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What happens when you cut and style a clients hair and he or she bolts without paying?  After you've been restrained from chasing them down with a pair of sheers, you're probably left without much recourse. If you're a local salon or barbershop owner, or perhaps a stylist, you'll be happy to know that new laws in New York State have made it a punishable crime for clients who 'clip and jip'. Read M

You probably think doing this is saving you from breaking the law, but it’s illegal too!

Heads-up! There is another phone scam that is making its way around the Capital Region. This time it has to do with people posing as law enforcement.

While I shouldn't condone breaking the law, I have a feeling this is one you would break to save ad animal in a hot vehicle.

There have been a lot of different rumors going around about alcohol legal age in New York State. The only problem is some of the news you're hearing is wrong, let me set it straight for you.

There's not much better than a nice cold beer on a hot summer day, well, except ice cream. New York State may soon take your two hot weather favorites and put them together.

I've only been pulled over once but the officer was great (though he gave me a ticket) but if I was pulled over for something more serious, I don't think I'd know exactly what my rights are. Do you?

A new proposal in the state budget could change the current seat belt law and require everyone in the vehicle to buckle up.

When they first came out, it seemed like electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were the best of both worlds for smokers. They still could smoke but it was more accepted in public places without the smoke and smell. Now, another place is added to the list of where they're not allowed.

We've all been on a job interview. The stressful questions, the feeling that every word we say determines our potential future with that company. Now, there's a bill that may take one of those stressful questions away.

It was all over the news channels when first reported that an alleged racially motivated fight broke out on a CDTA bus involving a couple U Albany students.

I posed the question yesterday - should we ban plastic shopping bags? I've seen articles popping up everywhere about it and in Central New York, they'll be the first in the state to put this law to the test. But, how will it change the shopping experience? Is it truly necessary?