ALTAMONT — From Syria to Texas to Altamont, brown bears steal the show.

Tepa and James Hall raise their bears from cubs on the Texas property they call home, teaching them tricks and skills from a young age.

Altamont Fair’s country Idol is now singing in Nashville

Rachael Martin is living her dream in Nashville, and it all started at the Altamont Fair.

Who is at fault for ruptured gas line?

GUILDERLAND — A backhoe shovel ruptured a gas transmission line last week, but the reason for the mishap is still under investigation.

ALBANY COUNTY — Federal Judge Lawrence Kahn has heard testimony for a suit brought by three Albany minority women who claim that the county’s redistricting plan denies them an equal opportunity to vote for representatives.

BERNE — Sometimes the old ways are best.

“I’m going back in time,” said Rudy Stempel last week. “I resurrected my old saw mill.”

From fleece to loom, the friendly Altamont fair sheep barn has it all,
Old hands and young city slickers can greet sheep and make wool

VOORHEESVILLE — Three women died in front of St. Matthew’s Church yesterday morning when a sport utility vehicle crashed through the building’s portico.

ALTAMONT FAIR — What costs a million dollars, weighs over 100,000 pounds, and will make its American debut next week at the Altamont Fair?

The Stinger.

GUILDERLAND — Maintenance workers at the Woodlake Apartments said that on Wednesday morning they heard a loud explosion and then what sounded like a rush of liquid, similar to a waterfall.

Energy keeps pace with the demands of heat wave

GUILDERLAND — When temperatures soared to almost 100 degrees during the third week in July, the amount of energy used in New York rose too, as residents cranked up the air-conditioning.