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WARNING! Protect Your Dog's Paws from Hot Pavement in NY
There is nothing like going for a long walk with your furry friend in the sunshine. But as the weather starts getting warmer, the concrete and the pavement also start heating up. It can get so hot that your dog could be seriously injured. Here's how you can keep your dog safe and what to do if their paws get burned.
![Capital Region Schools Closing Early from Extreme Heat this Week](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/06/attachment-heatwave-classroom-.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Capital Region Schools Closing Early from Extreme Heat this Week
I wasn't expecting to get this notification from my son's school, but with the extreme heat expected throughout the area, others may follow suit.
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Witness Sees Small Plane Crash in Colonie Near Albany Shaker Road
According to sources, a small plane crashed in the area of Maxwell Road and Albany Shaker Road Road in Colonie.
![Is It You? $150,000 Powerball Winner At Capital Region Stewart's](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2023/11/attachment-WGNA.COM-2023-11-08T052945.145.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Is It You? $150,000 Powerball Winner At Capital Region Stewart's
Check your numbers! Someone in the Capital Region is holding a one hundred fifty-thousand-dollar Powerball winning ticket. It was sold at an area Stewart's Shop during the June 15th drawing.
![NY Bird Lovers! Adopt This Unique Parrot With A 'Fowl' Mouth](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/06/attachment-WGNA.COM-2024-06-16T194017.135.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NY Bird Lovers! Adopt This Unique Parrot With A 'Fowl' Mouth
If you are a bird lover and have experience caring for feathered friends, a unique one is up for adoption at a shelter in Western New York. A parrot named Pepper talks and has quite a spicy vocabulary.
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Have You Seen This Saratoga County Woman? Police Need Your Help!
There is an urgent search for a missing Saratoga County woman. Brittany Jaworski has been missing since June 10th and the police need your help.
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Concert in the Catskills w/Jackson Dean Is TONIGHT!
Last year, live music returned to the Catskills with country star Michael Ray for Concert in the Catskills. It was just announced that it will return this summer with more great live country music.
![Gut Busting Photos of an American Treasure, Made Famous In New York](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/06/attachment-chestnut.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gut Busting Photos of an American Treasure, Made Famous In New York
Joey Chestnut downing dogs on July 4th is as American as the holiday itself, but this year, we won't be seeing him compete in New York. Check out these gut-busting pics of the Glizzy GOAT in action!
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Check Out these Rarely Seen, Vintage Postcards From Storytown, USA
Upstate Throwback: Enjoy these vintage Storytown, USA postcards that date all the way back to 1961 - just a few years after the legendary amusement park opened.
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Crews in Montgomery County Continue Search for Missing Fisherman
Multiple units are back in the area of Lock 12 in Ft. Hunter this morning searching for a missing fisherman and have asked residents to avoid the area if possible.
![Is Burning The American Flag A Way To Respectfully Dispose Of It?](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2024/05/attachment-WGNA.COM-2024-05-23T113601.665.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Is Burning The American Flag A Way To Respectfully Dispose Of It?
It's Flag Day and if you want to swap out a tattered or worn American flag, there are several ways to dispose of it properly. Is one of the respectful ways to dispose of the stars and stripes burning it? The answer is yes but there are rules you will need to follow.
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Upstate New York Woman Saves Baby Deer in Daring Water Rescue
A woman was fishing in Upstate NY last weekend when she noticed a baby deer drowning and leaped into the water to save the deer's life, possibly risking her own.