David Fruchter and his late wife Susan always wanted a family. David sits with his adult son eating lunch, looking like your average American family, but their journey has been complicated with bittersweet emotions. ... Read full Story
LUDLOW, MASS. (NEWS10) - This week, members of the Albany Police Department’s mounted unit participated in an intensive training program designed to prepare both officers and their horses for the unique challenges of policing on horseback. The training was conducted by the Albany police department, and hosted at the Hampden County Sheriffs office remount training [...] ... Read full Story
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---Over the past 5 years, hate crimes have been on the rise in New York State. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli recently issued a report which said last year alone over 1,000 hate crimes were reported. "What we saw is that now the trend is at the highest reported hate crimes in New York State [...] ... Read full Story
Researchers at UAlbany have been shaking vials of water with potentially dangerous PFAS chemicals. They're doing it to find out the best way to extract PFAS contaminating the soil, water, and plants. ... Read full Story
The kids are back in school and whatever's on the school lunch menu, like chicken nuggets and gravy or garlic toast, Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) wants to ensure all disadvantaged students have access to school meals. ... Read full Story
Bob Bradt told NEWS10 exclusively he almost had his car stolen by alegged ambulance hijacker Adam Cole. Bradt said that upon calling 911, no police responded. ... Read full Story
Rapper Rich Homie Quan has died at the age of 34, as confirmed by both Rolling Stone and TMZ. A cause of death has not yet been released. ... Read full Story
Albany International Airport has a new leadership team after Phil Calderone was removed as CEO. The new team addressed the media for the first time since it was appointed. ... Read full Story
A third person has died and 20 more people have been hospitalized this past week after a Legionella outbreak at the Peregrine Shaker Senior Living Community in Albany. The center confirmed 10 positive cases of Legionnaires Disease on Thursday. ... Read full Story
Two people were arrested following a theft investigation at the Washington County Fair, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. ... Read full Story
The operators of Empawthy Rescue have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges. Andrew Trembley, 41, and Jennifer Uhl, 40, entered a guilty plea that satisfies all 102 animal cruelty charges against them. ... Read full Story
The Saratoga Book Festival revealed the list of writers participating in this year's city-wide literary event. From Oct. 4 to Oct. 7, over 50 authors will be present, with special headliners each day. ... Read full Story
“The eagerness to vilify ‘the other side’—usually on social media—complicates the less reactionary work that defines our mission.” — Jerry Brewer, The Washington Post, 11 June 2024
Did you know?
It seems reasonable to assume that the words vilify and villain come from the same source; after all, to vilify someone is—in some ways—to make them out to be a villain. Such is not the case, however. Although the origin stories of both vilify and villain involve Latin, their roots are quite different. Vilify came to English (via Middle English and Late Latin) from the Latin adjective vilis, meaning “cheap” or “vile.” Someone who has been vilified, accordingly, has had their reputation tarnished or cheapened in such a way that they’re viewed as morally reprehensible. Villain on the other hand, comes from the Medieval Latin word villanus, meaning “villager,” and ultimately from the Latin noun villa, meaning “house.” The Middle English descendent of villanus developed the meaning of “a person of uncouth mind and manners” due to the vilifying influence of the aristocracy of the time, and the connotations worsened from there until villain came to refer to (among other things), a deliberate scoundrel.