National Buzz

91,000 pounds of turkey have been recalled, not long before Thanksgiving! According to News 10 abc, the Jennie-O company is recalling 91,000 pounds of ground turkey, due to concerns for salmonella.  There’s been a big salmonella outbreak across the country, so this latest recall is just one of many previous issues...

A new report released by the New York State Department of Health had some interesting suggestions. News 10 abc initially reported on the Department of Health Report, as the second two-year report the state has released.  Reading through, I found the recommendations interesting...

Winter temperatures are setting in, and it’s time to get ready for the holidays with some live music and cheer! The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is going to be making Capital Region stops in about two weeks!  According to Saratoga...

Here's something we can get behind of! This Sunday, November 11th, is Veterans Day.  As a thank you to active, retired, and former military members, Texas Roadhouse is offering free lunch.  I initially saw this posted by cbs 6 Albany, with the free lunch hours listed as 11am- 2pm...

Well, the Mega Millions jackpot is now at $1.6 Billion since there's been no winner. Seriously, what would someone even DO with $1.6 billion, or even half of that with taxes and stuff taken out. News 10 abc reported that no one hit the jackpot for the Mega Millions Lottery Game, so the jackpot is now at an all-time high of 1...

This Saturday, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is hosting it's annual Prescription Drug Takeback Day. For the 16th year in a row, the Drug Takeback Day is being held to help people safely get rid of old, expired, or not-used prescription medications...

So much for a delicious chicken dinner. Chicken is apparently the culprit in a big Salmonella outbreak that has hit 29 states.  Here's the big issue though (on top of just Salmonella)- according to News 10 abc, testing done showed that the Salmonella involved in the outbreak was resistant to multiple antibiotics...

Well, if this isn't fitting for Halloween, I don't know what is. In true Halloween fashion, according to the Miami Herald, a skull shaped asteroid is supposed to fly by the Earth after the holiday.  I mean, this may be the 90s movie fan in me, or the rock girl, but I feel like this is something that's deserving of a post-apocalyptic style Halloween party...

Retail workers rejoice! Last year, amidst the growing retail madness in recent years, some more stores were actually closing for the Thanksgiving holiday this year.  This year, the number has gone up from 70 stores to about 100! I caught site of a post by News 10 abc about a number of retailers announcing that they will in fact be closed on Thanksgiving this year ...

Talk about a fresh mountain high! Almost 180 pounds of pot were seized in the Adirondack Mountains.  What's going to happen with all of that pot?  Who knows.  But we do know, according to News 10 abc, that 178 pounds of marijuana were seized over a five day period by Border Patrol checkpoints...

Located about an hour from the Capital Region, an Adams, Massachusetts man was prosecuted for planning a terrorist attack. Reported by News 10 abc, this unfortunate news is both scary and horrifying.  However, it's inspiring that the terrorist was caught and the attack foiled...

A Catskill woman got in trouble for having a pair of animals in her home, and you won’t believe what they were. I mean, seriously, who wants to keep one of these, let alone two, in their home.  I get having odd pets like snakes and stuff, but a Catskill woman and her son totally pushed it with having two pet alligators...