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10th Annual Glens Falls ‘Wing Fest’ happening Saturday
Glens Falls is hosting its 10th annual Wing Fest today downtown. More than 15 local restaurants and eateries will have booths across downtown for you to sample wings and see who has the best. Tasting and judging will take place between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. There will also be...
5-year-old saved after nearly drowning at Upstate NY waterpark
Queensbury, N.Y. — When she was pulled from the lazy river inside an Upstate New York water park last weekend, the 5-year-old girl wasn’t breathing, according to reports. Stacy Brayton, a paramedic, was visiting the Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark in Queensbury with her young son on Saturday when she saw people carry a child from the Tak-It-Eesi-Creek area, WNYT NewsChannel 13 reported. Although she wasn’t on duty, she rushed to help.
Cold Case Homicide Reward Offered
SARATOGA SPRINGS —The family of Sheila Shepherd is offering a $50,000 reward to anyone that can provide credible evidence that leads to the positive identification, and/or arrest of the individual(s) responsible for her murder, according to a press release and image released by the Saratoga Springs Police Department April 19.
Health department investigating after child nearly drowns at NY waterpark
The New York State Department of Health is investigating an indoor waterpark after a child almost drowned over the weekend. . A 5-year-old from Hudson, New York, was found unresponsive in the water on Saturday at Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark, in Queensbury, New York, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office said. The girl was transported to an Albany hospital by Life Net and is in a stable condition.
Repair Cafe sets up shop in Glens Falls, giving broken items a second life
Glens Falls, NY (WRGB) — What do you do with a broken toaster? A bike whose wheels run out of air? A necklace with a broken clasp? Toss it? No way! Zero Waste Warren County and the Crandall Public Library have partnered to organize the first Repair Café in Glens Falls.
Long-lost Kane the cat finds his way home in heartwarming Ballston Spa reunion
Saratoga County (WRGB) — After he was abducted and abandoned outside a closed animal shelter in January, Kane the cat has been found and is back home!. His owner, Jamie DiGiovanni, said a couple on Mann Road in Ballston Spa has been feeding him over the last month. This...
Joe Louis Walker Plays to a Packed House at Caffe Lena
Respected blues and roots music songwriter and performer Joe Louis Walker from the Hudson Valley of New York brought his diverse blues driven songs, incredible musicianship and warm performance skills to a packed house at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs on Sunday, April 21. Walker did two sets of his...
Boralex seeks 750-acre solar energy facility in Fort Edward
Quebec-based Boralex, whose U.S. headquarters are in South Glens Falls, held an open house Thursday, April 18, at the Durkeetown Church in Fort Edward to allow the public to gather information about its proposed 100 MW photovoltaic solar energy generation facility. The open house was well attended,. The solar project...
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