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7-foot Boa slithers into Hudson Valley storm drain and later rescued. Check out the videos.

When a hurricane is coming through an area, you always think about evacuating and getting to a safe place. What happens to the animals in the shelters of those areas? They need to be evacuated too. That's where Pets Alive comes in. They are a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter in Orange County, NY in the Hudson Valley.

Five boaters were rescued Sunday morning after colliding with a whale off coast of Long Island.

There is something majestic when you can ice skate, snowmobile, snowshoe, or even walk on one of the beautiful bodies of water in the Capital Region. But as temperatures start to fluctuate, it is important to be reminded to be ready for anything when heading out on the ice. A woman was snowshoeing on Saratoga Lake and an alert neighbor happened to be in the right place at the right time.

It's easy to see how a relatively small animal could get trapped under a vehicle and barricaded by snow during the massive storm we got this week.  But what's hard to comprehend, is how a 2-year-old kitty could survive such an ordeal in the harsh, cold conditions while trapped, scared and covered in snow. Meet "Jack Frost", the newly named furball who was brought into the Saratoga County

Shoutout to Albany's finest here doing the kind of work that people don't often see police officers do. Rain from the Tuesday afternoon storm was so heavy, it caused massive flooding along Central Avenue in Albany, stranding multiple cars...

The search is on for the world's cutest rescue dog. We all think that our dogs are the cutest. Now it's time to show off your rescue pooch for your chance to make them famous and win some cool stuff. Here's how.

Something ridiculously unnerving was brought to my attention by a GNA listener who called into the morning show on Friday.  After spending over an hour discussing the potentially tragic news of the Albany man missing at Thacher Park since New Years Eve, I came to the conclusion that as an Uber driver, I feel it is your responsibility as a human to be wary of individuals like Zachary Barrantes. Rea

Photographs of an Albany Police Officer posing with some recently rescued - and super cute kittens -  has gone viral. The photographs, seen throughout day on the Albany Police Department facebook, has generated hundred of shares. Many people commented on how appreciative they were of the work by the local fire department in rescuing the kitties and turning them over to the Albany PD, while others

Three local teens are properly being praised for their quick thinking when they came to the rescue of a man who may have been moments away from drowning in Collins Lake in Scotia on Tuesday.

If lawmakers have their way, there may be a ban on certain animals that can be sold at local pet stores including dogs and cats.

It's the incrediblly gripping story of the Thailand cave rescue that has many of us on the edge of seats as details unfolded about the dangerous and heroic recue of the Thai youth soccer team and it's coach.  One by one as the players were rescued,  euphoria set it.  However, many questions arose about how they managed to stay alive long enough for expert divers and rescuers to find them and retur