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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St. Mary’s Healthcare gets big grant to help nurses - WNYT.com NewsChannel 13

12 hours ago | wnyt.com | Ben Gorenstein

St. Mary's Healthcare received more than $3 million to support nurses.
Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'

1 day ago | wnyt.com | Matt O'Brien

Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Hardest hit was the tech giant’s home state of Washington, where Microsoft informed state officials it was cutting 1,985 workers tied to its Redmond headquarters, many of them in software engineering and product management roles.
Texas prosecutor sues to compel Border Patrol testimony in trial of Uvalde police officer

1 day ago | wnyt.com | Jim Vertuno

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force three U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting to testify in the prosecution of the former school police chief, who is facing criminal charges over the slow law enforcement action at the massacre.
Trump trade war faces legal challenge as businesses, states argue his tariffs exceeded his power

1 day ago | wnyt.com | Paul Wiseman |Lindsay Whitehurst

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is waging a trade war without getting approval from Congress: He declared a national emergency to slap import taxes — tariffs — on almost every country on earth. The president is now facing at least seven lawsuits that argue he’s gone too far and asserted power he does not have.
Capital Imaging Associates offering unique AI program to enhance mammogram screening

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

Capital Imaging Associates launches SecondReadAI mammogram program to help better detect abnormalities. Capital Imaging Associates is introducing a first-of-its-kind AI program to our region. It’s called “SecondReadAI” – powered by Lunit. SecondReadAI aims to create a detailed analysis of a patient’s annual mammogram screening to help find abnormalities that would normally be too small for the human eye to detect.
Saratoga County launches new health dashboard for new parents

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

Saratoga County Department of Health launches public dashboard to help new parents. The Saratoga County Department of Health has launched a new public dashboard designed to help new parents. This initiative keeps track of birth rates and birth outcomes in the county, and offers insights into maternal and baby health outcomes. The data in the dashboard includes birth rates, preterm births, the weight of the babies, and more.
Coeymans man, 77, accused of striking neighbor with sharp farm tool

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

Coeymans man, 77, accused of striking neighbor with sharp farm tool By WNYT A 77-year-old Coeymans man is accused of hitting his neighbor with a bladed farm tool. Coeymans Police said Lloyd Young was arguing with the neighbor. He then allegedly picked up a farm implement with a pointed blade and struck the victim several times. The victim was injured and treated at the hospital. Young was charged with second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon....
Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay. The order calls on the health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to broker new price tags for drugs over the next month.
Crash injures two in Corinth; Minor charged with DWI

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

Two youths were hurt and a minor charged with drunk driving after a crash in Saratoga County on Sunday. It happened just before 7 a.m. on County Route 24 in the town of Corinth. The driver was traveling east on Fuller Road, when it passed a stop sign and crossed County Route 24 before ending up in an embankment. The driver had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10%, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said. The legal limit is 0.08%. Three passengers were in the vehicle.
Contest invites artists to decorate Nipper the Dog replica

2 days ago | wnyt.com | Michael Goot

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District is bringing its "Downtown is Pawsome" initiative back to Albany. This will be the third year of the event. It gives artists, education institutions and community groups the chance to decorate a 3-foot replica of Nipper the Dog. The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District is bringing its “Downtown is Pawsome” initiative back to Albany. This will be the third year of the event.