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Albany Common Council is considering a bounty system for public enemy number 1 this summer, that is dirt bikes.

The Common Council passed an ordinance Monday night that will allow residents to keep chickens in their backyard.

At first glance this may seem ridiculous, but when you dig into the details it makes more sense.

The way it is now, you have to fill out an area of your license to say that wish to be an organ donor. Now that may all be changing.

You probably think doing this is saving you from breaking the law, but it’s illegal too!

Heads-up! There is another phone scam that is making its way around the Capital Region. This time it has to do with people posing as law enforcement.

The Albany County D.A. office will conduct a series of meeting to discuss the idea of marijuana legalization.

What was the legal age then? What will it be now?

Is the idea to have police officers wear body cameras a step in the right direction towards proper law enforcement?

What happens when we get a big snow fall and you've got to somewhere fast? Do you clean it thoroughly or do you just give your windshield a quick dusting? Well, there's about to be some new regulations.

Don't text and drive! Not only is it potentially dangerous, but now you will be held accountable with some hefty fines and points on your license.

Smoke em if ya got em - but only if you have a ride off campus. A new tobacco free policy will ban tobacco use on all 64 state university campuses by January 1, 2014. 468,000 students and 88,000 employees will no longer have the luxury of enjoying a smoke while on school grounds.

The people of Middleborough, Massachusetts have spoken – potty mouths are about to get flushed. Residents in attendance at a town meeting on Monday night approved the police to impose a $20 fine for swearing in public.

What state leads the entire planet in throwing people in the slammer?

Four drug dealing Capital Region residents have reached an all time low. The dealers were arrested for selling various drugs at local recovery clinic, Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Services Center.

Operation Hang Up is in full effect starting… NOW! The last patrol for drivers using cell phones racked up over 800 tickets and fines. So no matter how “good” you are at texting while driving, you might want to use this week as an opportunity to break your habit.

The Empire State has some ridiculous laws. Well, maybe not all of them are so bad – “Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business”. Why aren’t more women taking advantage of this??? I know… I’m a…

Prostitutes have rights too! A group based in New York City called “Streetwise and Safe” were in Albany lobbying for bills to make New York the first state to ban police from taking condoms as evidence in criminal cases.

Mayor Jennings met with Albany bar owners last week, encouraging them to bump their serving hours back to a 2AM close time.