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This is fair season in the Albany area! Some have already come and gone, others are just getting ready to gear up. I have no allegiance whatsoever to any fair at all, but I do have allegiance to fair food!

We're very proud to announce the winners of the very first Taste of Country BBQ Nationals Competition held at Saratoga Casino and Raceway! Congratulations to all of the winners and a great job done by all who participated!

We’re at the Taste of Country BBQ Nationals at Saratoga Casino and Raceway as we speak and the smells of BBQ are AMAZING. We also have live music including Phil Vassar -performance starts between 8 and 930 PM James Wesley - performance starts between 6 and 730 PM. The question of how to taste and judge BBQ for yourself has come up a few times - and truth be told in order to be a judge it takes a q

We're happy to introduce our new weather page where you can view current conditions, see the five-day forecast, and explore the interactive weather map. You can use it for the latest updates, to plan for the rest of the week, or just to find out what's going on in the region.

Today the 143rd meet at Saratoga opens and it's going to be hot one! In the middle of this heat wave we are expecting to see temperatures in the 90s again today. Despite the heat NYRA is expecting to have a big opening day.

It must be tough being a weatherman (OK, weatherPERSON).  When it's cold for days on end, how many ways can you express it without eventually running out of adjectives?  And the same goes for this unGODLY hot weather.  Sometimes, you've gotta get creative, like these fine meterologists

It's July and with that comes our annual heat wave. Check out our brand new weather page for the latest information and updates but also here are some cooling stations that have been set up in our area to help keep you cool.

  Were you waiting in line? Check out our gallery of folks waiting for the gates to open! You're having a ton of fun in line - playing cornhole, frisbee, and even line dancing! Look for yourself in the photos after the jump!

We've been busy all week getting ready for Countryfest 2011 and there are hundreds of details, small and big, that have to be attended to. Our staff has been working hard as have all sorts of crews from all over the place to make sure that Countryfest is better and better each year. As ...

So it’s time for Countryfest and you’re wondering about all sorts of things. Fear not - we have you covered. Casey has been doing some articles on what to wear and our events page has all sorts of rules and regulations. In addition to that what else do you have to know? We present to you our WGNA Countryfest Survival Guide.

If you've been to WGNA's Countryfest in the past, you know that many people wear cowboy hats as either part of their attire or to help shade themselves from the sun.  If you've never been to Countryfest, then consider yourself notified.

American popular music has been around since before America even declared its independence. ‘Yankee Doodle,’ anyone? That classic was sung by Colonial American soldiers as early as The French and Indian War. Since then, our country has established one of the richest musical traditions in the world. Many songs even deal with America itself, from ‘God Bless America’ to ‘God Bless the USA.’ Here’s a