Upstate new York news

Ask anyone in the Capital Region who makes the best bagel in town, and you're sure to get a variety of answers.  Some may say its Bruegger's with their few remaining places in the Capital Region, while other people will tell you that Price Chopper/Market 32 has some of the best bagels in town.  Or maybe it's the small mom-and-pop that sits on the corner of a town or village out in the country.  Wh

The sites, the sounds, the smells, the food, the demolition derby; anyone else longing for the return of state and county fairs?  Well, you're not alone.  A few months ago, Governor Cuomo hinted that the return of state fairs was something that he was prioritizing. “I personally love the fair. I love what we’ve done with the fair,” the Governor said during a February news conference. He added “If

Sparks were flying over the weekend as crews hustled to tear down and ultimately repair Sitterly Bridge Road in Clifton Park.  Back on April 14th, a commercial vehicle hit the Sitterly Road bridge causing major backups and delays.  Since the accident, southbound traffic near Exits 9 and 10 on the Northway was limited to passenger vehicles only, while trucks were detoured at Exit 10...

A vital and historic piece of World War II history sits in her glory, restored and anchored in the waters of Albany's Hudson River.  The USS Slater DE 766 in fact, is the only ship of its kind to remain afloat in the entire USA.  But until recently, nobody talked about why one of the seats inside the ship is painted red, yet all others are painted black.  What's the seedy story behind the "re

Owen Wilson was looking to add a bit more authenticity to the movie character he's portraying, so he took about 45 minutes out of his day to visit a Saratoga Springs tobacco shop to learn the subtle nuances associated with smoking a pipe.

Check your Take 5 ticket from the New York Lottery. Someone purchased a ticket from a a convenient store in Rotterdam Junction for last night's drawing and whoever won is sitting on some pretty serious money right now and they may not even know it.

The Albany County Sheriff's Office released information on Wednesday about a dog they say was found in Berne and left for dead.  According to the authorities, the dog was left in a ditch to die after it had apparently been shot multiple times, including one to the head. It's as heartbreaking as it it infuriating and we're all hoping that whoever did this is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the

You can make the argument that no one man has been more visible, questioned,  outspoken and even controversial in the past year of the pandemic than the man widely considered to be the foremost expert.  on infectious diseases. Dr. Anthony Fauci has been the masked face behind the pandemic and CDC guidelines  for over a year now, but on May 21st he'll be the face of the RPI Commencement ceremony ac

In case you missed it on Tuesday morning, Love Cowboy wanted to talk about "420." Here's what went down in the studio with Brian and Chrissy in the morning, on GNA. Love Cowboy: Guys, I don't know if you all do anything on 420 but now that Cuomo's making weed legal, he wants people to start calling him "King Cabbage." Brian and Chrissy: No he doesn't - nobody's calling him &quo

A few weeks ago, while driving into the radio station on Friday morning April 2nd, at approximately 4:55 AM, I saw something in the sky over the Schenectady County Pine Bush. There were two bright lights, one in the upper east and and another upper west quadrant of the trapezoid-shaped object.  As I turned the corner onto Kings Road, I continued to look up in the sky hoping for a good enough view

It's been 109 years since the sinking of the Titanic, but the first time I've ever tried to Google search "Albany, NY passengers on the Titanic," and what I found was pretty fascinating.

Back in mid-February I learned about the soaring bald eagle population in Schoharie County and I started counting down the days until I'd be able to see these majestic, powerful and strikingly beautiful birds up close. The article I wrote back in February was useful spreading the word about this very unique opportunity we're lucky to have in the Capital Region as well as to encourage you to submit