Capital Region

It may be another edition of a way to early forecast for the Capital Region, but we are tracking what could be a pretty big winter storm this weekend.

If you love a whole lotta snow, it looks like we are about to get out first big snowfall of Winter 2022 in Albany.

Here is everywhere in Albany County that is currently offering COVID-19 testing, and what you should know before you go. Stay safe!

A Clifton Park restaurant that closed last fall has completed its move to a new location in the Spa City.

If you have tried to get a COVID test this week you are well aware that wait times and lines for testing have been extremely long.

When you look at the skyline of the state capital, though, you have to have wondered at least once: which building out there, is the tallest of them all?

As we look forward to the promise of a New Year ahead, these are the headlines that would make 2022 the best year ever.

As the deadline to opt-out of legal marijuana sales looms, 3 more local municipalities have said no to the sale of the drug within their borders.

No one has to tell us that New York is a very expensive place to live but I had no idea just how expensive it is to live in the Capital Region compared to other regions in New York state.

I have seen some ridiculous takes in my day and this one may be the most ridiculous of all.

Nothing beats a perfectly cooked steak, and these 10 steakhouses are the ones who chase that perfection the best.

A Winter Weather Advisory is officially in effect for the Capital Region and northern areas can expect a good-sized snowfall for our first plowable snow of the season.

If you want to have a piece of the Capital Region on your tree, there is the perfect ornament for you. Stewart's Shops has the cutest ornament that you can add to your Christmas tree to show off how proud we are to have these convenience stores in our area.

Looks like Santa Clause is sending in the reinforcements to make sure everyone is behaving this year.

Whether you spell them donut or doughnut, almost all of can agree that they're delicious. Here are ten donut shops in the Capital Region that will make your mouth water!

Have a problem? Need an answer? Just Google it! Here are the top 25 most searched topics on Google in the Capital Region this year.

The Starlite Music Theater opened in 1957 and was a popular venue located in Latham. There were many acts that passed through the Starlite until 1997. It was a 3,000 seat theater in the round. In the 1980s I saw Belinda Carlisle of the Go Gos at the Starlite Music Theater. Kenny Rogers, The Monkees, Weird Al Yankovic, Jonny Cash, Run DMC, Diana Ross, and more graced the stage. The Starlite closed its doors in 1998 and laid dormant for years. Then in December of 2012, the Starlite was demolished. Here are pictures of the venue in the summer of 2012 before it was leveled.

The River Rink is open for Public Skating and features 6,000 square feet of ice!

Northway? The Egg? WHAT?! Here are ten things about the Capital Region that I simply could not understand when I first arrived at 104.5 The Team.

Christmas isn't just for kids. Our furry friends want to meet the big guy too. It's time to have your dog sit on Santa's lap or if they are too big, sit right next to him for a cute holiday photo. Here's where your dog can meet Santa Claus.

I am pretty content to be raising a family in the Capital Region, especially in Mechanicville. But I was surprised to learn that in a recent poll of the best cities in the United States to raise a family, this city made the top twenty-five.

Santa Claus is back this year and he is appearing all around the Capital Region. Check out the list of where your kids can meet the big guy and give him their lists this holiday season.

December is here and the countdown is on to Christmas Day. The big question is will we have a good chance at having a white Christmas in Albany?

Santa Claus is back this year and he is appearing all around the Capital Region. Check out the list of where your kids can meet the big guy and give him their lists this holiday season.

When it comes to raking in the most cash, these are the top occupations to work in the Capital Region.

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.

See the latest list of closings, cancellations, and delayed openings due to winter weather.

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

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?

For the last few months, my wife and I have been going to some of the local diners for breakfast on Saturday mornings and these are some of our favorites.