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Calling Hours, Funeral Set For State Trooper Killed In Crash

Calling hours and funeral services have been finalized for a New York state trooper killed in an on-duty crash this week. Continue reading…

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Man Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison For Gun Store Theft

A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stealing dozens of firearms during a break-in at a suburban gun shop in upstate New York. Continue reading…

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Work Begins To Turn Old Church Into Performing Arts Venue

Construction has begun on a project that will turn a historic church in downtown Saratoga Springs into a state-of-the art performing arts education and entertainment venue. Continue reading…

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Police Spend 6 Hours Probing False Bomb Threat At NY Church

Police in Schenectady, New York have spent six hours investigating a bomb threat at a church that turned out to be false. Continue reading…

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Taste Of History: Yeast From 1886 Shipwreck Makes New Brew

The most distinguishing feature of Jamie Adams' new ale isn't its hoppy bite but its compelling backstory — brewed from yeast in bottles of beer that went down on a doomed steamship and languished on...

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Check Out This Amazing Aquarium Less Than 2 Hours From Utica

If you're looking for something amazing to do with the family any day of the week look no further than the Via Aquarium in Schenectady, NY. You won't believe the incredible exhibits they have...

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"Blippi The Musical" Will Bring Spring Family Fun to Syracuse

Blippi is the latest obsession among young children. He's a YouTube sensation who creates educational videos for kids ages 2 to 6 and honestly it seems like all of the kids go crazy over him. Continue...

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Nine Tiny Corpses: The Terrifying Case of Upstate NY Murderer Marybeth Tinnings

How do several children of the same mother all end up dead and how is the mother charged with only one death? This is the bizarre story of Marybeth Tinning. Continue reading…

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The Most Unique & Memorable Zip Code In The U.S. Is In Upstate NY

When it comes to a zip code being memorable, more than likely it's because you've just memorized it. In the case of one zip code in Upstate New York, there's no way to forget it. Continue reading…

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9 Of The Largest 100 Cities In America Were In NY In 1920

It is wild to think how many of these cities have had a drastic drop off in Population. Utica especially. Continue reading…

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Oldest Fraternity In The US Was Founded At 1 Upstate NY College

New York is a state rich in history, love the state or hate the state, we all know that. Even when it comes to fraternities we have some pretty interesting history. Continue reading…

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Pizza-Eating Thief

Police in upstate New York say they've arrested a man who stopped for a slice of pizza after holding up a cell phone store employee. Continue reading…

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NY--Ice Jam-Melting

Residents and officials in upstate New York are concerned about a massive 17-mile ice jam on the Mohawk River and the flooding risk it presents. Continue reading…

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Traffic Stop Death

A man who died in the custody of Schenectady police is heard struggling for breath and pleading for help in a recording his widow said came from a squad car dash-cam video. Continue reading…

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Washington's Hair

Tucked in the pages of a grimy, leather-bound almanac in the archives at New York's Union College was a tiny envelope with the hand-scrawled words "Washington's hair." Continue reading…

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Union College President

Union College says a top Tufts University administrator will become its next president. Continue reading…

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Mohawk Flooding

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has traveled to Schenectady to get a firsthand look at flooding along the Mohawk River. Continue reading…

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Air Guard-Antarctica

The first group of hundreds of Air National Guard members deployed on an annual South Pole mission has returned to their upstate New York base. Continue reading…

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Ex-housing Inspector On Trial In 2015 Fatal Fire

A former housing inspector is being tried in connection with an upstate New York fire that claimed four lives in 2015. Continue reading…

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Fire Deaths-Building Inspector

A former upstate New York housing inspector has been acquitted of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection with a 2015 fire that claimed four lives. Continue reading…

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