The Times Union is a major daily newspaper, serving the Capital Region of New York, United States. Although the newspaper focuses on Albany, New York and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the five-county metropolitan area, including the cities of Troy, New York, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation. The paper was founded in 1857, originally published as the Morning Times, and purchased by William Randolph Hear...
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The Times Union is a major daily newspaper, serving the Capital Region of New York, United States. Although the newspaper focuses on Albany, New York and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the five-county metropolitan area, including the cities of Troy, New York, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation. The paper was founded in 1857, originally published as the Morning Times, and purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1924. The newspaper has been online since 1996.
The editor of the Times Union is Rex Smith, who has held the post since July 2002. He was previously the paper's managing editor. George Hearst is the publisher.
The newspaper is printed in its Colonie headquarters by the Hearst Corporation's Capital Newspapers Division. The daily edition costs 50 cents and the Sunday edition costs $2.00.
The Times Union announced in May 2006 that it would pay $3.5 million over 10 years for the naming rights of the Pepsi Arena in downtown Albany. On January...
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