Upstate new York news

Ever since I was a kid, I had a fascination with the Little League World Series.  I remember being around 11 or 12-years-old and playing for the National Little League All-Star team thinking that maybe we had a chance to play in Williamsport, PA in front of 30,000 fans and a national TV audienc…

A video of what appears to be a rather large cat,  marking its territory in the backyard of a residential neighborhood, was caught on a trail cam and shared by a Selkirk man recently.  This thing is enormous and caught my attention because it was re-shared by News Channel 13 meteorologist …

How can you not love that happy doggo look on her face?  This highly trained, very good girl was instrumental in helping the New York State Police in a drug and gun bust on Friday that resulted in the confiscation of cocaine and an illegally possesed handgun.  He...

A Cohoes man must be feeling a bit sour - and surely salty -  after his attempt to steal $1,000 dollars worth of lottery tickets at a Cumberland Farms was foiled by area police.  In truth, he almost got away with it, but the clerk was on to his twisted plan.
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I must have watched this one minute clip at least a 30 times - and perhaps there's an underworld inferno waiting for more somewhere -  but I cannot stop laughing at this. When I was a kid, our family spent many summers on this very boardwalk, riding rides at this very pier.  In...

Bear sightings seem to be the norm these days throughout the Capital Region, and while it's always wise to keep a safe distance, our natural curiosity makes it impossible to veer away.   Bears are curious creatures too, and in the hunt for food, they sometimes get themselves into some…

Police say a 15-year-old girl was in the parking lot of the Walmart on Hoosick Street when a man started following her while yelling sexually explicit things in her direction.  The underrage girl was uncomfortable and unnerved, and told him multiple times to stop, but he wouldn't relent.
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The Ugly Rooster; Mechanicville's cozy, comfortable, cafe has finally opened their second location.  I guess they needed to expand after feeling a bit...cooped up with just one spot.
Nestled in the heart of Mechanicville, The Ugly Rooster Cafe is beloved by locals and out-of-town travelers …

Police say a Fulton County man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon following a nearly 24 hour stealing spree in which the man accused is responsible for robbing at least two places, bagging a total of $13,000 in the process.
The first of the two thefts according to police happened at a Gloversville lau…

A North Greenbush man is selling a golf cart that every single golfer you know needs to own or wishes they could.  This thing is a BEAST.
Imagine the looks you'll get on the course (the stuffier the place the better) when the other members at the country club see you roll up in this $9,000 bright yel…

A legendary Italian restaurant closed its doors for good after 50 plus years of serving up pasta, parm, pizza, and other delicious Italian comfort foods in Albany. The restaurant's success was fueled by Italian immigrants who came to the United States with a few dollars, a tremendous work ethic…

People in the real estate industry will tell you that homes are selling so quickly - and at such inflated prices -  that your purchasing dollar may not stretch as far as it used to.  For example, a home you may purchase for $200,000 in 2021, is a far cry from what you could have had in 201…