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After months of waiting, Crossgates Mall and Colonie Center, the Capital Region's biggest and busiest malls will finally be open for business this weekend.  Under the new COVID-19 safety protocols mapped out by the Governor, the CDC and the malls themselves, things will be different before and after…

Vicky in Waterford writes:
I've been dating a guy for about 5 months and I'll be honest with you, at times he's kind of gross.  It's not even stuff like passing gas or burping - we all do that.  It's way worse.   He told me the other day that he pees in the shower.  Not just his, but my shower as wel…

As stores continue to slowly open, some giant retailers just can't come back from the coronavirus pandemic. Bed Bath & Beyond announced that they will be closing hundreds of stores across the country. We may lose stores here in the Capital Region.

Nascar won't be coming to Watkins Glen International in New York this Summer, another event casualty due to COVID-19. The annual event scheduled for mid-August has been moved to Daytona, Florida.

Our local malls have been eagerly anticipating the go ahead from the state to reopen.

Let's hope we can spread this message enough to help authorities safely find a missing teenager from the Pittsfield/North Adams, Massachusetts area.
A 17-year-old Berkshire teenager has recently been reported missing and police are asking for your help as they try to locate her.

If the NFL season started this week, fans wouldn't be allowed to attend not only in the stands but not even in the parking lots. The Buffalo Bills, the only New York team that plays in New York state would not be allowed any spectators if the season started soon or even by the fall because of t…

National Fried Chicken Day was earlier this week, which inspired this quest to find the area's best.

Let's hope we can spread this message and help authorities safely find a missing teenager from the Capital Region.
Police are searching for a teenage boy who went missing on Monday and they hope someone out there can help by offering any information that could be useful in locating him.  Th…

As the New York reopening process continues, there is still one big question that has yet to be answered.

Here's to hoping the second half of 2020 - which started off on July 1st - is a little less chaotic and crazy than the first half of 2020.  Residents who live in the Village of Coxsackie got some good news in the mail to kick it off as it was announced that they'd get relief from thei…

We have already been experiencing some extreme heat during this summer and New York state has added funding to help residents get cooling assistance and free air conditioners. Here's what you need to know.