Children

Here are the latest closings and cancellations due to today's winter storm.

Discover how a small town in Upstate New York became the birthplace of Fisher-Price's timeless toys that have inspired generations of children.

Yet another child luring attempt has taken place in the Schenectady City School District, which has left parents frustrated and outraged at law enforcement.

A nightmare phone call in the middle of the night has led to a Brooklyn mother facing multiple murder charges.

Hoffman's Playland was an amusement park in Latham from 1952 until 2014. I went there almost every weekend as a kid and even got to take my son Ryan a few times before it closed. Even though many of the rides were relocated to Huck Finn's Playland in Albany, Hoffman's holds a soft spot in my heart. Take a look at the now-abandoned Hoffman's Playland.

As COVID-19 positivity rates are decreasing in New York, the State has issued new guidelines for mask-wearing for summer school students.

Devastating news coming out of Rockland County, New York. A one-year-old child is dead after being left at home with a six-year-old child.

Safety guidelines were revised to change the mandate for small children in daycare settings and summer camps.

Another Hot Topic this time a remarried mother who has moved on to a new relationship has a question about her new husband disciplining her child.

46-year old Heath Harrison of Valatie was arrested and charged with Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child; First- Criminal Sex Act; First-Degree Sexual Abuse; First-Degree Rape; Sexual Misconduct and Forcible Touching.

Police in Schenectady are searching for a missing teen. Indera Morgan, anyone with information is being asked to call the police. The teenage girl went missing on Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 pm.

Last year, Build-A-Bear Workshop did their "Pay Your Age" promotion that caused the store to shut down at Crossgates. They are bringing it back this month but they are implementing new rules. Here's what you need to know.

Cohoes Middle School is going viral, but not because of anything the students are doing, but because of the sign they put in front of the school.

Parents disciplining their children should avoid spanking, that's according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

What Did You Do As A Kid That Kids Now Don't Do? It seems like being a kid has been totally revised.

Soon the kids will be going back to school and you will worry when they get on and off the bus. Now there is an app so you can track where they are when they are on the bus to and from school.

A major department store is trying to capitalize on the closing of Babies R Us. The store has locations in and around the areas of where Babies R Us stores have closed so they are banking on the customers from those shuttered stores.

If you have children and had to bring them to the emergency room, you know it can be a scary place for them. Well now a brand new emergency room has opened that is specifically for kids and it's right here in the Capital Region.

First, let me begin by saying as a former educator, I LOVE BOOKS!