ALBANY, NY — A 32-year-old man was treated for non-life threatening injuries after being shot Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to the area of Second Avenue and W Van Vechten Street around 2:30 p.m. for reports of shots fired. Shortly after officers arrived,…
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The Albany Med Health System Board has fired CEO Daniel Pickett III. Pickett is currently facing a sexual assault allegation from a woman he was once in a relationship with. He had been on administrative leave since Oct.
NEWS10 ABC (NEWS10) -- Two Albany residents were arrested on Wednesday morning for being in possession of loaded handguns The Albany Police Department arrested 18-year-old Syrie McDuffie and 39-year-old Tahiesha Smith Their arrests came after members of the Albany Police Department, the Troy…
The question has puzzled criminologists for decades: Why did violent crime rates start to soar across the U.S. from the 1960s, before beginning “a spectacular decline” in the 1990s—a decline that’s continued ever since? Theories abound, from improved policing strategies to the…
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (WNYT)- Suspended Albany Med CEO Daniel Pickett is suing a former girlfriend for defamation saying her allegations of assault against him are false. Pickett’s Attorneys Luke Nikas and Matthew J. Chauvin said that they filed the complaint in…
A man was stabbed in the thigh during a dispute on East Green Street in Ithaca on Wednesday afternoon, and a city resident was arrested on a felony assault charge, according to the Ithaca Police Department. Police patrol officers and…
WALB.com 3 teens, 1 man arrested, charged with murder in death of 15-year-old in Albany Dr. Jaci's Lemonade Lab got a 100 on its food service inspection on Friday, Oct. 30. ‘She will always put the people first’: Southwest Georgia leaders react to…
The Albany Med Health System Board on Wednesday voted to terminate President and CEO Daniel Pickett after a woman accused Pickett of sexually assaulting her last year. “The Board’s review focused on the best interest of our employees, our community,…
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Albany Med's CEO has filed a cross-defamation lawsuit against a person suing him for an alleged 2025 sexual assault. Daniel Pickett III says the allegation is false. The complaint he filed says the two had broken up after being…
Two Caroline County towns had numerous council seats up for grabs on Tuesday. City police hope public has information that will leads them to assault suspects Geremy Michael Tillery, former manager at LongHorn Steakhouse, was sentenced to five years in…
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