National Buzz

Time to start vacation planning! This Fall, another airline will be providing year-round non-stop flights to Florida from the Albany International Airport.  As reported by the Times Union, Allegiant Air is bringing non-stop flights to Florida to the Albany Airport...

A Capital Region lawyer was arrested on numerous drug charges, including selling heroin out of her law office. This story is frankly so awful to me.  As reported by News 10 abc, a Cohoes lawyer was arrested by the Albany County Sheriff's Office on multiple drug charges...

Another one bites the dust! Another department store around the Capital Region is closing. The Capital Region has already seen a number of department stores close this past year, from Toys R Us to the Colonie Center Sears.  Now, according to News Channel 13, 33 Sears stores and 13 Kmart stores are being closed nationwide...

After being denied parole four times, a Capital Region killer has been released. One would think a horrific murder would be enough to spend the rest of your life in prison.  But apparently, the murder of your wife, placing her body in a car trunk, and lying about it in public is not...

Unfortunately, news being reported about the General Electric in Schenectady is not great. According to News Channel 13, the Schenectady General Electric announced the elimination of 225 positions, which means laying off about 200 employees...

It's getting harder to get away with a fake ID with new technology. Times have definitely changed since I was under 21.  According to a post on newyorkupstate.com, about a twitter post by the New York State DMV, Governor Cuomo has approved police using new technology to catch fake ID's...

Unfortunately, it was just announced that Amtrak won't be having the Toys for Tots train this year. News Channel 13 reported that organizers of the Marine Toys for Tots organization announced that Amtrak will not be having the annual Toys for Tots train this year...

Is this really good-bye forever to those classic little Valentine hearts with silly sayings? I read this on NBC Today and didn’t really believe it, but yes, Necco recently shut it’s factory doors.  Necco clearly makes the Necco wafer (do people really eat those...

New York has focused on mental health a lot recently, from setting standards for national guidelines for screening teens to designing a license plate for mental health awareness.  Now, a new law is taking effect in New York mandating that education on mental health be provided in New York schools...

While our neighboring states just legalized recreational marijuana this week, we’re dealing with if local farmers can grow hemp or not.  Hemp is so common. You can buy hemp seeds in any health food or grocery store.  You can buy hemp thread to make necklaces (or just buy the hemp necklace itself)...

A baseball star who started out as a Tri-City ValleyCat in Troy is now posing in the nude for the annual ESPN 'Body Issue'! The Times Union originally reported on the ESPN Body Issue featuring both a New York Giant and Astros Pitcher Dallas Keuchel...

Poison Ivy step aside.  There is another plant that can cause severe harm, like skin burns and blindness.  It’s invasive, it’s monitored by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, and it has recently been found all the way down in Virginia...