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Albany – We're Number One At Being Average In America

Jake Thomas — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:34:37 +0000

I’m not saying it. I am just passing the news to everyone in Albany. You live in the most average city in America.According to this article from Mother Jones that is actually a good thing. A company named Acxicom conducts tests to identify the most average cities in America because they are the cities that [...]

Dead Body Found In Albany

Jake Thomas — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:41:50 +0000

Reports have come in that a dead body was found in Albany late this morning. The body was reported to have been found on Green Street. The body is that of a male, and no more details are available at this time as to cause of death. We’ll keep you updated if anything more breaks [...]

Shirtless Man Threatened to Jump Off the Everett Road Overpass

Sean McMaster — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:24:52 +0000

This morning Interstate 90 and Everett Road had to be closed in both directions when a man was found threatening to jump off the overpass onto the highway below, and shouting obscenities. The road was closed for about an hour between 8am and 9am while police negotiated with the man. The Everett Road overpass [...]

Two Dead In Schaghticoke Murder-Suicide

Jake Thomas — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:35:07 +0000

Tragic events unfolded in the small town of Schaghticoke Sunday morning.180 South Hudson Street was the residence that was the site of a murder-suicide in which two men were left dead after a domestic dispute. 37 year-old Joe Fisher allegedly forced his way into the residence where his estranged wife 37 year-old Jamie Fisher and [...]

Albany Area Murder Plot Had Justin Bieber On The Hit List – No Kidding

Jake Thomas — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:32:46 +0000

WOW! I know that some parents may have jokingly said they wished Justin Bieber would go on a vacation for about a year, but this is crazy!Two Alberquerqe, New Mexico men were arrested in Rotterdam last month, they were inmates with a Vermont man serving a double life sentence that recruited them to come back [...]

UAlbany Student Shot

Jake Thomas — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:13:57 +0000

There are probably some parents that were shocked to hear this news, especially if their children or child attend UAlbany.The shooting occurred very early this morning on the corner of Hudson Avenue and Ontario Street in Albany. 21-year-old Joseph Sheehin was shot in the leg in the incident. His injuries weren’t life threatening and he [...]

Minimum Wage Hike In New York Not Likely To Happen This Year

Jake Thomas — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:43:38 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York knows that those making minimum wage would love to get a raise, but according to him if it is going to happen this year then it will be up their employers to actually give them a raise. It won’t be by passing a law this year. Governor Cuomo said [...]

Midday Accident Caused Backups In Guilderland

Jake Thomas — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:35:01 +0000

Parts of Route 20 East and West at the Northway were backed up for a while this morning after an accident involving a car and a tractor trailer.The driver of the car, a female from Guilderland was sent to the hospital after being removed from her vehicle. The injuries were believed not to be life [...]

Dropped Fuel Tank Cause Of Yesterday's Northway Backup

Jake Thomas — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:16:40 +0000

Luckily this ended up ok, but yesterday evening the Northbound side of the Northway was shut down as crews cleaned up a potentially dangerous mess. A tractor trailer literally had a fuel tank fall off and that meant a cleanup was in order. The highly flammable fuel had to be washed off the road before [...]

Check Forger Busted In Saratoga County

Jake Thomas — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:13:32 +0000

My mom always said “don’t write a check with your mouth that your *#@ can’t cash”. Apparently a 22 year old Saratoga County woman never talked to my mom. Nicole Jennings of Galway cashed a forged check for $5,000 at SEFCU in Wilton. She’s facing felony charges as a result. Not a smart thing to [...]

Black Bear In Albany – Not Yogi

Jake Thomas — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:28:33 +0000

I know there have been a lot of red flag warnings due to the earlier lack of rain we had this season, so at first I thought it may have been Smokey The Bear. Nope! A real black bear was spotted in the back yard of a Albany residential neighborhood.

Three Year Old With Special Needs Left On Bus For Two Hours

Jake Thomas — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:55:52 +0000

This alarming story unfolded yesterday. It happened in Berlin.A bus operated by Northland Transportation was heading to Beginnings Child Care Center in Berlin to drop off special needs children. One child, a 3 year old did not get taken off the bus. The bus returned to its garage in Menands and the child was found [...]

Security Breach At The Desmond Hotel – Credit Card Accounts Compromised [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:35:06 +0000

According to News 10 ABC, if you stayed at the Desmond (or know anyone who did) between May 2011 and March 2012, their credit or debit card information may have been stolen.Some people who stayed at the Desmond got emails alerting them to the breach, but others did not. Jeanene Traficante, who stayed at the [...]

Local Homebuilder Arrested – Hope Your Construction Isn't Affected By This

Jake Thomas — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:56:45 +0000

If you are having a new home built in the Albany area who is building it?I hope your 3-bedroom ranch in Niskayuna or Malta wasn’t being built by Vasiliou Homes. If that is the case, I can’t say for sure, but there may be a hold up on things. The owner of that company, 47-year-old Christine [...]

Gas Station Robbed In Troy [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:11:01 +0000

I know most of us feel like we are being robbed these days when we go to a gas station. In this case, it’s the other way around. The Sunoco at 125 Mill Street was robbed at about 8:05pm last night. No word on how much cash was taken, but the suspects are described as [...]

Big Underage Drinking Party Busted Over The Weekend

Jake Thomas — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:11:14 +0000

This is crazy. Albany police busted a huge underage drinking party that involved over 300 people in one, yes one apartment over the weekend. Early Sunday morning 24 year old Yeaton Williams was arrested for serving minors. He apparently advertised the party on Facebook and charged people to enter. Some of the minors busted for [...]

Franze's Market Owner Busted For Welfare Fraud

Jake Thomas — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:05:42 +0000

There are many ways the welfare system gets abused. One is by people who take the benefits that they are really and legally not entitled to by falsifying information and finances on their applications for services. The other is the side of the businesses that accept the benefits. In this case the business side of [...]

Schenectady Police Talk Man Out Of Jumping From Bridge

Jake Thomas — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:12:53 +0000

It happened yesterday at the Cotton Hollow Factory Bridge. A man who was distraught climbed over the railing of the bridge and was intending to jump. Schenectady police with the help of family members managed to talk him out of it. Under the Mental Health Law the man was taken into custody without incident and [...]

Why Can't People Maintain Speed Limit Across The Twin Bridges? [RANT]

Jake Thomas — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:23:24 +0000

From Flickr user Dougtone I drive the Northway up and back to work everyday, and I am baffled by one thing almost daily. The Northway is exactly 3 lanes wide North and Southbound, up to and including over the Twin Bridges. Why the hell can people maintain the speed limit up to and over them [...]

Center For Disability Services Radiothon Sponsored By NYSUT

Jake Thomas — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:33:46 +0000

We work hard for the community and try to help those whenever we can and the truth is, we can’t do it without you. This weekend is “The Big Weekend” for the local Center For Disablities Services which helps thousands of families and individuals right here at home in the Capital Region. NYSUT (New York [...]