Upstate new York news

The Lake George Ice Castles burst onto the scene last winter here in Upstate NY, and they're primed for even more success in year number two when the magical display opens to the public on January 27th. What's new in year #2? According to a post in the Glens Falls Chronicle, the Ice Castles will be "expanded and enhanced" in year two, and some of the major additions include,  "an ic

SURPRISE!  We love this video and are happy to share the recent goodness at Schalmont Central School in Rotterdam. "It was a really sweet, touching moment for the family, and the kids in Mrs. Schiavo, Miss Shaffer, and Mrs. Mel...

School Nurse Finds Tattoo on 10-Year-Old Boy in Upstate NY- Mom Arrested! Parents are forced to make tough decisions every day, and there's nothing more difficult than having to tell your child "No" when they really want something. Kids can be convincing, and as they get older their wants and needs change, and so do their convictions...

The Bills lost a tough game to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in front of a massive gang of Bills Backers, many from Upstate NY, who literally took over the city ahead of the game. I've never been to South Beach before, but I imagine it looks much different than it did over the weekend before thousands of Buffalo Bills fans convened in Miami ahead of the big game between the Dolphins and Bills... Re

Animal rights activists say an annual event at an Upstate NY County Fair is animal abuse.  What do you think? A popular attraction at one of New York State's longest-running state fairs will be retired after animal rights activists protested the event. ...

A woman who lives in the Adirondack region of Upstate NY says she set up a trail cam in her front yard to catch a deer that'd been eating her flowers, but what she ended up seeing on camera shocked her - and many others who have seen big bears before, but nothing quite like this...

TV Storm Chaser Hunts Down Tornado in Upstate NY! Watch the video below... Reed Timmer, an American meteorologist known for his work on the Discovery Channel reality television series Storm Chasers, started his hours-long journey through New York on Monday in Albany...

"The wood looks nice and gives it that rustic feel, but they're not very comfortable," she explained.  "And when the wood gets weathered I get splinters in my a**!" Anonymous collgeaue of mine who suprisingly hates the ADK chair   This blew my mind, I thought everyone loved the Adirondack chair! Maybe th...

If you're craving a little bit of medieval mayhem this weekend, thou shall check out the Renaissance Festival happening this weekend at Indian Ladder Farms in Altamont. Interestingly enough, my nephew, Nick turned me on to this a few weeks ago, asking if we'd be bringing Master Brody (my son) to the event, and had he not informed me, I don't think I would have known...

Have you seen the man in the photo or know who it might be?  If so, the police in Bethlehem are asking you to contact them.   The Bethlehem Police Department is looking for a man dressed head to toe in black who smashed a gun case inside of a Walmart early Tuesday morning and fled with 5 long guns. An unid...

WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. A historic church in Albany's Ten Broeck district has been closed since 1994, but it still remains a very important piece of the city's skyline...

It's been 110 years since the sinking of the Titanic, but the first time I've ever tried to Google search "Albany, NY passengers on the Titanic," and what I found was pretty fascinating. Every year in the middle of April, stories pop up regarding the sinking of the Titanic and basically, I'm a sucker for this kind of content.   M...