Albany, Albany County | featured news

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Monday offered a bit of hope to the approximately 16,000 retired Teamsters who, starting in October, saw a 29 percent reduction in their pensions."There's opposition to it. But we have real leverage," Schumer said to members of Teamsters Local 294, also known as the Upstate Teamsters. He was speaking of a proposal that his fellow Democrats are offering in Congress.

Forest Rangers rescued two injured hikers from Capital Region mountains this past weekend, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Monday.

ALBANY — Why was Joe Percoco using his taxpayer-funded New York City office during the eight-month period in 2014 when he was on leave from the Executive Chamber to run Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign?

The Tech Valley Center of Gravity at Third Street and Broadway will host a drop-in kids' coding night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Parents can bring their children and their laptop, and volunteers will help them with their projects.

The left-hand northbound lane of the Northway near exit 8A in Halfmoon is closed while crews respond to a car crash, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A handful of Capital Region teenagers will appear in a state-run social media campaign designed to educate teens about the dangers of abusive relationships, which can run the gamut from physical and emotional abuse to verbal and psychological.

Clarkson University is adding two new online programs to address a looming teacher shortage.

AlbanyA state push to develop offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean could create thousands of new jobs and help keep the lights on for more than 1.2 million people, according to a state road map issued Monday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.By 2030, the governor wants the state to have ocean-based wind farms totaling 2.4 gigawatts — which could produce electricity equivalent to about five fossil fuel-burning power plants. To start, the state will seek offers from wind farm developers this year and next for projects totaling 800 megawatts.

NEW YORK — Two Syracuse businessmen charged with bribing former top Cuomo administration aide Joseph Percoco found the results of his alleged actions on their behalf "amazing," according to emails showed at their corruption trial Monday.

Brendan Norton, of Saratoga Springs, is three years into his recovery from opioid addiction. He is sharing his story in hopes that it will help others struggling with addiction. His transformative tale from addiction to recovery has caught the attention of Congressman Paul Tonko, a Democrat representing the 20th Congressional District, who has invited Norton to be his guest in the gallery at Tuesday's State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.