Washington County News

Helder denies the accusations. Sgt. Lori Schmidt and Cpl. Stephanie Guenther in the lawsuit filed Thursday claim their civil rights have been violated.

All it took for Julie Pippel to set her sights on an environmental career was an ecology camp she attended when she was a student at Williamsport High School.

Police in Washington County are investigating the sudden death of a 1-month-old infant.

Randy Saunders, right, with his friend, Carson McKinley. PHOTO GALLERY Randy Saunders, right, who has a rare skin condition, plays football with his friend, Carson McKinley.

There are 110 bridges across the state -- including more than a dozen in the Capital Region -- that were ranked by the state as less safe than the Champlain Bridge near Crown Point that engineers only recently found to be on the verge of collapse.

Imagine a murderer being eligible for parole after three years in prison. That's what Denise O'Donnell, New York's deputy secretary for public safety, said Friday could happen under what she calls a dangerous loophole in a sentencing law.

November 1st marks the two year anniversary of the disappearance of a Washington County boy.

U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey has introduced a bill that could pave the way to include the Hudson River Valley in the National Park Service system.

New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee and Vermont Agency of Transportation Secretary David Dill today announced that the states will not explore the crossing between Putnam, Washington County, N.Y., and Chipman's Point, Addison County, Vt., as a potential temporary bridge site.

Saratoga County officials have placed an identity with skull and bone fragments found near the Edinburg/Greenfield town line this week.

Police have found hundreds of marijuana plants growing inside a vacant building being renovated for senior citizen housing.

Harvey and Geraldine Wood sat in their parked SUV, looking out Monday at the closed Champlain Bridge and into Vermont.

New York's economic agency has approved $3.1 million in grants for projects in Schenectady and in Washington County.

A Randolph man bullied his way into an elderly couple's car before stealing it and driving to Hampton, N.Y., where he was arrested Wednesday night, according to Fair Haven Police.

A higher court has reversed sex abuse charges against a former Hudson Falls coach, convicted last year of abusing a girl on his track team.

Comment on this story TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009 Limited access to swine flu vaccine is causing frustration among those who would like to be immunized.

A request made by Washington County District Attorney Kevin Kortright for a special prosecutor to investigate "voting irregularities" in the Sept.

File photo of DOT bridge inspections from 2007 State officials abruptly closed the Crown Point bridge across Lake Champlain this afternoon, citing dangerous deterioration to the cement piers supporting the structure.

New York's Capital Region and Adirondack Mountains will receive more than $500,000 in federal highway money to promote some of its scenic byways.

FORT EDWARD, Washington County - Crews dredging a polluted stretch of the upper Hudson River this year battled high water, old logging debris and unexpected levels of PCB contamination that slowed progress.