Five area counties may soon have to start paying for Hudson River flood control.

Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington and Warren counties were billed millions of dollars after the Hudson River Black River Regulating District lost other sources of money.

An appeals court has ruled the regulating district is entitled to receive money from the five counties, but not as much as it was seeking.

The state has been ordered to contribute as well.

The Northville, Mayfield and Broadalbin Perth school districts have been forced to make cuts as they wait for the dispute to be settled.

More people will be able to find free legal help thanks to a new rule announced today.

New York’s chief judge says new lawyers will now have to provide 50 hours of free legal serves in order to take the state bar exam next year.

New York’s attorney general says the pro bono requirement should help more families stave off mortgage foreclosures.

RENSSELAER - It's 'song and movement time' at the Ready, Set, Grow Daycare.

"Are we really happy? If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!" says Dominque Smith to the young children who are clapping to the rythm.

Smith and his wife run a home business that had plans to grow itself by adding a new room. But he and his wife said those dreams withered when their contractor stopped showing up.

"It's unfair when you give somebody money in good trust, and they start to do things and they disappear, and you feel heartbroken and you feel like you ultimately, got scammed," Smith said.

He showed NewsChannel what they have to show for the addition they hired the company Mr. B's Construction to build.

"Wood. Footings. Cement. Headache. Frustration," said Smith, pointing to the footings off his deck.