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15 College Students had to be Rescued while Rafting in the ADKS
With the help of highly skilled Forest Rangers, 15 college students were rescued on Monday after suffering a rafting incident on the Hudson Gorge in the ADKS.
NY K9 Acknowledged for Helping to Solve a 6 Year Murder Mystery
A 2017 Cold Case finally comes to a close
A New York State Trooper along with his highly trained K9 is credited with assisting police to solve a 6-year-old murder mystery, bringing a sense of relief and closure to a community in Pennsylvania haunted by a homicide that happened in 2017...
Powerful and Moving 9/11 Exhibit to Stop in Upstate NY
None of us will ever forget the tragic events that unfolded back on September 11, 2001, but as time goes by, sometimes it's good to pause, reflect, and think back on those who innocently lost their lives and those who sacrificed theirs trying to save others...
Volunteer! Saratoga Nat'l Cemetery Wreaths Honor Local Veterans
This Saturday, December 17th, thousands of holiday wreaths will be placed on local veterans' gravestones at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. They need more volunteers and you can help.
Sponsor a Wreath? Heroes at Saratoga National Cemetery Need You!
Each year Wreaths Across America places wreaths on veterans' graves. This includes Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetary. They need your help and donations so that these soldiers can be honored.
Albany Police and Saratoga Sheriffs to Rumble in 5-0 Bowl!
It's a Northway Battle of the Blue when members from the Albany Police Department square off against a squad of Saratoga Sheriffs in a charity, 9-on-9 flag football game.
On Sunday afternoon, November 20th two area police forces will do battle for hometown bragging rights and flag football supremacy in the 5-0 Bowl, and GNA is honored to be a part of it...
Mechanicville Means Community: Boys Soccer Having Historic Season
It is hard to explain to "outsiders" what a special place Mechanicville is. Yes, the boys' soccer team is having an amazing season. Yes, they have already gone farther than any other boys' soccer team in program history. But it is deeper than that. It's different.
Upstate Forest Rangers Rescue 2 Different Hikers W/ Leg Injuries
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.
Disgusting! Man Steals Upstate NY Veterans' Headstone Plaques
There are thieves and then there are thieves that cross a line into just disgusting humans. Someone thought they could get away with stealing thirteen bronze veteran plaques from the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Upstate New York.
Radio Icon Passed Before I Got a Chance to Say ‘Thank you’
Like many in the Capital Region, I was shocked and saddened to hear the news that PYX 106 radio legend Roy Moon, AKA Bob Mason, had passed away suddenly over the weekend.
While I was never introduced to him formally, I would see Bob quite a bit because he worked at Capital Wine and Spirits on Lark Street in Albany, a stone's throw from where I live...