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It's starting to get colder and before you know it, winter will be here. Get a head start with these fifteen items that should be in your vehicle. Put them in now and if you are ever stranded or stuck this winter, you will be more than prepared.

The Summer concert line-up just got bigger. Here's the latest.

The Holiday Season seems to bring out the best and the worst, in some cases, but let's focus on the best. The 'Best' is the category that I put Cicero-North Syracuse boys basketball coach Kyle Martin in this season. No, I am not talking about winning basketball games. I am talking about winning in life.

According to reports by The Athletic, Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly is leaving the Fighting Irish high and dry smack in the middle of a possible shot at a National Championship. Kelly is bolting from South Bend, Indiana and heading to Baton Rouge to lead the LSU Tigers for a bundle of cash.

Check out some creepy photos of the old Starlite Music Theater in Latham before it was demolished in 2021.

You have to hit up places like Facebook Garage Sale and Craigslist for these really unique, one-of-a-kind Capital Region treasures like this 1981 All About Schenectady Board Game. The year was 1981.  Gas prices were $1.30, a man's knit suit was $80, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was new in theatres, a 19" color TV was $400, kids played with Monchichi Dolls, and the Skedoodle.  Bu... Rea

Who knew that the star of Tiger King 2 was popped right here in the Capital Region? I'll be completely honest with you all right now, this isn't necessarily new news- but I sure as heck had no clue about this when I was watching Tiger King 2 on Netflix last week...

If you were planning to see Dababy at the Albany Capital Center Tuesday night, the show has been postponed.

Hiking in New York State is no joke. Just ask the guy that fell out of a tree on Devils Path.

Chevy Chase has done it all in his career. Before all of that, however, Chase was a film student at Bard College, playing drums with the members of Steely Dan.

Why would celebrities dump on Albany? Here are 5 that did and the possible reasons.

One of the Capital Region's most popular parks is getting ready to add a beautiful stretch of land along the Hudson River.

Here are some great Upstate New York railroad companies here that offer train rides with Santa and some are Polar Express themed.

The New York Mets Black Friday spending spree continued into Cyber Monday. The New York Daily News reporter Deesha Thosar has tweeted that the Amazin's have signed 3 time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer. Thosar reports that the Mets' inked Scherzer to a deal worth a whopping $130 million over 3 years. Scherzer was expected to sign somewhere on Monday.

The temperature is dropping in the Capital Region, and ponds and lakes across the state are freezing. Here are ten great outdoor rinks to visit this winter.

Here are 7 ways to keep your real Christmas tree healthy throughout the holiday season.

Well here's something you'll never see in Albany where, for the record, I was "gifted" a shiny new parking ticket over Thanksgiving weekend.  A town in Schoharie County has replaced its parking meters with something much more festive than a slip of paper on your windshield and a $50 dollar fine.   S...

Much of America wakes up to see Michael Strahan's smile greeting them, as they ready for their work day on Good Morning America. Yes, football fans know him a little better, seeing him as part of the Fox Sports halftime team each Sunday. Strahan is a natural on television. He was also a natural on the football field. Sunday, the New York Giants franchise declared that he was so good, no player will ever where his iconic number 92 again.

Joe Judge's second season as head coach of the New York Giants didn't exactly start where last season ended. Big Blue won 5 of their last 8 contests to end the season, culminating with a 23-19 victory over the Cowboys to end the head coach's rookie year. This season has not been so kind to the Giants head coach.

'Tis the season for the festive spirit. Well, not everyone can get into it. So to that woman who is not in the Christmas spirit. I say it's okay. Neither am I. I think we need to get ourselves a break for a minute and don't need to be all holiday-like just yet.

The New York Giants have a deep history with Albany and the Capital Region. Check out some of the best photos from camp, featuring the Giants biggest stars.

Wishing for a house for Christmas? Plenty of places to hang your stockings in this $7.5 million dollar New York home.

This unique egg-shaped dome sits in the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington, NY. It's the perfect weekend getaway no matter what season it is. It's camping at its best with all the amenities of home. There is a plush queen-size bed inside along with high-speed internet and heat. After you enjoy hiking, fishing, kayaking, or snowshoeing, you can relax in the hot tub or the beautiful wood-fired sauna. You are nestled in the woods where you can see local bears, coyotes, bobcats, and owls. There is also a fire pit where you can make smores and tell stories by the campfire.

Old Man Winter is making his presence known as we wrap up the 4-day Thanksgiving weekend.

Most years you could save 30% percent and get Free Shipping when shopping mets.com on Black Friday. Who cares? When your team disappoints you, do you really want to spend more money on a friend that continually kicks you when you're down? This Black Friday was different for Mets fans. The enjoyment of being a blue & orange loyalist was free, 'free agents' that is.

Strange humor from Will Smith.

This is nuts.  It involves one of my very best childhood friends from Albany, a move he made a few years ago to Los Angeles, and a bone-chilling discovery on the property of his LA home that connects directly to the scene where Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered back in 1994. ...

But did you know that one of the gems in the outskirts of the Capital Region came in at one of the top 8 places in the world to spend Thanksgiving weekend?

No more National Grid bills with this Net-Zero home in the Catskills.

As we get ready for another winter ahead, let's take a look back at some of Albany's most legendary snowfalls.