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The Tioronda Estate, the home of the former Craig House psychiatric facility, could become an inn and spa, restaurant and cottage rentals.

Can you tell the difference?  I guess it depends on how closely you're paying attention. Authorities in Fulton County are warning businesses and residents that fake $100 bills might be circulating throughout the community, and to be aware.  An...

After a year off and an abbreviated year last year, county fairs are back in full swing around Albany for 2022

How does New York rank amongst the states people are leaving?

The "Wear a Mask"  signs are posted everywhere as you walk into the restaurant, but US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand didn't seem to pay them any mind.  Watch the video posted below... It's common knowledge for all New Yorkers that you must wear a mask inside restaurants for the safety of the staff and everyone around you, but in this instance, the rules don't seem to apply. "The proble

From household items, to tools for workers, to a mainstay in baseball, here are ten more thing you didn't know were invented in Upstate New York.

A historic restaurant in Slingerlands will be resurrected late this year serving the same delicious homemade ice cream and food. The Toll Gate Ice Cream restaurant will be newly designed to accommodate the traffic from the Albany County Rail Trail.

There is a new Caribbean restaurant in Troy that opened early last week but it only lasted a few days as they closed their doors. Calypso Restaraunt Bar Lounge at 77 Congress Street in Troy is located in the space where Troy Kitchen was but they weren't open long enough to serve any customers.

Back when it was announced that they'd be closing hundreds of stores nationwide, Capital Region and Upstate New York residents figured it would probably be only a matter of time before we lost one, perhaps more

Bring your sunglasses to this one of a kind restaurant, just a short drive from the Capital Region.

It was a typical mid-January Friday night in Capital Region high school basketball. Single digit windchills were dropping to negative numbers, road teams kept the buses running. However, that didn't deter some road warriors from dropping the heat on this Friday night in Section 2 hoops. 38 match-ups on the schedule in boys basketball and another 29 on the girls basketball slate.

Want to save a life? Make an appointment to donate blood at Crossgates Mall in Albany.

What would you do if you were robbed? What would you do if you were robbed during your drug deal? Call 911?

Of the contestants involved in the six games this weekend, in addition to the two top teams that earned byes, none of the 14 NFL playoff participants are the New York Giants. No surprise at this point to Big Blue fans, many who went into the season with so much hope only to have it evaporate week by week. The root of the problem general manager Dave Gettleman and his young unproven Coach Joe Judge were sent packing a few days ago. However, some former Giants players are still enjoying the excitement of the postseason tournament.

ome game shows are more fun to watch at home than others. Great game shows can elicit the yelling of answers in excitement, even though you know that the contestants can't hear you. For young and old, 'The Price Is Right' has always been one of those game shows. Bob Barker and Drew Carey made you feel like you were part of the 'studio audience.' Now, Upstate New York, you have 2 chances to 'Come on down!'

With work-from-home mandates in place, morale is low. It may not be much but sharing a scoop of ice cream safely could be the bright spot in someone's day.

The NFL Playoffs kick-off this weekend, and these next two weeks are my favorite of the entire season; it's like March Madness for the NFL.  We have games on Saturday, Sunday, and even Monday night this weekend. For many in the Capital Region, and throughout New York state, all eyes will be on the Bills versus Patriots clash on Saturday night in primetime, 8:15 pm on ESPN. It...

Just about every town in the Capital Region had a Grand Union at one point, now the brand is back and could be growing.

Clean your sidewalk, driveway, and porch stairs, or NO packages for you! An Amazon driver recently pleaded with Capital Region residents to make sure there's a clear pathway leading up to their porch or else they won't be getting their packages...

Not only your car, but on your deck, front steps or sidewalk.

Is your snowblower ready for the forecast? With the potential for snow in the next few days it's time to make sure your machine is working!

Rome Police end up nabbing 2 men when they are only looking for 1.

As the winter surge of the Omicron variant continues, it will now be up to New Yorkers who test positive for COVID to self-quarantine and alert those they came in contact with.

On Thursday afternoon, former New York Mets and New York Yankees all-star Darryl Strawberry jumped on The Drive with Charlie & Dan. Strawberry just wrote a new book, "Turn Your Season Around: How God Transforms Your Life." Darryl is now an ordained minister and has written several best selling books about his struggles with fame and addiction. He has been open and honest about his struggles in the past and he was definitely that way on The Drive.

See the video below of a Bald Eagle,  joyfully surfing on a stick in the river, and then taking it into the air using it like a hoverboard. The Bald Eagle we see in the video below isn't fully grown, we know that because its head isn't completely white.  Ou...

See how HBO transformed Troy into 1822 Manhattan for 'The Gilded Age'!

The man brutally beat his father, then tried to set him on fire.

It was a cold Wednesday night in the Capital Region but some high school basketball teams brought their own heat to the Section II scoreboard. There were 10 match-ups in boys basketball on the schedule and 14 more for the girls. A big congratulations goes out to Tom Galvin the girls basketball coach at Bishop Maginn. Tom won his 400th game as a head coach on Tuesday with their decisive win over Loudonville Christian.

WWE Superstar Mick Foley is coming to Albany to promote his new autobiography, tell some incredible stories and meet fans- perhaps even you! Find out how below... 35 years ago, Mick Foley joined the world of sports entertainment as an "interesting"  character who went by the name of "Mankind". ...

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