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If you are sniffling and sneezing a lot this fall, chances are you are experiencing seasonal allergies. If you live in these two upstate New York cities, you have landed in the top ten of those who suffer fall seasonal allergies the most.

It was a busy couple of days into the month of September for Forest Rangers in Greene County. One Forest Ranger responded to both injured hiker calls within two days and in almost the same location, the Town of Hunter wilderness.

The DEC confirmed that a deer found dead recently in Upstate NY died from an often-fatal virus -  transmitted by small insects - that can take a deer's life in just 36 hours. The disease, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD )has been around for a while and rears its ugly head at the end of the summer. Accordi...

Albany Confirms First Case of Rare Monkeypox Virus - Now What? Albany County Executive Dan McCoy announced on Tuesday that the first confirmed case of the possibly deadly monkeypox virus has been detected in an Albany believed to have traveled out of state...

We have been reading a lot about Monkeypox in the news and Saratoga County even has Monkeypox vaccine clinics scheduled. Before today, we really haven't heard of any local cases.

GNA Talked to Country Star Parker McCollum after a recent injury - that could have been serious -  forced him to cancel some shows, including the one tonight at Frog Alley in Schenectady. Listen to the interview here: Country music star Parker McCollum was scheduled to perform on Wednesday night at GNA's "Heartstings for Hope Show" at Frog Alley in Schenctady, but a recent injury will pr

In late March this year, (landowner) Baruch Aronson submitted paperwork to add a “marijuana dispensary and marijuana growing/processing” use to the change of zoning application. -FoothillsBusinessDaily   With cannabis now legal in New York State, we know it's only a matter of time within the next year or so that legalized cannabis dispensaries will be popping up throughout New York, but where? Tha

I remember the day like it was yesterday, even though it was more like 3 years ago. I took my then 3-and-a-1/2-year-old son Brody to play in the snow at Albany's Washington Park.  It was his first time out in the snow with me, like really playing.  It was a week of firsts for him,...

In an effort to help curb the winter COVID surge and keep business open, New York is putting a new mask and proof of vaccination mandate into place.

One week ago, a terrible nightmare rocked the Capital Region One week ago on Wednesday, first responders rushed to a Duanesburg home in response to a 911 call placed by a man who told dispatchers that he "stabbed his family and he did not know why...

Capital Region fans of The Zac Brown Band will have to wait a little while longer to see "The Comeback Tour" as it was announced by Zac Brown himself on Tuesday morning that he has tested positive for COVID-19.   As a result of the unfortunate news, the band has canceled four of their upcoming shows on the tour including their SPAC appearance scheduled for next Sunday, October 3rd. ... R

COVID-19 is no joke. Both my fiancee and I had it and we are both completely vaccinated. I am disappointed that COVID and the vaccine have become a political statement and not a plight to keep everyone as healthy as possible. Now there is a vaccine that should be available for children ages 5 to 11 by Thanksgiving. Both Ryan's mom and I aren't 100% sure about it just yet.