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If you're going to be at our first ever Food Truck Festival happening this Saturday (5/4) in Troy, NY, we want you to Tweet, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare, flickr, and more with us! Here's a complete guide for the fest including our hashtag for the day and the Twitter handles for a bunch of the trucks. We'll even have a fancy-dandy guide to save to your phone, or print out. We'll also have paper

There are many things that can be seen floating down the Hudson River but it isn't every day that you see an enormous styrofoam head just floating along. Marist College crew coach Matthew Lavin shared some photos of the giant head his team found and brought to shore. If you ask us, it looks somewhat like New York Governor Cuomo, sans nose. Maybe we're just crazy - but you can let us know in our po

Officials in Massachusetts gave a press conference to update the media on the status of the Tsarnaev brothers and the Boston bombings. Gov Patrick and Boston Mayor Menino started the press conference:

The uncle of the bombing suspects, Ruslan Tsarni, spoke to the media a short time ago and expressed his disgust with what his nephews have done. He pleaded for Dzhokar, also known as suspect #2, to turn himself in and ask the victims for forgiveness.

Late Thursday afternoon (4/18) the FBI held a press conference regarding the bombings at the Boston Marathon which occurred in Boston on Monday. Here is the latest information that the FBI released to the media regarding this act of terror.

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UPDATE: 3:56: This will be the last update of this article this afternoon. There is a press conference with the FBI at 5P, after which we'll publish a new article recapping the details. What we do know as fact is that the FBI and has made "significant progress" in this investigation. UPDATE @ 3:02: The Boston police department has tweeted that there HAS NOT been an arrest made: UPDATE @

The White House just held a press conference in which they confirmed that a letter addressed to President Obama has tested positive for richin. There is no indication that this letter is connected to the bombings in Boston.

Runners are a very unified group and have a special connection whenever they meet a fellow runner. Running takes so much dedication, training, and work. While people have different motives for running, it's being a runner that brings them together...

A press conference was held Tuesday morning (4/16) which cleared up some confusion regarding earlier reports of there being other devices, and where the FBI is in their investigation. We continue to send our prayers and thoughts to the victims and their families. Here is a recap of the press conference:

There have been two confirmed bombs detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. We are updating this post as new information comes in. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the victims. Refresh this page for updates as we add them. Latest information will be on the top:

UPDATE at 7:30 PM: There are reports that a mother and daughter have been found strangled in the home. The initial call was to the fire department for a structure fire which was quickly put out when they arrived. It was then that the bodies were discovered...

Friday night (3/22/2013) Twitter was lit up with reports of a meteor in the sky above Albany - and this morning (3/23)several meteorological societies and groups are confirming in fact that a meteor did pass through the sky, likely traveling southwest from Massachusetts  over Albany, and toward Maryland and points south. There were even reports from Florida and Canada! Check out some videos captur

Okay - we're done with the internet - it's ALL OVER after seeing this tweet from Amanda Bynes asking @drake to MURDER her VAGINA! Hasn't she heard that DRAKE  HAS A REPUTATION that isn't so great?!?????? We can only guess what she HAS IN MIND. Check out the TWEET AND ANOTHER WEIRD ONE HERE:

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Everyone gets so excited when the Shamrock Shake comes back, or even the McRib (like a zombie back from the grave) returns. We felt it was time to take a McLook back at some McDonald's menu items that McFailed miserably. Some odd items are still available regionally, and some of these misguided food options were inspired by those regional offerings...

We earlier heard that Lil Wayne was going to die but he just tweeted that he's okay - we're hoping that's legit and he will pull through. Rumors are that his Twitter feed has been hacked or that Mack Maine may have tweeted it, considering it came moments after Mack Maine tweeted he was about to send out a tweet ending all speculation about Wayne's health. Check out the tweet from Wayne's account h

We're just hearing that Lil Wayne had another seizure and is back in the hospital except this time it's looking pretty bad - he's listed in critical condition. According to sources he's been given last rites.

New York State police held a press conference earlier today (3/14) regarding the death of a shooting suspect in Herkimer. The suspect had shot six and killed four on 3/13 at two different locations. Police had him cornered overnight and opened fire on him when he shot and killed an FBI K9 Officer.

Six people were shot in two different Herkimer County locations with four confirmed dead. Two people were shot and killed at Gaffey's Car Wash in the Village of Herkimer and an additional four people were shot at John's Barber Shop in Mohawk. Of those four, two were killed.

Traffic is closed on the Northway following a bus crash and police have confirmed one fatality in the accident. The bus was transporting the St. Michael's College Lacrosse team to a game in Long Island when the accident occurred.

Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela has died, according to reports from the AP, MSNBC, and CNN. Chavez was 58 years old. Since December, Chavez has been battling and unspecified cancer and had undergone at least four surgeries in Cuba.

Who knew that your dreams could all come true in Saratoga and all in one day! If you missed the Saratoga Beer Summit, which was the capstone event of Saratoga Beer Week, then you really missed out on some great beer and cider too!

Albany area beer connoisseurs were out in full force at the Rare Beer + Cask Ale Event as part of Saratoga Beer Week on Thursday 2/22. A dozen breweries were represented with some of best of the best and of course rare beers. We had some favorites for the night for sure and clearly so did all of the other beer geeks in attendance.

UPDATE: Great news - we just learned from Troy Police that she has returned home - THANK GOD!

Some people are calling it Nemo but most people are calling it a blizzard, which is what it is. Many cities in the Albany area have snow emergency policies for snow removal, so check our list to make sure you don't get towed or violate the emergency order!

Using the word stupid isn't always polite and should be reserved for special occasions  and The Weather Channel trying to name winter storms is a perfect example of when to use the word stupid.

A few months ago we told you the horrible story about how someone nailed some sweet little puppies to the railroad tracks. Today we are really glad to be able to report that the person responsible is now in jail.

Our sister news outlet CNY News in Central New York is reporting that there is a fire at SUNY Oneonta.

An Albany area cellphone store employee has been arrested after he stole a nude picture off of a customers phone - and texted it to himself. Colonie Police arrested the Verizon Wireless employee after the customer realized that the photo had been texted off of his phone.