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Volunteers at Westland Hills Park in Albany have been working hard the past few months getting fields prepped for something other than softball and baseball games.  The crew was busy putting together the plan, and laying out the groundwork on a new Christmas display that will shine bright in honor of those closest to us who may be gone, but not forgotten, called Our Angels Remembered. ... Read Mor

Well here's something you'll never see in Albany where, for the record, I was "gifted" a shiny new parking ticket over Thanksgiving weekend.  A town in Schoharie County has replaced its parking meters with something much more festive than a slip of paper on your windshield and a $50 dollar fine.   S...

A few months ago, while searching for a parking spot near Washington Park in Albany, I approached a light and it was red.  Naturally, I came to a stop and looked up while waiting for it to change colors.  In doing so, I noticed a pair of sneakers, tied together by the laces had been flung over the wire.  I didn't think too much of it.  Two days later at the same intersection, I noticed a second pa

This is still is very much an ongoing investigation, and any and all speculation about what allegedly transpired at the Delaware Ave in Albany KFC is just that: speculation.  At around 2:30 PM on Thursday afternoon, the Albany Police blocked off a large portion of Delaware Avenue with their patrol cars, sending traffic on a detoured route around the KFC where a man had been shot a few hours earlie

We remember the jingles, the catchphrases, and the celebrities who starred in them. These are 13 Classic TV Commercials the Capital Region Will Never Forget. I'm a sucker for Capital Region nostalgia and every now and again I go down these rabbit hole searches to find anything uniquely exclusive and retro when it comes to the 518.  Recently I started searching on YouTube for old, vintage, and clas

I received a text from my mom last week of an image - no words - just the photo.  My mom knows I love this stuff, and every once in a while she digs up something nostalgic and shares it with the family.  Whether it be an old photo of me or my sister Sherri when we were kids or an old picture from a 1980's family day at Storytown, she knows I love this stuff. This ...

It's no secret that Alec Baldwin, his wife Hilaria, and their six children have been seeking solace and comfort about an hour north of Albany in Manchester, Vermont. According to several sources, Baldwin and crew have been laying low in nearby Vermont for the past few weeks as the investigation continues into the on-set shooting of the movie "Rust"...

A longtime veteran News 10 ABC news anchor and star of some TV commercials we've become familiar with here in the Capital Region has passed away and former colleague John Gray reflected on his remarkable life. According to one of his former employers News 10 ABC, Dick Wood who anchored multiple newscasts from 1973-1991, has passed away at the age of 91. ...

Scroll down to hear the entire interview with Bob Anderson on GNA Friday Morning Bob Anderson, the father of Atlanta Braves star pitcher and World Series Champion Ian Anderson, has been around baseball most of his life.  He was a high-level college player at Siena in addition to being a  very successful head coach at Schalmont, winning 325 games in his 20 years with the Sabres. But w...

See what happened by clicking here What was supposed to be a fun night out on Halloween, turned into an all-out street brawl for multiple individuals late Saturday night in downtown Saratoga. In this 50-second video taken on Caroline Street over the weekend, you can see multiple Saratoga Springs partygoers in their full Halloween costumes, replacing tricks and treats for haymakers and hooks in an

Rachael Ray has millions of adoring fans across the country, but despite her fame and fortune, refreshingly she has never forgotten where she comes from. Ray, a Capital Region native, grew up in Lake Luzerne and still makes her home up north...

The owners of Saratoga's Broadway Deli have been no stranger when it comes to garnering attention-grabbing headlines in the past year or so.  Over time, they've been able to use their restaurant success as a platform to speak out, change the restaurant culture, and give back. ...