713-1733 Van Vranken Ave. — next to the Stewart’s Shops. The project
Jeane Marchitto was born in Schenectady on Oct. 18, 1920, just a few years after the moniker “The City That Lights and Hauls the World” became synonymous with our town. Less than two years later, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, another century-old Schenectady institution, opened its doors for the first time. While the American
HINSDALE, N.H. — Geoffrey Holt was unassuming as the caretaker of a mobile home park in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, where he lived a simple, but curious life. Residents would see Holt around town in threadbare clothes — riding his lawn mower, headed to the convenience store, parked along the main road reading a newspaper or
TUCSON, Ariz. — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, is expected to survive following an attack in a prison in Arizona on Friday, according to a spokesperson from the Minnesota Attorney General's office. The Associated Press earlier reported Chauvin had been stabbed and seriously injured on Friday.
WASHINGTON — The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are "secure by design." In a 20-page document unveiled
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Thruway Authority announced its Board of Directors has approved a toll increase that will go into effect January 1, 2024. The increase comes after a public toll adjustment process began in December 2022. The Thruway Authority said the process included: Five public hearings in 2023 Receipt and
NEW YORK (WKBW) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that 18,000 jobs are available to eligible asylum seekers and migrants. The governor said this is part of a new statewide initiative to move asylum seekers and migrants who have attained legal work status in the U.S. out of shelters and into independent
You can read the full letter sent to the NHTSA below. September 29, 2023 Ann CarlsonActing AdministratorNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, D.C. 20590 Dear Ms. Carlson: We are writing to urge the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to use its authority to issue a recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles manufactured
NEW YORK (WKBW) — With the kickoff of the Buffalo Bills game in London set for early Sunday morning, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has directed the State Liquor Authority to extend the deadline for bars and restaurants to apply for a special Sunday liquor permit. The deadline is now Friday of this week and
ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) — Jason Arno, the Buffalo firefighter who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty while battling a four-alarm fire in March, was among those honored at the 26th Annual New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony at the Empire State Convention Center in Albany. 29 firefighters were honored and their
