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ALBANY (AP) — The "Harlem Hellfighters" of World War I, the unit that included Albany war hero Sgt. Henry Johson, are being honored at the state Capitol complex.An exhibition dedicated to the soldiers of the African-American 369th Infantry Regiment is being staged in February in the Vietnam Memorial Gallery across the street from the Capitol.

A city woman who was allegedly under the influence of heroin when her car collided head-on with another vehicle is facing multiple charges Monday under Leandra's Law.Wendy L. Cook, 47, was charged with felony aggravated DWI and misdemeanors operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal using drug paraphernalia and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, Saratoga Springs city police said.

ALBANY – As the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade marked its 45th anniversary Monday, efforts to codify the federal law's abortion protections in New York law continue at the start of the legislative session. This year, as part of his 2019 budget proposal, the governor has called for removing abortion from the state's penal code.

ALBANY — The Town of Colonie and the City of Albany are embarking on a project to connect the two municipalities' water systems at the Loudonville Road Reservoir, allowing them to provide back-up water supply to each other in emergency situations.

The Hilton Albany and the union representing 140 workers there have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with a vote scheduled for Wednesday.

LathamA Latham-based fiber optics equipment provider is crediting the recent federal corporate tax cut in its decision to give its workers raises and hire up to 20 new workers this yhear.Integra Optics currently employs about 80 people in the Capital Region and elsewhere in the U.S.The raises and expected hiring are based on increased company profits from heightened production, and savings from the new federal tax plan signed into law at the end of 2017, said company CEO David Prescott.

James Taylor and his wife, Albany native Kim Hessberg Taylor, donated $10,000 to Albany Medical Center after a concert that was to benefit the hospital was canceled.Taylor and John Legend were to perform Friday at the Times Union Center's gala reopening to celebrate nearly $20 million in arena but the show was canceled over the weekend.Albany Med announced the donation Monday on its Twitter account.

AlbanyThe Times Union Center keep its three-decade long streak of black ink alive in 2017 with a $1.3 million operational profit, up 46 percent from the year before.More than 535,000 people attended 114 events at the arena last year, compared to about 480,000 people and 136 events in 2016, according to a news release Monday. Attendance rose even as the arena was in the midst of a major renovation.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to overhaul the state tax system by swapping state income for payroll taxes, which remain deductible under the new federal tax code.But lawmakers are already offering up their own alternative ideas, including measures to "decouple" the state tax deductions from the federal rules.