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Kane Brown Back in Albany! A lot has changed in the life of country star Kane Brown.  When he first arrived on the music scene about 10 years ago, he was a struggling artist with a dream, love for country music, and an English bulldog named Rambo, which he brought on tour. ...

GNA Hotshots: Fan Pics from Kane Brown in Albany As summer approaches, the country concert season is starting to sizzle. And on a warm Thursday night in Albany, Ashley Cook, Mitchell Tenpenny, and headliner Kane Brown cooked up one heckuva show for Capital Region country music fans...

Memorable Day is fast approaching, Americade is next week, and the country concert season is ramping up.  Finally, the summer season is upon us throughout the Capital Region, specifically our beautiful and historic Lake George region. There's so much to do and see, and indeed, after a long day lounging on the Lake, or while racing from thrill to thrill at the Great Escape, your belly will start ru

With so many delicious hand-crafted burgers made with love throughout New York, it seems nearly impossible to crown a winner. But, after months of perfecting recipes, collecting nominations, and tasting some of the state's juicy burgers, New York's BEST burger for 2025 was revealed this week in Albany...

At least two Albany schools received hate speech and death threats on social media recently, and school officials say they are working with the Albany Police Department to investigate the unnerving messages. Threats Made to Hackett Middle School and One Other According to a press release from the Albany City School District, local police are investigating the "threats of violence and hate spe

A scary situation while turkey hunting in a New York forest led to one man being taken to the hospital and another being taken into police custody. Man Shot in the Face While Hunting State Police in New York say a man who was out in the woods turkey hunting on Tuesday morning was shot in the face by an unknown person...

Have You Ever Seen a Moose in New York? While not impossible, a moose sighting in Upstate New York can be rare. But ask anyone who has seen one, and they'll probably say it was one of the more breathtaking experiences of their life. A local woman was in the right place at the right time (her backyard) to capture this super cute interaction between a deer fawn and a moose calf frolicking in Edinbur

Albany Man Arrested Twice on Same Day Police say they arrested an Albany man twice on Monday who was involved in two separate incidents that included robbery, trespassing, possession of a loaded handgun, as well as resisting arrest and fighting with police officers...

She Wasn't Stealing the Toilet Paper At one point, we've all been guilty of taking food leftovers home from work, or grabbing the occasional roll of toilet paper in a pinch, but a Schenectady County woman is accused of pilfering way more than some toiletries. ...

Reported Missing Back in November The search for Canadian hiker Leo DuFour began over 6 months ago after being reported missing in the heart of Upstate New York's Adirondack Mountains.  Sadly, the search has ended, but at least now, family and friends have the closure they've sought. ...

Far too often, the videos we see involving police officers are tense, confrontational, violent, and for some people, hard to watch. This is NOT one of them. A special police escort in the City of Albany was caught on tape. The video shows a rather heartwarming moment as an Albany Police Officer gives a police escort to a mama duck and her ducklings at a busy intersection in Downtown Albany. Protec

Food Court Capers State Police in New York are trying to identify the woman in the photo. They say she climbed over the counters of multiple eateries in an Upstate New York mall to steal money from the tip jar and cash register, and even helped herself to a slushy...