Upstate NY news

If you or someone you know loves chocolate, get on board - this festival is a chocolate lovers' dream and for the 8th consecutive year, it's coming back to the Capital Region this weekend. And, with Valentine's Day just a few weeks away, why not stock up on the good stuff now rather than wait until the last minute...

Wow, talk about a hidden treasure in a small Upstate NY town - and for many years, it was buried in bird poop! You won't believe how much this old painting it's expected to fetch at an auction this week. A man in Upstate NY says he paid $600 dollars for a painting that was stashed away in an old barn...

If you or someone you know loves chocolate, get on board -  this festival is a chocolate-lover's dream and for the 8th consecutive year, it's coming back to the Capital Region this February.  Merriam-Webster defines a chocoholic as "a person who craves or compulsively consumes chocolate" which may describe all of us at some point in our lives. ...

I texted my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew after Thursday's promising update on Damar Hamlin. They’re all big Bills fans and I thought the news was timely and might brighten up their day. It was me and three Bills fans going back and forth on this text chain about how much the city is going through and how they need some good news. ...

Our thoughts are with our fellow New Yorkers in the Buffalo area and all with the first responders sent out that way to help - many of them are from the Capital Region. While emergency crews from all over New York State have made their way to help the Buffalo community dig out of the catastrophic blizzard, others are taking this as an opportunity to rob, loot, and steal...

The largest school in the area and one of the biggest in New York State may be growing! “This donation is a game changer,” says Superintendent Dr. L. Oliver Robinson. “It provides the space to meet so many needs, solving many current issues and providing capacity for years to come.” -Shenendehowa C... Read More ...

A Judge in Upstate New York delivered a ruthless sentence along with a merciless message to a Rotterdam man found guilty of beating a 4-year-old boy to death in court last week. The short video which appeared on Tik Tok last week has garnered nearly 500,000 likes and tens of thousands of shares and comments, and when you watch it, you'll know the reason why...

What are we thinking here?  Police in Gates, New York released video surveillance of an Upstate driver that will blow your mind - while nearly blowing up an entire gas station. Check out the video below of a man who admitted to doing donuts in a gas station parking lot.  Mo...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a State of Emergency ahead of a weekend snowstorm that forecasters say might obliterate parts of New York State. "Governor Kathy Hochul today announced her plans to issue a State of Emergency Thursday morning ahead of a winter storm forecast to impact portions of upstate New York with intense lake effect snow through Sunday." Governor.ny.... Re

Shoutout to a couple of New York State Police officers who took some time out of their busy day to assist a young motorist, stranded on the side of the road in Upstate New York. What do you think they stopped him for? There isn't a lot of context to the series of photos shared recently by the New York State Police, but there doesn't need to be...

By now you probably heard the news as the drawing for Monday night's record-setting Powerball jackpot was delayed.  But why? One interesting theory on why Powerball has been delayed traces back to a professional gambler from the Capital Region who Brian and Chrissy from the GNA Morning Show spoke to on Tuesday morning. On...