After unearthing a previously unknown portion of one of the planet’s earliest known forests, archeologists say the fossils of 385-million-year-old trees reveal a far more diverse ecosystem than researchers had previously thought existed.

By Alan Wechsler, Albany Times Union, N.Y. May 13--HALFMOON -- Plans for a hospital and medical research campus in this town got lots of support -- and a few questions as well -- during a Planning Board meeting Monday night.

By Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jan. 4--COBLESKILL -- SUNY Cobleskill has dreams of turning cow manure into electricity, and it's getting a lot closer to reality after Congress approved $1.3 million for the college's new bio-energy project.

By Carol Demare, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Oct. 18--COBLESKILL -- After a monthlong investigation into suspected illegal marijuana-growing operations in three neighboring counties, State Police seized sizable amounts of the drug at a makeshift processing facility during raids conducted Tuesday night.

By Michael Hill ALBANY, N.Y. - The tree stood tall and spindly in the hot sun 380 million years ago until something toppled it, maybe a storm or an earthquake. It fell into water and dammed up in a muddy delta.