WNYT NewsChannel 13

01/28/2025

TODAY is 39 years since the tragic Challenger explosion. Here's some of our coverage from back then. ➡️

NewsChannel 13's coverage in the wake of the 1986 Challenger Explosion.

01/28/2025

After a pursuit, Officer Anthony Gallo got out of his vehicle, lost his footing while approaching the suspect, and unintentionally fired his weapon.

Troy Police have charged the suspect involved in the incident in which an officer accidentally discharged his weapon. Officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Saturday afternoon around 1 p.m. because it had been reported stolen on Friday. The vehicle did not stop, and the suspect continued to cross t...

01/28/2025

❄️ MORE SNOW TONIGHT! ➡️ WNYT.com/weather

01/28/2025

: Three people were killed in a Colonie house fire last night. Two others were hurt.

Colonie police have confirmed that three people died and two were injured after a house fire in Locust Park. Ally Hoy was live with breaking updates from the scene this morning.

01/28/2025

Submit your honoree at: https://wnyt.com/we-salute-you/

Please join us in saluting Navy ETM2 Robert Kennedy of Cainsteo, N.Y. with family in Saratoga Springs. He served on the USS Missouri during World War II. He later worked as a math teacher, and for the Erie Railroad, RCA Records and General Electric. Thank you for your service.

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01/28/2025

Cold outside? Keep the fun indoors! Try some of these activities to keep kids active and entertained. Christina Talamo Weather MVP Health Care

01/28/2025

🕺 🪩 💃🏻 It's almost time for the annual South High Marathon Dance Inc., and recipients recorded videos over the weekend thanking the dancers for their hard work.

In just more than a month, high school students from South Glens Falls will put on the area's biggest annual fundraiser.

01/28/2025

As some people give up alcohol during "Dry January," ma*****na shops say they're seeing a boost in sales.

NewsChannel 13 had a story last week on a recent poll showing the number of Americans who drink alcohol is slowly decreasing, especially among Gen Z. However, the same polls also show a slight increase in people using recreational ma*****na.

01/28/2025

There is a large house fire on Locust Park in Colonie. Tessa Bentulan is there right now gathering details. Fire crews are still battling the flames. Once they are available, they will be able to provide Tessa with confirmed information.

01/28/2025

01/28/2025

This woman says Troy Police Department lost her dad's ashes while testing them for drugs during a fire. Now a community is supporting her quest for answers.

A local organization wants to hold Troy city leaders and police accountable, after a woman claims her father's ashes were removed by police during a fire in her home.

01/28/2025

A jury quickly returned a verdict after a violent attack outside a restaurant in Albany. The man refused to pay his bill, then started beating the restaurant owner.

A man was found guilty on Monday of assaulting the co-owner of an Albany restaurant.Lucas Healey was convicted of charges of first-degree assault and first-degree robbery in the attack on the co-owner of the Sh**un Restaurant on Madison Avenue.

01/28/2025

People angry over an inmate's prison death last month rallied at the state Capitol on Monday. They want to see big changes.

The angry demand for immediate prison reform returned loudly to the corridors of the state Capitol on Monday. It comes in the aftermath of the brutal beating death of inmate Robert Brooks.

01/27/2025

🌞 A little more daylight each day through June! 🌞 ➡️ WNYT.com/weather

01/27/2025

So nice to have Brenda, Claire, and Olivia from our local Girl Scout troop join us in the studio today. Even nicer of them to let me take a box of cookies.

01/27/2025

⚕️ U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC official sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that...

01/27/2025

👂 SOUND ON to hear Paul Caiano Weather talk about some snow squalls that may be around during the time most of us wake up Tuesday morning. ➡️ WNYT.com/weather

01/27/2025

The Metro 7 Diner in Latham had a fire last night. It will be temporarily closed as repairs are made.

The Metro 7 Diner was damaged by fire late Sunday night.Firefighters from the Verdoy Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the restaurant at 1090 Troy-Schenectady Road in Colonie at 10:45 p.m.The fire was contained to the interior of the structure, according to a news release from the departm...