SCHENECTADY — Ally Crowley-Duncan, better known as Ally the Piper — the popular and auburn-maned bagpiper based in Schenectady, is set to receive a prestigious New York State Assembly Citation from Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Crowley-Duncan has amassed large followings on social media with her bagpiping, including 1.8 million followers on TikTok. Santabarbara, D-Rotterdam
NEW YORK (WKBW) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that a team of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers is deploying to assist with the wildfire response in eastern Canada. The team of forest rangers will join firefighters from New Hampshire and Maine in Quebec. The wildfires have caused several
SCHENECTADY — Two men have been charged in connection to the fatal Tuesday night shooting of a 21-year-old Schenectady man in the city's Hamilton Hill neighborhood. Police arrested Jevoun Drake, 18, of Schenectady and Jose Amey, 18, of Troy, Wednesday afternoon. Usman Pirzada was shot at approximately 8:49 p.m. Tuesday. Police responded to the area
LAS VEGAS — Police officers who responded to a deadly shooting inside the business school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas mistook the gunman for a bystander and urged him to get out of the building amid the frantic search for the suspect and victims, according to body camera footage and police accounts. With
PRAGUE — A lone gunman opened fire Thursday in a university building in downtown Prague, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic's worst mass shooting, police and the city's rescue service said. The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was
SCHENECTADY — The third time's the charm for the Schenectady budget, as the City Council passed a $109 million 2024 spending plan on Thursday that Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy immediately signed, ending the city’s three-month budget saga. After vetoing the council’s first two budgets this fall, McCarthy said on Thursday that he would sign the
SCHENECTADY — The Schenectady Planning Commission gave final approval Wednesday to a proposed hockey arena at Mohawk Harbor that will double as an event center. Maxon Alco Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of the Galesi Group, cleared the last hurdle necessary to break ground on the 97,000-square-foot arena which is estimated to cost upwards of $50 million after
NEW YORK (WKBW) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the state has launched an interagency initiative to stop the sale of untested cannabis from unlicensed businesses. According to the governor's office, enforcement officers from the NYS Office of Cannabis Management and Department of Taxation and Finance will conduct inspections of unlicensed businesses and issue
NEW YORK — Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, acknowledging severe financial strain exacerbated by his pursuit of Donald Trump false 2020 election claims and a jury's award of $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he defamed. The former New York City mayor listed nearly $153 million in existing or potential debts
SCHENECTADY - Mariah Carey seems to be everywhere this time of year, her Christmas songs - especially that Christmas song - on heavy rotation on Christmas radio and all earning her the title from some as the Queen of Christmas. But in case you've grown tired of Christmas Mariah Carey, we thought we'd we'd remind
