When chain restaurants close it seems that they stay vacant forever. It's nice to know that in Queensbury the old Outback Steakhouse is being taken over by a local business and restaurant owner who will bring in a family restaurant.

A children's playground area inside a popular Saratoga County park was virtually destroyed on Monday. Authorities say that vandals ripped down fence posts, spray painted vulgarities and damaged whatever they could get their hands on.  Police are asking for the public's help in ascertaining the indiv…

While thankfully no one was injured this morning, all lanes southbound on the Northway near exits 9 and 8A in Clifton Park remain closed.  According to CBS 6 News, traffic is being diverted off exit 10 after a commercial vehicle hit the Sitterly Road bridge causing major backups and delays…

It is unlawful to pass a stopped school bus in either direction but before this new legislation passed, it had to be witnessed by a police officer. Now the new law, which passed this week, allows surveillance cameras to be admissible to fine and prosecute the drivers who blow past a stopped school b…

Just when we thought 2021 would bring back some of our favorite events, the Adirondack Wine and Food Festival has been canceled for the second year in a row. Even though more and more New Yorkers are getting vaccinated, organizers decided to push back the popular event with guidance from the New Yor…

Melissa in Saratoga Springs-
I have a sister that is 6 years older than I am.   I'm a teacher and she runs some tech company out in California and makes a ton of money compared to me.  Despite living on separate coasts, we're like best friends. I'm writing to you because her generosity is causing me …

Good work by the Bennington Police Department and K9 Gracie resulted in making sure that tens of thousands of bags of heroin and large quantities of crack cocaine did not make it to the streets.
Police in Bennington, Vermont responded to a call for "suspicious activity" on Monday evening an…

If you're a teacher in the 518, we want you to be a part of a new weekly "pop quiz" style game with Brian and Chrissy in the morning on GNA where you get to be the star. Here's how you can be a part of "Brian and Chrissy Get Schooled."

When I was little, I remember driving in the car with my grandfather near Frog Island in Stillwater. Over the Hudson River near the railroad bridge are power lines that stretch across to the other side of the river. Every few feet there are giant red balls on the power lines. When I asked my grandfa…