Rick Chandler slowed as he rode his bicycle across Route 5S on the Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike trail.
But the Massachusetts visitor didn’t come to a full stop until he saw the solemn white 10-speed chained to a wooden barrier on the other side. He paused to read the bright yellow sign identifying the stripped-down bicycle as a memorial to Al Fairbanks, an avid cyclist who fell victim to a dangerous intersection between the two thoroughfares in November 2006.

Five candidates are running for two seats on the Niskayuna Board of Education in Tuesday’s election.

The head coach of Schenectady High School’s boys varsity football team faces a charge of third-degree assault for allegedly beating a man in a restaurant in February.

An Albany man was charged this morning with assaulting his 4-month-old son and leaving the baby with life-threatening injuries.

Omari Lee has been found guilty on all charges in his trial in the fatal shooting of Xavier McDaniel Jr.

Police in Troy are looking for the person who fatally shot a 25-year-old Albany man.

The owners of the Rotterdam Square mall may have scored a $7.5 million reduction in their property assessment, but they won’t get a refund.

A woman who won a lawsuit against Union College after stepping in an open manhole while walking across campus saw her damage award reduced further Thursday on an appeal.

A Schenectady County Court jury on Thursday began deliberating the second-degree murder charge against Omari Lee.

Two town residents who police said wanted a better view of the river from their properties are facing criminal charges for allegedly taking down 300 trees on state land.

The Freihofer’s Run for Women is trying to go entirely green, one step at a time.

After hundreds — or maybe thousands — of years, the mystery of a pile of cobblestones in the city’s historic Stockade section is expected to be resolved today.

Efforts to increase literacy, decrease class size and train teachers to reach every student have put some local districts on a state list of schools with rapidly improving student performance, Capital Region school officials said Thursday.

Financial uncertainties face the fire department, a village trustee acknowledged, but seeking outside management help may not be the answer.

A restaurant that turned a windowless cement block building into a tasteful dining area has won the annual Schenectady Heritage Foundation’s preservation award.