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Uncle Sam Parking Garage in Troy Closed For Good
You won't be able to park in the Uncle Sam Parking Garage in Troy anymore. The city has deemed it unsafe. Starting today it will be closed indefinitely due to inspections that have been done by Troy Code Enforcement and the engineering departments.
Lake George Has Harmful Algal Bloom-Is it Safe to Swim?
In the past, Lake George's Million Dollar beach has been closed due to high levels of E.coli on the beach and in the water. Now there is an algal bloom that could be harmful to swimmers or threaten local drinking water. The Department of Environmental Conservation is running tests to determine …
Colonie Police Recruitment Vid Made Me Want to Run Through a Brick Wall
I absolutely love the new recruitment video produced by the Town of Colonie Police Department. It's equal parts hilarious, sefl-depricating, informative, fun and motivational and if you or someone you know is considering a job in law enforcement with the Colonie Police, show them this vid…
Showtime’s Biggest Hit is Back and Bringing New Blood to Upstate New York
Fans of Showtime's Dexter will be ecstatic to know that their favorite serial killer - along with much of the original cast - is coming back for a 9th season. After an eight year hiatus, Michael C. Hall is back in his familiar role as Dexter, the blood spatter analyst by d…
Your Phone Will Warn You of Damaging Capital Region Storms
There will be a new warning that comes directly to your cell phone from the National Weather Service. We already get a typical thunderstorm warning directly to our phones and now the National Weather Service is keeping us more informed. They have created a new level of thunderstorm warnings that hav…
Gov Cuomo Calls Out 4 Cap Region Zip Codes-Low Vaccination Rates
Governor Cuomo is calling out New York state cities and towns that have the lowest vaccination rates. He wants to get everyone in New York state vaccinated to keep the COVID-19 rates down. There are one hundred seventeen zip codes that he called out with most of them being in the New York City area
Colonie and Rotterdam Little League to Battle in NYS Championship
Ever since I was a kid, I had a fascination with the Little League World Series. I remember being around 11 or 12-years-old and playing for the National Little League All-Star team thinking that maybe we had a chance to play in Williamsport, PA in front of 30,000 fans and a national TV audienc…
Selkirk Animal Caught on Trail Cam Too Big to be a Bobcat?
A video of what appears to be a rather large cat, marking its territory in the backyard of a residential neighborhood, was caught on a trail cam and shared by a Selkirk man recently. This thing is enormous and caught my attention because it was re-shared by News Channel 13 meteorologist …
Damaged Northway Overpass to be Replaced Next Summer
Back on April 14th, a boom lift on a truck trailer struck the Northway overpass of Sitterly Road damaging the structure. The bridge had to be demolished and was then replaced with a temporary structure. The Department of Transportation just announced that they will be replacing the bridge entirely w…