The Capital Region’s 5 Biggest Stories of 2019
Beef jerky mall brawls, Thanksgiving snow, a local American Idol finalist and more are among the 5 biggest Capital Region stories of the year.
In the past year, we have talked about so many things that have happened in the Capital Region. So as we look back at the year that was, let's revisit the 5 biggest stories of 2019, based on total views on our website.
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Beef at Crossgates Mall Leads To Massive Brawl (Video) Read More: Beef at Crossgates Mall To Massive Brawl
The biggest story of the year is also the most recent. This story about the Crossgates Mall brawl at a beef jerky store got coverage all over the US, and went international when it got reported by the Daily Mail.
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Albany Could Get 11 Inches Of Snow Thanksgiving Weekend Read More: Albany Could Get 11 Inches Of Snow Thanksgiving Weekend
This headline actually was a small indicator of the first big storm of the season, as parts of the Capital Region got 27 inches of snow. Snow is usually not a big story in Albany, but over 2 feet right after Thanksgiving turned into our 2nd biggest story of the year.
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Cohoes Teenager Leaves American Idol Judges Speechless (Video) Read More: Cohoes Teenager Leaves American Idol Judges Speechless (Video)
Cohoes native Madison Vandenburg made the Capital Region super proud by singing her way in to the top 3 of American Idol. Her audition performance took the Capital Region by storm and was our 3rd biggest story of 2019.
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‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ To Feature Nearby Restaurant Read More: 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' To Feature Nearby Restaurant
Apparently GNA nation loves food. Our story about Guy Fieri's visit to a Vermont restaurant airing on 'Diners, Drive Ins and Dives' on the Food Network December 27th lands at #4.
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Adam Sandler Coming to Upstate NY in 2020
We love food, and we love Adam Sandler. Our announcement of his upcoming show at Turning Stone was our 5th most read story of 2019.
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