Albany News Updates Provided by News 10
Tuesday December 18, 2012 

COLONIE, N.Y.---Last week's tragedy has affected people all across the country and in the Capital Region, many not able to put into words the sorrow in their hearts, instead turning to music and reflection
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The New York State Museum is marking the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17 by exhibiting a moon rock collected during the mission. The state's rarely-displayed fragment will be on view
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The State University of New York Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution authorizing campus presidents to refund tuition to students forced to withdraw because of Superstorm Sandy. SUNY

With security stepped up and families still on edge in Newtown, students began returning to school Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre, bringing a return of familiar routines - at least, for some - to a...

The Mohawk Hudson Humane Society is offering discounted pet adoption fees for their "Friend for the End" adoption event.
A 62-year-old New York woman has been charged with arson and animal cruelty after police say she started a fire in the basement of her upstate home, killing 33 dogs she kept there.

Authorities have charged a Glens Falls man with manslaughter after police say he helped his wife commit suicide.

Police in Albany say a car with a 4-year-old girl inside was stolen from Clinton Avenue in Albany on Monday.

Police in the town of Coeymans say patrol officers will be present at the Ravena Coeymans Selkirk High School this week, in wake of the tragic incident in Newtown.
Albany police responded to an apparent shooting on Ontario Street Tuesday morning.

The Bennington Police Deparments says a Captain of the Bennington Rural Fire Department has been charged with assaulting a then 13-year-old girl.
More than 180 school districts, including New York City's, have no teacher evaluation system in place and face the loss of millions of dollars in state aid.
The highest court in New York says police can't simply ask stopped motorists if they have a gun or other weapon, but need a "founded suspicion" in order to ask.

A Saratoga County woman already accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars from the Charlton Fire District, is now facing a new indictment that she allegedly failed to pay state income taxes for five years.
We had an absolutely tremendous Pet Connection Week. It was amazing to see how many pets we helped get adopted before the holidays.
Since the Newtown shooting, there has been a lot of speculation about Adam Lanza's mental state. While some say Lanza struggled with emotional and behavioral problems, one local psychologist says no specific diagnosis will answer the question of why it happened.