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Rally planned for alleged animal abuser's court appearance

1 month ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

Animal groups are planning to show up in force at court for the appearance of a man accused of setting a dog on fire in Albany. They want to see the suspect held accountable, and they're calling for tougher penalties for animal cruelty. Kari Hankle heads the rescue group Out of the Pits, which has been around for 31 years. She, like many others, was sickened by the allegations against Christopher Maxwell.
Albany woman speaks out about her alleged stalker

1 month ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

An Albany woman is speaking out about concerns over her alleged stalker. That suspect has been arrested before, accused of concealing a human corpse. “Sick individual. I don’t what he’s capable of doing. That’s the scary part.”Angel Anes has an order of protection against Steven Herbst. “I just wanted to document that he’s shown up at my work, talking about people had guns. Just very frightening. Come to my home, trying to get into the apartment.
Petition demands maximum penalties in Albany dog killing

1 month ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

A petition demanding maximum penalties in a gruesome animal abuse case in Albany is gaining support. Ring camera video shows a man dragging a covered crate near Fourth Avenue and Franklin Street in Albany last month, then walking casually away, with the crate in flames. Albany police say they found a one-year-old female pitbull dead inside. “When I first saw the video I cried,” said Sidney Scacchetti, vice president of the animal group Bark, Brew & Tattoo.
Family friend remembers child who died in Bennington County fire

1 month ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

A mother and baby are still hospitalized after a deadly fire in Bennington County. The fire claimed the life of a three-year-old boy. There’s not much left of the mobile home on Upper Road in Manchester Center, Vermont. There are many reminders of the three children who used to live here. “I just am heartbroken because Carrie has called me grandma since the day she could talk,” said family friend Wanita Moffitt.
Research and restoration at Albany coral store

2 months ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

Coral is growing in Albany. There's a place that sells coral on Colvin Avenue, but that's just a small part of what they do. Albany, N.Y. (WNYT) – Behind the doors of Capital Coral on Colvin Avenue in Albany lies a colorful room full of hundreds of different types of coral. It’s part retail store, part aquaculture farm, and part coral research lab.
Business owners feel the effect of the high price of eggs

2 months ago | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

Local business owners have to work around the high price of eggs these days. Some businesses don't have a choice-- they can't do without eggs. At Mimi’s Kitchen Cafe in Albany, all the breakfast sandwiches and burritos and omelets that customers love take a lot of eggs. Owner MaryAnn Cortese, who opened the business four years ago, can’t believe the price of eggs. “Over the last year, they were $54 for the case that I buy, that’s 15 dozen,” she said. “Now that same case is $111.
Troy woman outraged over father's remains now missing after fire

Jan 22, 2025 | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

A Troy woman is devastated over the loss of her father's remains after a house fire. Police tested them for drugs, and she says she never got them back. Troy, N.Y. (WNYT) – Jennifer Brunson is demanding accountability. “This was my father, my hero,” she said. “And I feel like his remains have been desecrated. For all I know, his final resting place is that pile of rubbish right there.”Brunson got a call January 4 about a fire at her longtime family home on Fifth Avenue in Troy.
Missing woman Kellisue Ackernecht's daughter looks for answers

Jan 15, 2025 | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

Johnstown, N.Y. (WNYT) – Ashley Ackernecht has been courageous, working to keep her mother’s name and case in front of the public. She is hoping someone will come forward with information. “It’s been a lot of work, inner work, therapy, mulling the situation over lots of times and picking things apart,” she said. “Now as I’m older, I’m starting to understand more.
Cohoes man sentenced for the death of Baby Eli

Jan 10, 2025 | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

Albany, N.Y. (WNYT) – Anthony Ojeda of Cohoes was sentenced to 20 years in prison: the maximum. “This case is one that will stay with me throughout my entire career and beyond that, it is one of those cases that will never leave you,” said Assistant District Attorney Caroline Murray. Ojeda pleaded guilty to manslaughter last year. Six-week-old Baby Eli died in 2019. Ojeda, his guardian, put a pacifier into a bag of methamphetamine.
Shop with a Sheriff in Cobleskill

Dec 10, 2024 | wnyt.com | Kumi Tucker |Kumi Tucker WNYT

Children showed up at the Walmart in Cobleskill armed with long Christmas lists. As they got to work shopping, they had some very merry armed escorts. Cobleskill, N.Y. (WNYT) – A law enforcement crowd descended on the Walmart in Cobleskill for a very happy reason.