Kumi Tucker

5 days ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

A Latham man who was critically injured in an explosion at Coeymans Landing Marina is about to get a life-changing gift from his niece. Latham, N.Y. (WNYT) – Eric Allen was burned over half his body and almost lost his life in an explosion at Coeymans Landing Marina in January 2022. As he fought long and hard to recover, with his wife Lori by his side, his treatment included dialysis. His doctor told him he’s going to need a kidney transplant, and Eric wants one.

1 week ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

Some experts believe this is going to turn out to be the worst tick season yet. It is in full swing now, and those ticks don't spread just Lyme disease. You don’t want to see a tick crawling on your skin or your clothes. They may also hitch a ride into your home on your pet. According to Upstate Medical University, this tick season is expected to be worse than the previous years. Experts say warmer winters correlate to higher tick populations. The warmer weather now is drawing people outdoors.

3 weeks ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

Rotterdam, N.Y. (WNYT) – A lot of planning is going into a fundraiser at Tooley’s on Broadway on Sunday for a woman who survived a domestic shooting in Schenectady. She is grateful for all the support. “I’m very thankful for everyone involved. I’m thankful to be alive.”In April, Stefanie was shot by her husband in an attempted murder-suicide on North End Drive in Schenectady. “My son is what’s keeping me going right now. I have to get myself together.

3 weeks ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

Albany, N.Y. (WNYT) – Ebeny Kornegay’s home on Jennings Drive in Albany bears the scars of gun violence: bullet holes and blood stains. She was in bed next to her eight-year-old daughter, with her older daughter in the next room, when she heard the shots on May 11. “After the first five maybe, I realized it was gunshots,” she said. “I jumped up, screaming, yelling.

1 month ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

Why was Baby Moses burned? That was one of the mysteries in the 1997 death of the newborn found in Albany. Keri Mazzuca talks about the fire in police interrogation video. Keri Mazzuca blurts out a confession in September 2024. She tells Albany detectives that she killed her newborn son in 1997. She suffocated her baby, lit him on fire, and abandoned his body in Albany’s Washington Park.