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Donath Plummer told WIVB that his wife had text him on her road trip from Florida to Buffalo and acted as if everything was perfectly fine. But, the truth was that their daughters body lay in the car with her, dead.

This story hits home for me because I 'get it.' I was in a similar situation as Natal; an only child dealing with a mother figure fighting the battle of her life. For me it was my Grandmother when I was 8 years-old. For Natal it is his Mother, Angelica, a single mom who has given all of her time to work with local youth, has been fighting cancer and he's been helping to take care of her at just 15

I've been to plenty of fairs in my day. I like to gravitates towards the food on a stick section. There's just something about grilled meat on a stick that is so delicious. Of course, I also have to head towards the fried food as well. It's a fair. You have to indulge. So, when I went to the Saratoga County Fair on Wednesday night, I did just that.

While many of you were enjoying the great music and good vibes of Countryfest 2017 this past Saturday, Chrissy and I had a chance to sit down with a few of country music's biggest stars to talk about some of the things that define their character and help make their music so relatable.  Rodney Atkins spoke nothing but absolute truths about meeting his mom for the first time and founding out that h

We are very lucky to be in an area surrounded by beauty and fun things within driving distance! Whether you wanna go to a big city like Manhattan or Boston, or you wanna do something a little more specific like Cooperstown for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Harpursville for the Animal Adventure Park or Verona for Turning Stone Casino we have plenty to do within the area. But, what about the outdoor su

Social media can be a scary situation for parents especially when they keep updating and changing everything about each app and service. Snapchat is the latest to cause a commotion and that is with their new "Snap Map."

My parents were like, "Marissa, what do you want to do for your birthday?" I'm not a very materialistic person, I don't need much and I always get them experiences. Of course, I tend to surprise them and with the way my schedule is while they'd like to surprise me that's a bit difficult to do. So, when they asked, I picked the exact thing any 30-something would pick - "I want to see

I've played the game since I was 6-years old and as I celebrate my birthday this weekend, it's hard not to think of Phil Sweeney who won't get another birthday and won't play another softball game. For those unfamiliar, Phil, who passed away at just 63-years old became suddenly ill while playing the game he loved. He had played softball the majority of his life, just like me. This weekend, the tou

I'll start this by saying that I am a woman with a career and a busy schedule and bills just like so many. I know I'm typically the target demographic for the average "day spa" yet, I still can't bring myself to indulge. It's mainly the cost that adds an extra layer of stress and anxiety just thinking about it, which really is the opposite affect that a spa should have. I'm definitely no

Some people love the rides. Others love the games. Live entertainment, animals, racing but for me, it's all about the food at the local fairs. The largest mozzarella sticks known to man, fried pb&j, fried oreos, fried pickles, fried everything and of course food on sticks (I love food on sticks.)

I know, Dad can be hard to shop for. My Dad especially (don't we all say that?) They have everything they could ever want (most of the time), they don't typically need anything (you can afford anyway) and they don't want to go out of the house (unless it's to go to the casino - oh, just mine?)

This weekend was a hot one, but it was hot for much different reasons at Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill restaurant in Albany on Saturday evening.