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Glen-Worden Elementary mourns the passing of Principal Nicholas Criscone
The Glen-Worden Elementary School Principal Nicholas J. Criscone,50, has passed away. The school district said his death was sudden and has deeply shaken the school community, as they are mourning the passing of what they say was a dedicated educator, leader, and friend
NY weather: Weather alert for dense fog in New York Monday morning
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 5:37 a.m. on Monday for dense fog until 8 a.m. for Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Saratoga, Albany, Rensselaer and Columbia counties. "Locally dense fog has developed along rivers and within sheltered locales across the central and eastern Mohawk Valley, Capital District, northern...
NewsChannel 13 chief meteorologist Paul Caiano's WAMC regional morning forecast 7/22/24
A mix of sun and clouds today with the outside chance of a shower or thunderstorm, mainly south of I-90. Highs in the mid 80s. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Lows in the mid 60s. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. Highs in the lower...
Cybersecurity director shares insight on global IT outage, potential recovery timeline
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Businesses, healthcare groups and governments continued recovery efforts over the weekend after a global IT outage that grounded thousands of flights and disrupted communications. The outage affected Microsoft users, after software company CrowdStrike pushed out a faulty update. “CrowdStrike is the gold standard in cybersecurity,...
New community solar site coming to Albany
A new community solar farm at the Port of Albany is throwing a lifeline to low-income residents facing mounting electric bills. Citizens Energy Corporation's JOE-4-SUN low-income community solar program provides electricity savings while making renewable energy more accessible. Eligible residents can receive energy credits providing up to 20% in savings on their electricity bill. JOE-4-SUN is already providing electric savings to 2,200 households in New York and Massachusetts.
Albany Man Arrested For Manufacturing Illegal Ghost Guns
New York State Police arrested an Albany man who was allegedly manufacturing illegal ghost guns. Ghost guns are often used by people committing crimes or who cannot legally buy guns as they are untraceable. According to Brady United,. "Ghost Guns are unserialized (and therefore untraceable) firearms that are put together...
07/12/24: Stray Showers Fizzle, Drier Night Ahead
The Latest Storm Tracker Forecast by Meteorologist Jordan Due. Today started as a beautiful quiet day, then as a cold front passed through, the showers started mainly to the north and reached Albany by the early evening. These weren’t storms, just a few isolated downpours and sprinkles that fizzled out of the area a bit later into the evening. Tonight is looking to be another cool night! Lows in the upper-50s, low-60s all around.
Analysts believe New York cannot go any lower than their 51% sports betting tax rate
Last Thursday, the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States had its summer meeting in Pittsburgh. There was hope from some operators in the US that New York’s 51% sports betting tax rate would decrease. However, it was discussed at the meeting last week that New York cannot go any lower than the 51% tax rate they already have. Troy Mackey, the coordinator of the New York Assembly’s Racing & Wagering Committee, had this to say about there not being any room to change their tax rate.
ADOPTED! That 'Fowl' Mouthed NY Parrot Has A New Home
A unique parrot was breaking the internet when an animal shelter highlighted this foul-mouthed bird. The Western New York shelter said they received over four hundred inquiries about him. Pepper is known to have some colorful language so he had to go to the right family. He has been adopted.
N.Y. Lottery: 3 winners score $6k in TAKE 5 jackpot prizes, including 1 on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Three jackpot-winning tickets worth nearly $6,000 were drawn recently in New York state — including one winner on Staten Island, according to lottery officials. The New York Lottery announced that three winning tickets worth $5,882 were sold for the July 21 midday drawing. One...
Spotted Lanternfly Detected In Finger Lakes
Spotted Lanternfly has been detected in the grape-growing region of the Finger Lakes. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets confirmed the presence of the invasive species in Romulus. State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball said, “We have been working with our partners for years to contain Spotted Lanternfly...
$100,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Western New York
This weekend was a very lucky weekend for one lottery player in Western New York. The New York State Lottery announced that a 2nd place-winning LOTTO ticket was sold in North Tonawanda. The ticket was sold at Budwey's Market In The Square located on Divison Street in North Tonawanda, which...
Wildfire Smoke Will Bring Haze To Western New York
Things might look a little bit hazy in Western New York today. Smoke from the wildfires in Canada and in the Western Part of the United States is sweeping across Lake Erie and into Western New York. READ MORE: WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM CANADA COULD IMPACT AIR QUALITY ACROSS NEW YORK...
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