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Kumi Tucker

Reporter and Anchor at WNYT-TV (Albany, NY)

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  • 2 weeks 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.

  • 3 weeks ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

    Dozens of people will be straining to move large vehicles this weekend in Castleton-on-Hudson. They're pulling trucks to support local athletes. Castleton-on-Hudson, N.Y. (WNYT) – Even with a team behind you, it’s not easy pulling a truck that weighs 30,000 pounds, and you’re pulling it 125 feet. Teams get very competitive about the Dagen Truck Pull. “For me, it’s a really great to raise money for the athletes of the Special Olympics,” said Jim Oliver of Dagen Trucking.

  • 1 month ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

    Michelle Taylor of Amsterdam says after what happened to her husband, more should have been done to stop the violence, but now a man is dead. “It’s been so rough all these years dealing with this, no one believing,” she said. Taylor says her husband Shayzon was in mid-state on drug charges in September 2023. “He was beaten,” she said.

  • 1 month ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

    The Kinderhook Village Board is putting the gears in motion to help feed the community. They're taking action after getting a troubling message from the local food pantry. On some days, families are waiting outside the doors, long before the Valatie Ecumenical Food Pantry opens. “I feel bad that so many people need help, but then I feel happy that we can be there to help them,” said Pat DiGrigoli, head of the pantry.

  • 1 month ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker

    People are remembering Pope Francis for his compassion, and devotion to the environment. Some have very personal memories after meeting him in person. One day before his death, Pope Francis made an appearance in St. Peter’s Square. Many feel that’s how he will be remembered– for his dedication to service, to the environment, and remembering the people who are on the margins of society.

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Kumi
Kumi @KumiTuckerWNYT
25 Mar 25

BREAKING- Only on 13 : Conroy Simpson appears in Schenectady City Court. He’s accused of leaving the scene of a crash that killed 8yo Zion Delaney in Schenectady Wednesday. https://t.co/hFrFXlfNpq

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Kumi @KumiTuckerWNYT
7 Jan 25

Firefighters stand in honor of Chief Don Mareno at his walkout retirement ceremony. @WNYT https://t.co/DAqIDfNsoL

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Kumi @KumiTuckerWNYT
7 Jan 25

Schenectady Fire Chief Donald Mareno is presented with the Key to the City at his walkout retirement ceremony @WNYT https://t.co/O35j5bIEjv