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ALBANY -- Documents presented at the corruption trial of the former New York Senate majority leader show he approached then-Gov. George Pataki and a state college on behalf of a technology company that employed him part time.

TAKING MORE THAN 60% OF THE VOTE TO HANDILY BEAT HIS TWO OPPONENTS. JENNINGS PRAISED HIS SUPPORTERS FOR "DOING THE RIGHT THING" AND SAID HE'S COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE NEW CITY COUNCIL TO DO THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.

The Capital Region's 11 counties are expected to receive $882 million in federal stimulus funds, according to a new report compiled by the governor's office.

A former Teamsters official testified that then New York state Sen. Joseph Bruno told him in 1994 that Wright Investors Service wanted to manage his local's pension fund and didn't disclose he was being paid by the company.

The Defense Department says 29-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador of Albany, N.Y., has died in Kirkush, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat-related incident.

ALBANY, N.Y. - A New York archaeological team will excavate part of a state-owned campground at an 18th-century military site where a temporary ferry service is being considered to replace the closed Champlain Bridge.

ALBANY, N.Y. a " Facing a break in their ranks amid criticism they were snubbing the governor during a fiscal crisis, the Senate's Democrats now plan to attend Gov.

A Halloween weekend of street crime, including one homicide in the shadow of the Governor's Mansion, has one Albany neighborhood group calling an emergency meeting tonight to confront Albany Police.

ALBANY The Albany County Department of Health was notified, Monday, that the death of an adolescent last week was linked to H1N1 influenza.

Councilman Corey Ellis will soon just be Corey Ellis. And for the man who was told he looked too young to run for mayor -- that in four years City Hall could be his -- that's just fine.

A 49-year old Park Avenue man was stabbed four times in the upper back but does not want to find his attacker.

ALBANY - Voters on Tuesday elected Republican challengers in many county races across the state, a sign of widespread displeasure with high taxes in the suburbs and an anti-incumbent backlash, political leaders and experts said.

No go for 'Sex and the City' but... October 29, 2009 11:18 AM Jerry Gretzinger You might remember it was earlier this month when crews wrapped up filming for ' The Other Guys' in Albany.

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ALBANY -- New York Gov. David Paterson has declared a state of emergency because of the rise in swine flu cases.

An 81-year-old North Albany man was robbed of more than $1,100 in rent money this afternoon while walking on North First Street.

Syracuse could have its first woman mayor or first black mayor. The choices on Election Day are Democratic Councilwoman Stephanie Miner; Republican businessman Steve Kimatian, and former city parks director Otis Jennings, running as a Conservative after losing to Kimatian in a primary.

Albany police are investigating a series of overnight incidents in the city. In the first, a 14-year-old told police he was robbed at knifepoint on Garden Street.

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Police are searching for two men who stuck a gun in a Cohoes man's side in Albany's West Hill before stealing $1,100 from his pockets and a bracelet off his wrist Monday.