Good morning, Albany.

Albany Fire Department battalion chief Wayne Brennan was injured in a gas pump explosion at the Department of General Services facility on Aug.

4 and has now been moved from intensive care to a rehabilitation center to continue his recovery.

Experts Anthony Aguirre of the Future of Life Institute + Tush Nikollaj of Logical Net share views on AI regulation and innovation during a Power & Politics segment that airs today in Albany.

Duchess Cookies has opened at the upper level of Crossgates Mall's food court in Guilderland, offering fresh gourmet cookies with daily rotating flavors and all-natural ingredients.

President Sofia Demetriou said the New York-based brand brings decades of family baking expertise.

Ken Tingley's new play The Last American Newspaper debuts today at the Capitol Repertory Theater, drawing on his decades of work in community journalism.

The drama takes audiences inside a newsroom facing modern challenges in journalism.

The Albany Book Festival is set for Saturday (10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at UAlbany’s Uptown Campus, where dozens of acclaimed authors, local writers and publishers will offer panel talks, book signings and open mic readings.

UAlbany researcher Walid Redjem received a five-year, $588,285 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to boost his quantum photonics research and create a chip-based toolkit for hands-on experiments in classrooms.

His project uses a hybrid method combining discrete-variable + continuous-variable techniques on silicon chips to simplify quantum science.

Residents in New Scotland are divided over a planned battery energy storage facility as safety concerns—such as fire risks and water supply for emergencies—fuel local opposition.

The project may be delayed if officials and developers cannot address these community safety issues.

Rensselaer County held a public hearing Thursday night where residents shared views on banning kratom, and county officials will announce a decision next week.

Speakers recounted personal losses and medical reliance on kratom (with one legislator noting the ban might apply only to synthetic kratom).

Videos captured rodent and bed bugs at the shuttered Delmar adult home, which was evacuated because of unsanitary conditions + safety violations under investigation at the ACIL facility.

Crews began demolishing the Central Warehouse Monday night by dismantling the rail bridge—ensuring safety near active rail lines; pieces will come down in December while debris is sent to local landfills, with demolition set to finish next summer for site redevelopment.

Four UAlbany men's lacrosse players were selected in the NLL Draft on draft night; attackman Silas Richmond was chosen No. 2 overall by Toronto Rock and was joined by Justin Lee, Koleton Marquis, and Max Neeson, boosting the program’s presence and increasing total Great Danes in the league to 15.