Upstate New York News

See the email sent out to employees below.  What would you do? When New York Governor Kathy Hochul lifted the mask mandate for businesses this week, it was a bit of good news for many New Yorkers who were longing for the ability to make their own mask-wearing decisions. Bu...

Hope you're not too sick of the ice yet because this natural ice circle that formed previously in the Adirondacks is pretty spectacular!   "It's a rare phenomenon known as an ice circle or ice pan; a natural event that occurs in slow-moving water in cold climates and they're awesome to look at "   Ice, Ice, Baby...It's everywhere i...

WE can say it, but don't you dare talk that smack if you're NOT from Upstate! Upstate New York life is good, but ask anyone who lives here and they'll tell you it's far from perfect.   While most of us share in our love for the change of seasons, certain foods, topography, and gifts that are unique to our area, there are plenty of things we don't agree on. New Yorker...

The New York State Police Have Updated the Story:   According to multiple outlets, including Sidewinder Photography who was on the scene late last night, police are investigating a mass-casualty incident at 6826 Duanesburg Road in the Schenectady County town of Duanesburg. ...

Volunteers at Westland Hills Park in Albany have been working hard the past few months getting fields prepped for something other than softball and baseball games.  The crew was busy putting together the plan, and laying out the groundwork on a new Christmas display that will shine bright in honor of those closest to us who may be gone, but not forgotten, called Our Angels Remembered. ... Read Mor

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...

Ask anyone with student loans if this is something they wish was offered to them back in the day! All seniors from a Schenectady County High School are doing the safety-school dance today after it was announced that every single one of the students in their '22 graduating class has at least one college willing to accept them tuition-free...

An unbelievable claim made recently by a woman in upstate New York has many people, myself included, scratching their heads wondering how in the world something this can happen.  Try and follow along here, this is a wild one. According to a report from CBS 6 News, a woman in Geneseo is suing her former doctor, claiming that a DNA discovery led her to uncover decades of alleged lies, deceit, fraud,

A dog trainer in Western, New York claims that he was sexually molested by a female bigfoot in one of the most bizarre (NSFW) 5-minute videos I've ever seen. Apparently, this video has been floating around the internet for a while now, and it's been viewed probably a million times...

While the future of Governor Cuomo remains up in the air, one thing that many New Yorkers agree on - and appears quite clear-  is that he should resign or step down.  People are just finding different ways to express it. As media from all over the Capital Region and beyond hunkered down to cover the explosive sexual harrassment allegations against Governor Cuomo in Albany on Wednesday, there was a