July 4th

There were plenty of musical performance highlights at WGNA's Countryfest 2019 this past Saturday but none, in my opinion, topped what our hometown American Idol Madison VanDenburg did to kick off the show.  In case you missed it in person, watch her rendition of The Star Spangled Banner and tell me the hairs on the back of your neck are not standing at full-on God Bless America attention! Read Mo

This 4th of July all of us here at 107.7 GNA want to special 'shout-outs' to the fine men and women who serve our country each and every day to protect our freedoms.

From Albany to the Adirondacks and everywhere in between, Fourth of July firework displays will be lighting up Capital Region skies this week. Here's a list of large firework shows beginning on Wednesday and booming through the middle of July happening all throughout the 518!

Fourth of July is a week from Wednesday so it's about time you started getting your plans together for what you're going to be doing to celebrate America.

Plans to build the the Scotia Splash Pad started back in 2016 but it's construction  amounted to nothing more than a tiny squirt.  When problems arose from various conract issues resulting in multiple delays, many local businesses in and around Scotia stepped up and the Scotia Splash Pad in now fully operable just in time for the opressive heatwave blasting our area.

If you've ever been down to the Empire State Plaza in Albany on the 4th of July to watch the fireworks, you know it's quite an experience.  Either you make it an annual tradition to brave the tens of thousands of people or you want absolutely nothing to do with it. There's very little in between.  The same goes for any firework display in the area whether you live in Glens Falls, Schenectady, Lake

This holiday week, law enforcement will be looking to get drunk and drugged drivers off the roads. Plus there is some incentive to get discounts on ride share services.

With the fourth of July falling on a Wednesday, it's hard to take the entire week off. There is a contest that will pay you to take a five day weekend. Here's how.

Starting at 6am on Wednesday, July 4th - and continuing all throughout Independence Day on WGNA - Brian and Chrissy will be honoring some of the local men and women in our military who may be away from their families while protecting our freedom back home. We'll be airing special shout-outs, messages and personal stories from family members who want to honor the military hero in their family. It's

Over the weekend, I saw what I thought was a blue mailbox and when I got closer and read the sign, I realized it was for something so much more important.

A newly proposed fine being discussed in Schenectady County would ding those lighting off fireworks and sparklers and give police the ability to not only bang your wallet with a hefty fine, but confiscate the explosives as well.  It is actually an addition to the city’s already existing ordinance for permits for public displays of fireworks. The ordinance is mainly meant to require different organ

Every year I try to find some local fireworks to enjoy for Fourth of July and every year I can't get through it without seeing this one thing. Don't point fingers, you know you're guilty of it too!