SCHENECTADY — Schenectady police are seeking information about a vehicle that struck an unidentified pedestrian in the area of Albany Street and Route 7 on Monday and fled the scene. The hit-and-run occurred at approximately 5:09 a.m., with officers finding the male victim unconscious upon arrival at the scene. The man was transported to Albany
WASHINGTON — Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was remembered Monday as a trailblazer who never lost sight of how the high court's decisions affected all Americans. O'Connor, an Arizona native who was an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for more than two decades, died Dec. 1
SCHENECTADY — Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy threatened to sue the City Council on Monday to enact his original 2024 budget proposal as negotiations between the mayor and the council continue. After McCarthy suggested taking legal action earlier in the meeting, the board and the mayor returned to the negotiation table following an executive session during
SANDY — Patricia North, originally from Santiago, Chile, but now living in Vineyard, is a long way away from the South American nation. But she still cares about what happens there, and on Sunday she was one of perhaps hundreds from around Utah who cast a ballot in the nation's plebiscite on a proposed new
Watch her full announcement here: The Comprehensive Auto-Theft Reduction Strategy (CARS) includes the following: $50 million for law enforcement technology and equipment $5 million to enhance youth justice alternatives and diversion programming for teenagers and young adults Directing the State Police and Division of Criminal Justice Services to implement new enforcement efforts Supporting local district
The deadline for shipping your holiday selections has passed, but don’t worry. We have found local businesses available to help deliver holiday cheer to your loved one or Secret Santa. For the book lover on your list, Nancy Scheemaker, general manager of Northshire Bookstore on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, along with Janet Hutchison at Open
PORTLAND, Maine — A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures. More than 5 inches of rain had fallen in parts of New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania by mid-morning, and parts in
SCHENECTADY — Schenectady ushered in the Capital Region’s first one-stop shop for public transportation needs on Tuesday with the unveiling of the Gateway Mobility Hub. The lower State Street hub will accommodate 10 Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) transit routes, including the Red Line BRT that transports riders from downtown Schenectady to downtown Albany. The
MOSCOW — Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin dismissed as complete nonsense remarks by President Joe Biden that Russia would attack a NATO country if it won the war in Ukraine, adding that Russia had no interest in fighting the NATO military alliance. The war in Ukraine has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the
SCHENECTADY — A decision from Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy on a potential second budget veto is imminent as the city faces a Dec. 31 deadline to have a 2024 budget deal in place. McCarthy said following Monday night’s City Council meeting that he is nearing a conclusion on whether to sign the $109 million budget
