WNYT-TV (Albany, NY)

WNYT-TV began broadcasting in the Capital District in 1954 under the name WTRI-TV. This UHF station was located on Bald Mountain, near Troy, where its studios and transmitter were set up in a warehouse that previously stored Selective Service records. Later on, the station switched to the VHF channel 13 and rebranded itself as WAST-TV. It was then acquired by Sonderling Broadcasting. In 1979, WAST Television came under the ownership of Viacom International. By 1981, the station updated its call sign to WNYT and joined the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) as an affiliate.

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Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze

5 hours ago | wnyt.com | Bruce Shipkowski

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area, authorities said Thursday.
Frozen Four or NHL playoffs, stage not too big for Wild 19-year-old Zeev Buium

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Mark Anderson

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zeev Buium was trying to help lead Denver to the NCAA’s Frozen Four championship less than two weeks ago. On Sunday night, he made his NHL debut for the Minnesota Wild. As a 19-year-old. In a playoff game. At one of the NHL’s loudest arenas. Buium, the No. 12 overall pick in last year’s NHL draft, more than acquitted himself with his new teammates after the Vegas Golden Knights claimed Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series.
Stefanik seeks fed probe into Saratoga Springs school district over diversity, transgender policy

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is calling for a federal probe of the Saratoga Springs City School District because she said the district is violating President Donald Trump's order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls sports. The New York Post reported that Stefanik sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon seeking an investigation. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is calling for a federal probe of the Saratoga Springs City School District.
Two face charges after Saratoga County police chase

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

Two people are facing multiple charges after a chase last week in Saratoga County. State Police saw a vehicle driving erratically on April 17 around 12:15 a.m. in the area of Northway in Clifton Park. The vehicle had reportedly fled from a Guilderland Police Department traffic stop, police said. The chase continued into Round Lake, when the vehicle became disabled in the area of Burlington Avenue and Covel Avenue. The driver was Peter J. Antenucci, 49, of Waterford.
Sheriff: Amsterdam exposed himself while being booked on DWI charge

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

An Amsterdam man is accused of drunken driving and exposing himself when he was being booked. Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies stopped Lucas A. Ellington, 21, on Route 5S in the town of Florida after they received a call that he was driving in the oncoming lane, according to investigators. Ellington was arrested and charged with DWI. Ellington allegedly became unruly at the sheriff’s office. He exposed himself and tampered with an agency recording device, according to investigators.
Vermont trio drug charges after traffic stop; Illegal gun seized

3 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

State Police arrested three people from Vermont on drug charges and seized an illegal gun after a traffic stop in Salem. Police stopped a vehicle on Route 22 just before noon on April 15 for a traffic violation. Troopers saw multiple glass smoking devices in the vehicle containing drug residue, police said.
Greenfield woman accused of stealing Social Security number to get loan

3 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

Greenfield woman accused of stealing Social Security number to get loan By WNYT A Greenfield woman is accused of using another person’s Social Security number to obtain a $40,000 loan. Rebecca L. Neal, 45, has been charged with attempted identity theft, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. The alleged incident happened on Dec. 6, 2023 in the town of Greenfield, investigators said. Neal was released on appearance tickets and is due in Greenfield Town Court at a later date....
Montgomery County man with five DWI convictions arrested again

3 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

A Montgomery County man convicted of drunken driving five times was arrested again earlier this month for the same crime. Rodney S. Strobel, 50, of Fort Plain, was stopped in his pickup truck on April 14 for allegedly swerving out of his lane, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Strobel was driving alcohol in his truck, according to investigators. He failed field sobriety tests and was arrested on a DWI charge. Strobel did not have a license.
Saratoga Springs fire chief off the job for over two years, still collects over $350K

3 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

The fire chief of the Saratoga Springs Fire Department has earned over $358,000 in compensation since 2023 – despite being off the job since February 2023. Among the allegations are that Dolan spent four days from Oct. 24 to Oct. 27, 2022 participating in training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science in Schuyler County – 3 ½ hours away – while still on the clock. He was still getting paid as fire chief and not using vacation or personal time, according to the misconduct complaint.
Pope Francis, Latin America's first pontiff who ministered with charm and humility, dies at 88

3 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.