National Buzz

Ed Dague, a local icon for television news, passed away on Sunday. The Times Union reported that the famous anchor passed away at the age of 76.  Ed Dague was a face known to the likes of CBS, NBC, and WNYT.  He also however in his later years became known unfortunately for suffering from the chronic illness ankylosing spondylitis...

You're not just heading towards a new year soon, but a new decade.  That's right, get ready for the "roaring '20's"- of the 2000's at least.  And as the old decade comes to an end, I had some fun looking back at some of the movie releases (and remembering some that I completely forgot about)...

Thanksgiving is a holiday for thanks.  It's also become known as a holiday for shopping and sales, with Black Friday creeping into stores opening on the holiday in recent years. However, a lot of stores are going to be closed for business on Thanksgiving...

For life-long winter sports fans, Warren Miller is an institution.  Before action sports movies were mainstream, and production companies like Teton Gravity existed, there was Warren Miller. For decades, Warren Miller and his production company have released films, highlighting the world of winter sports, the fun of the 'ski bum', the beauty of the mountain, and the adrenaline of big air and chute

Well, the vote wasn’t a blowout but a local proposed ban on flavored tobacco products did go up in smoke. Sorry, do not pass go, do not collect $200.  The proposed legislation I’m referring to was for a local law to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in Albany County...

A ‘strong’ probable culprit has been announced by health officials for the string of vaping-related illnesses. I read about the announcement on cbs 6 albany, but it was officially announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Tis the season I guess. It's not quite Thanksgiving yet, but winter-time holiday themes are popping up all around the Capital Region.  As for television, it's no different.  Since the season is kicking off (complete with cold weather and some snow), it's fitting that CBS just announced their holiday movie lineup...

Student loan debt has reached an all-time high, only second to mortgages. No wonder no-one I know around my age can buy a house.  But it's no surprise.  As a part of the generation that was told "college, college, college", we took out the loans, we did what we were told...

Two casinos in New York have made a list of the Top Ten casinos in the U.S. outside of Las Vegas. I guess Las Vegas was excluded since that’s a beast of its own.  However, there are a ton of casinos outside of Vegas, and recently a vote was done to pick the top ten nationally...

Halloween may be over, but there are still some rocking decorations that need to be celebrated. I have to admit. The Beatles tribute house in Guilderland was possibly one of the coolest things I saw this year.  Any rock-themed Halloween idea automatically wins to me...

I thought this list was a joke, but um, it's not.  Though I still don't believe that these are New York's three most popular candies. Over the years, I've asked you about your favorite candies- and which are the worst.  I know the popular opinion among my friends in New York...

Hundreds of thousands of Subaru vehicles from 2017 and on are being recalled. If you are one of the many people that drive a Subaru around the Capital Region, you might want to check this out.  News Channel 13 reported on the recalled vehicles, for what looks like two different reasons...