Medical news

The opioid epidemic is on the rise in the Capital Region and Saratoga County has seen an uptick in overdose deaths. Officials in Saratoga County have started to distribute free kits to help battle the crisis.

Route 9 in Clifton Park continues to grow. With it comes some new configurations for the heavy traffic problem. As the town addresses those issues, a new building may be going up on Route 9 where the old Giffy's Bar-B-Q once stood.

Thanksgiving is all about family gatherings and that includes our furry friends. Here's a reminder of the foods that are harmful to our pets and some that could make them deathly ill. When we get together this holiday season, make sure you treat your pets with the right foods.

If you are sniffling and sneezing a lot this fall, chances are you are experiencing seasonal allergies. If you live in these two upstate New York cities, you have landed in the top ten of those who suffer fall seasonal allergies the most.

It was a busy couple of days into the month of September for Forest Rangers in Greene County. One Forest Ranger responded to both injured hiker calls within two days and in almost the same location, the Town of Hunter wilderness.

The DEC confirmed that a deer found dead recently in Upstate NY died from an often-fatal virus -  transmitted by small insects - that can take a deer's life in just 36 hours. The disease, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD )has been around for a while and rears its ugly head at the end of the summer. Accordi...

Albany Confirms First Case of Rare Monkeypox Virus - Now What? Albany County Executive Dan McCoy announced on Tuesday that the first confirmed case of the possibly deadly monkeypox virus has been detected in an Albany believed to have traveled out of state...

We have been reading a lot about Monkeypox in the news and Saratoga County even has Monkeypox vaccine clinics scheduled. Before today, we really haven't heard of any local cases.

GNA Talked to Country Star Parker McCollum after a recent injury - that could have been serious -  forced him to cancel some shows, including the one tonight at Frog Alley in Schenectady. Listen to the interview here: Country music star Parker McCollum was scheduled to perform on Wednesday night at GNA's "Heartstings for Hope Show" at Frog Alley in Schenctady, but a recent injury will pr

In late March this year, (landowner) Baruch Aronson submitted paperwork to add a “marijuana dispensary and marijuana growing/processing” use to the change of zoning application. -FoothillsBusinessDaily   With cannabis now legal in New York State, we know it's only a matter of time within the next year or so that legalized cannabis dispensaries will be popping up throughout New York, but where? Tha

I remember the day like it was yesterday, even though it was more like 3 years ago. I took my then 3-and-a-1/2-year-old son Brody to play in the snow at Albany's Washington Park.  It was his first time out in the snow with me, like really playing.  It was a week of firsts for him,...

In an effort to help curb the winter COVID surge and keep business open, New York is putting a new mask and proof of vaccination mandate into place.