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Siena (9-4 overall, 7-1 MAAC) earned a share of its first MAAC regular-season title since 2014, also the most recent time the Saints won the league championship.
New York said it joined a coalition of other states in suing Donald J. Trump over tariffs he announced earlier this month.
The victim, a man in his 20s, was transported to Ellis Hospital for treatment but later died from his injuries.
Sherrod Craft, who spent 24 years in prison for a murder his attorneys said he didn't commit, was released Wednesday after his conviction was vacated by a judge.
Walmart says it is renovating 23 stores in New York state this year, including three in the Capital Region.
Author Suleika Jaouad, former Saratoga Springs resident and wife to Jon Batiste, releases “The Book of Alchemy,” following books on surviving cancer.
The Capital Region's sixth location will replace the former Brick House Tavern + Tap.
A bill sponsored by Democratic lawmakers would grant paid leave to State Police officers involved in the death or serious injury of another person while on the job.
The shooting is the third police shooting this month in Saratoga County. Kingsbury man injured and had a warrant for his arrest.
Jimmer Fredette, the Glens Falls native who was the 2011 national college player of the year at BYU and played six NBA seasons, has retired.
New York has made significant progress tamping down opioid overdose deaths, but officials fear cuts even as Trump administration steps up fentanyl enforcement.
Anais Lavasseur and Emma Zuccon join three previously announced signees – Nila Giraud, Amaya Stewart and Laura Vera Ramirez – in joining coach Colleen Mullen’s program for the 2025-26 season.
The new Broken Loop Brewing will open its taproom and pub over the summer in the former Yonder Farms property in Colonie.
The updated home offers vintage character, a spacious layout, and prime location near parks and local shops.
In an interview with TMZ Sports, Fisher said that AF1 could “double in size” for 2026 from the eight teams that are currently participating in the league’s debut season.
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The Times Union is an American daily newspaper, serving the Capital Region of New York. Although the newspaper focuses on Albany and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the four-county area, including the cities of Troy, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. It is owned by Hearst Communications. The paper was founded in 1857 as the Morning Times, becoming Times-Union by 1891, and was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1924. The newspaper has been online since 1996. The newspaper is printed in its Colonie headquarters by the Hearst Corporation’s Capital Newspapers Division. The daily edition costs $2 and the Sunday/Thanksgiving Day edition costs $3. Home delivery prices are slightly lower.
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