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It's been many years since fans of the Buffalo Bills have had this much optimism late in an NFL season.  And while the unpredictability of the NFL season during the pandemic has resulted in scheduling glitches, player scratches and limited to no fans in ginormous stadiums, the Bills have weathered the storm and currently sit at 10-3 and have one the very best teams in the league.  Fans here in the

Shoutout to the Albany Police Department once again going above and beyond the call of duty during the massive snowstorm that dumped two feet of snow on the Capital Region.  In a series of tweets by Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins, 6 or 7 officers were seen digging, throwing, burrowing, and plowing their way through heaping mounds of the white stuff as local residents greatly appreciated the effo

As if we don't all have enough to worry about these days, health officials in Warren County are telling its residents to be on the lookout for a potential scam in regards to contact tracing. As more and cases of Covid-19 are piling up, chances are you may know multiple people who have gotten it. The scammers are telling people that someone they've been in contact with has Covid-19 and have been tr

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that would end the sale of Confederate flags, swastikas or any such symbol of hate on state grounds within New York on Tuesday.  The new bill would also limit any such symbols exposure on state grounds unless it's deemed educational or used in historical context.

Ian Flanigan first won over Blake Shelton back in the middle of October when his blind audition performance of Zac Brown Bands "Colder Weather" caused the superstar to tell the 30-year-old that he had "a once in a lifetime voice."  Over the next few weeks, viewers of The Voice fell for Flanigan too, who week after week sang with heart, soul and conviction as he built a base tha

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan wants to the pull the plug on the popular Christmas and holiday light display held annually in Albany's Washington Park.  Capital Holiday Lights in the Park has been around since 1997 and while the festive spirit it brings to Albany is a welcomed sight by many, some residents and business owners say otherwise. The Mayor thinks that the drive-thru light show has "out

Sydney in Castleton writes: My boyfriend Sal and I have been dating a little less than year and the pandemic has really taken its toll on him mentally and physically.  He works for a company that laid off 1/3 of their employees so he's working like twice as much now.  I thought maybe the spirit of Christmas would help, so over the weekend I put some Christmas music on in the car when we were runni

Saugerties native Ian Flanigan has made it to the finale and will be one of two artists to represent Team Blake next week on NBC's 'The Voice.'  But it was a little more tense and dramatic than some had expected. In a surprise twist of fate, Voice frontrunner and Saugerties native Ian Flanigan found himself singing for his life during the live vote-off show on Tuesday night.  Shockingly, he was no

Two local axe throwers,  including the co-owner of the The Lazy Axe indoor axe throwing facility in Albany, completed a successful weekend at the World Axe Throwing Championships in Atlanta, GA.

Ian Flanigan, the County/Americana-style singer from Saugerties told WGNA on Monday morning that he always packs his bags well in advance of the vote-off show on the The Voice.   At 30, Flanigan knows that in this industry, life comes at you fast.  He told us it's not because he feels defeated, he says it's because, "I don't want to pack (my bags) at 3 in the morning for a 5AM flight!" 

It's been a few weeks since I updated the story on the little mouse that I occasionally saw scurrying around my house.  To be honest with you, I thought he was kind of cute and while I wasn't happy he made his way into my place, I was more intrigued with trying to figure out how he got inside than I was trying to capture him. ...

This is amazing to me and my mind is blown just thinking about how rare this occurrence actually was.  NASA Meteor Watch confirmed that the loud sonic boom and fireball seen traveling across  central New York sky was a massive meteoroid. Believed to be traveling at 56,000 MPH, it entered the Earth's orbit on Wednesday afternoon.  Hundreds of New Yorkers claimed to have heard it, and more than a fe