New York’s attorney general, Barbara Underwood, has sued Target Corporation, Walmart Inc., and importer LaRose Industries, for allegedly committing thousands of violations of multiple New York laws governing the safety of children’s toys sold in the state.

Students are reporting more mental-health issues than ever before. Do schools have enough support staff to help?

ALBANY COUNTY — Mark S. Schmidt of Altamont was sentenced in Albany County Court on Thursday to two-and-a-half years in prison followed by 10 years of post-release supervision; upon release, he will have to register as a sex offender.

ALBANY COUNTY — Although millions of dollars are spent every year by taxpayers through their fire districts in the western half of Albany County, just hundreds of the tens-of-thousands of the eligible voters turned out for the commissioner elections on Tuesday.

The entire community is invited on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m. to attend Christmas Lessons and Carols at Christ Episcopal Church on Route 20 in Duanesburg. The service will feature sacred Christmas hymns along with scripture reading. Refreshments will follow the program in the Parish Hall.

Two invasive plants have devastated agricultural endeavors in the Hilltowns, according to two Berne farmers.

Municipalities in Albany County are adopting a plan to help decrease the impact that natural disasters may have on their communities.

As part of New York’s Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program, the state’s Department of Agriculture and Markets is now accepting applications for growers and processors of industrial hemp.