Paul Nelson

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Paul Nelson

SCHENECTADY —  Alexis 'Lexy' Welch recalled that she “barely had the will to live” when she lost custody of her three young children because of her struggles with addiction. The 30-year-old Welch was one of three graduates of the Schenectady County Family Treatment Court who were celebrated for the milestone by family and friends last week inside a courtroom on the first floor of the courthouse.

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Paul Nelson

SCHENECTADY — City police are among only a handful of law enforcement agencies in New York that are using drones as a first responder to emergency calls. Police Chief Eric Clifford is hoping the unmanned aerial vehicles will help keep officers safer and cut down on wait times for lower priority calls such as loud music and gatherings, as well as loitering complaints, during busier times when patrol officers are handling more urgent gun-related crimes.

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Paul Nelson

LAKE LUZERNE — A town couple faces felonies for allegedly running over their landlord with a pickup truck and then getting out of the vehicle and assaulting him during a dispute that turned violent over the weekend, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. The couple, both 27, were arrested and charged with first-degree attempted assault, according to the sheriff’s office, and endangering the welfare of children.

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Paul Nelson

ROTTERDAM —  Police say a man was struck and killed by a train around Putnam Road early Monday morning. The man, who police said did not have any identification on him, was unresponsive and suffering from traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Article continues below this adPolice say the approximately 20-year-old man was found by patrol officers and ambulance crews after they responded to the call of person being hit by a train at 2:13 a.m. on Memorial Day.

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Paul Nelson

GLENVILLE-- A $20 million building project to convert the shuttered Kmart into a Target store is picking up speed with demolition set to begin in three weeks, according to Schenectady County officials. Site work on the 14-acre parcel at the corner of Route 50 and Glenridge Road will begin with asbestos abatement followed by demolition and then the pouring of the new foundation before the building construction starts.