According to investigators, neither home had working smoke detectors. In response, Town of Colonie Fire Departments, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, launched a free smoke detector giveaway ...

A thick manila folder rests on Alan Pfeffer’s dining room table, its edges spilling with photographs, poems, and letters. For the Glenmont father, each page is a fragment of his late daughter ...

A 41-year-old Delmar man was charged Tuesday, Sept. 2, with assault, resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration, all misdemeanors, police said.

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A Ballston Spa woman was arrested for third-degree grand larceny on Friday, Sept. 5, for an incident at Colonie Center.

An artist at Albany Barn takes a moment to position his display in preparation for the "anti-gala" event in two weeks. Photo provided by Albany Barn ...

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Three people were arrested Tuesday evening after a police chase that began with a reported larceny and ended with the chased motorist driving onto a busy soccer field at a local park, authorities said ...

Each Week, Spotlight News lists calls from Delmar, Elsmere, North Bethlehem, Slingerlands and Selkirk fire companies. These department are comprised ...

Colonie police responded to the Econo Lodge on Central Avenue at 1 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, and found a woman with drugs and an open warrant.

A jury convicted a Schenectady man on Friday for attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex, according to the Albany County District Attorney's office.