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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Members of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit recently arrested Thomas A. Allen, 33, of Greenfield Center, after a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking within Saratoga County. Allen is accused of selling and possessing quantities of crack cocaine throughout Saratoga County. A search...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Longtime Spa City resident Elizabeth “Bet” Smith celebrated her 106th birthday on Sunday, marking the start of a new year for the beloved centenarian. Born on June 26, 1916, Smith has experienced a lot in her 106 years, and she’s still finding ways...

Police are investigating an incident where a man lit himself on fire in Schenectady. They say around 10 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to reports of a man pouring gasoline on himself in the 1000 block of Congress Street. Police say when officers arrived, they realized the man had a handgun.

Upstate New Yorker Harry Wilson thinks his middle-class roots and career path as a businessman in the financial industry make him the candidate who will resonate most with voters when they head to the polls Tuesday. Wilson grew up in Johnstown and is the son and grandson of Greek immigrants....

SCHENECTADY – Calling Black Lives Matter “the official name of a radical Marxist organization,” the City of Schenectady Republican Committee is demanding the BLM mural in front of City Hall be removed. Leaders of local BLM movements are calling the request and the language used dangerous. Schenectady...

Saddleback CaterpillarPhoto by Gerald J. Lenhard, Louiana State Univ / © Bugwood.org / CC-BY-3.0-US The Saddleback Caterpillar is considered to be one of the most poisonous caterpillars in the United States.

We’re living in a time when you think a little longer about every dollar you spend—cutting out some of the extras in order to fill the gas tank. We hope you still see value in the work we’re doing with the Adirondack Explorer and our community forum on the Adirondack Almanack, to bring you news you need about the Adirondack Park.

It is the end of an era for a popular Italian deli in Schenectady. La Gioia has been a staple in the Goose Hill neighborhood for over three decades and it will close its doors this weekend. As this specialty store closes a new Italian deli will be opening soon just two miles away.

One Schenectady store is home to not one, but two winning Powerball tickets from the drawing on Monday, June 20. I don’t play the lottery, so my initial question was how two tickets with the exact same number were sold at the exact same shop. Maybe it was a copycat? Like somebody picked numbers at the counter, walked off, and the person behind them in line sauntered up to the checkout and said, “eh, I’ll have what she had.” Did two people ask for random numbers and the cashier just hit them with the ole Control+C, Control+V?

The Starbucks located at 351 Broadway in Saratoga Springs has been closed since 2021. Being the only standalone Starbucks in Saratoga Springs, some wonder if, or when, the location will be reopening.

SCHENECTADY, NY (WRGB) — While not the big jackpot, there were three winners in June 20th's Powerball, two of them from the same Schenectady store. The third place winning tickets were each for $100,000, one purchased in the Bronx, the other two were purchased at Cold Spring Fuel and Food on Hamburg Street in Schenectady.

The New York Lottery announced that two $100,000 Powerball Powerplay winning tickets were purchased at Cold Spring Fuel and Food on Hamburg Street in Schenectady on Monday.

After being on pause due to the COVID-19, the Pitney Meadows Community Farm’s Fire Feast is returning on July 19.