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Ashley in Clifton Park writes: My husband refuses to get the vaccine and while it never presented itself as a problem before it's becoming one now.  We want to travel and do things as a family, and I really want him to get up to speed with the rest of us.  I'm fully vaccinated as are our two daughters, and he won't.  I respect that has his own views and beliefs on the shot, but I've been trying to

For much of the last 16 months we've grown accustomed to the daily disappointment of mandates that prevented us from doing the things we loved.  We barely ate at restaurants, concerts were canceled, movie theatres shut down, ballparks emptied, family gatherings put on hold and weddings postponed.  Surely I missed a few hundred other things. It sucked for everyone, but we all reacted differently. 

In case you missed it on Tuesday morning, Love Cowboy wanted to talk about "420." Here's what went down in the studio with Brian and Chrissy in the morning, on GNA. Love Cowboy: Guys, I don't know if you all do anything on 420 but now that Cuomo's making weed legal, he wants people to start calling him "King Cabbage." Brian and Chrissy: No he doesn't - nobody's calling him &quo

A few weeks ago, I saw a grown man throw a candy wrapper on the ground.  I immediately judged him to be a loser in life. Too harsh?  Too bad.   If there's one thing I have zero tolerance for, it's a litterbug.  It's lazy and it's vulgar plain and simple.  Far worse than any candy wrapper, paper plate or chicken bone (it's an Albany thing you may not understand it) is the amount of used COVID masks

We're coming up on one year since the universe threw us the biggest curveball anyone could have ever imagined.  We locked down, social distanced, tried to "not be stupid," wore our masks, watched daily press conferences, explored the Adirondacks, worked from home, taught our children, did drive-by celebrations, celebrated our frontline heroes, held meetings on Zoom, ordered massive amoun

A 22-year-old South Burlington, VT man may have thought the Lake Champlain ice surface he stood atop was thick enough to support him.  Unfortunately, it wasn't.  Trapped underneath a sheet of ice in freezing cold water for 10 minutes, at least a dozen Burlington firefighters rushed to the scene in an attempt to save the man's life.  By the time emergency medical teams arrived, it was too late. Rea

WellNow Urgent Care locations are open throughout the Capital Region. In fact, this is where I got my COVID-19 test. They are clean and very accommodating. The doctors and nurses who worked at the one in Clifton Park where I went were awesome. WellNow Urgent Care announced that they will be hiring more healthcare workers in the Albany area.

My two sisters and my brothers-in-law have gotten both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. They fell into the first groups of those who were eligible to get the vaccine. Little by little Governor Andrew Cuomo is announcing more groups of people who are eligible.

Folks in Pattersonville told News 10 ABC that for years there were reports of a large animal making the rounds around town, appearing in backyards and barns, but never staying long enough for anyone to get a real good look.  What was this sly animal that had become a mystery in Pattersonville? Some thought it may have been a moose, others had an inkling it was a horse, but the elusive nature of th

The Glens Falls Hospital and community is in mourning today after it was learned that a nurse who works for the hospital was tragically struck and killed by a snow plow on Tuesday afternoon. The Glens Falls Police Department haven't released the name of the frontline hero yet, but some of her colleagues who work inside the hospital have commented on the loss and the devastating effect it had on th

By now, everyone knows someone who has had COVID-19. If you had it recently and recovered from it, there is a desperate need for plasma donations to save lives. Here's how you can help.

There is a dire need for blood and platelet donations and not only can you save lives, but you can also be in the running to win tickets to next year's Super Bowl. Here's how you can help.