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A few weeks ago it was a booming rumor around town that James Franco was not only in the Capital Region but scouting filming locations. It turns out, he found one!

I remember when I was in elementary school, we had a reading competition. I think it was a "turn off the tv" type of thing. The goal was to get so many hours by the students and if we hit said goal, our principal at the time would kiss a pig. It seems so silly now, but as a kid under 10, I was all about it. What I think is super cool and wouldn't look back at and say, "that was sill

I hear the trains all the time by my house. It's actually a really soothing sound that I've become quite fond of. It's something that is common, it's become a type of white noise, it's just there. You can almost forget the power that's held behind that horn that helps me fall to sleep some warm nights.

Warren County Sheriff's office has issued a press release for a missing Colonie woman. Tiffany Paladino was last heard from at 11:16am on Tuesday

UPDATE: The case against Ms. Viviani was dismissed by Supreme Court Justice Thomas A. Breslin in a decision dated March 30, 2017. The text of the decision is available here. Marina Viviani, a 28-year old former teacher from LaSalle is back in court today after having an on going relationship with a student. We've all seen or at least heard of the movie, "The Graduate" and here we are, wi

New York State Tropper Timothy Pratt passed away this morning after being hit by car while assisting a motorist on Ballard Road.

Greg Cutler of Hudson Falls is living with Parkinson's disease. It's a disease that gets worse as time goes by, with a cure unknown. Not much makes the every day easier, but it turns out that one thing truly has made a difference for him; his service pet goat.

I'll start this by saying, I wasn't the best student. History wasn't my thing. I failed math...twice. I don't even know if I've ever watched anyone play chess, let alone know how to play it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm incredibly jealous of Martha Samadashvili, a 12-year old girl from Albany who is literally representing the entire country right now in this international chess championship.  Re

Have you ever looked around your home and just thought, "Man, this needs a makeover." The fine arts student in me always takes over when I'm looking around my house. What can I do next? How can I better utilize this space? This corner needs "this." Well, At Home: The Home Decor Superstore is coming to Crossgates Commons

I know, I know, "Marissa, this sounds like a Monopoly joke!" You're right, it does. "Bank error in your favor: $100." Except, in this case...it's true!

I like to pride myself on the fact that I'm from the Capital Region. We are lucky to have such an amazing community to grow up in and be a part of. I feel even more privileged to be a part of an area that has such high standards for ourselves, which shows in the quality of our businesses as well as our school systems.

The class-action case is a go according to a federal judge when it comes to the lawsuit alleging of unpaid wages for some Stewart's Shops employees.