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Governor Cuomo overstepped his authority on this one. At least, according to a New York State Supreme Court that overturned his emergency ban on flavored vaping products.  The ruling was made just this past week to overturn Cuomo's ban on flavored vaping products...

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)...

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...

I mean, I guess this is fitting news since Halloween is coming up.  And this seems like something straight out of a horror movie. This is just straight up bizarre to me though.  In fact, I actually clicked the news link thinking it was a joke...

Yesterday, an official letter from Lars, Kirk, and Rob was posted to the Metallica website.  News became viral that the band is postponing an upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand so that legendary rocker and vocalist James Hetfield can seek treatment for some current struggles with addiction...

Understaffing and safety concerns are sparking the nursing force at a local hospital to picket. News 10 abc reported on the planned strike, which may be happening today.   According to the report, nurses at Albany Medical Center (which is now unionized and part of NYSNA- the New York nursing union) are planning to picket starting today over unsafe staffing levels, with over 200 reported vacant pos

Spoiler in case you're worried- the dog is OK (thankfully).  But talk about the stuff nightmares are made of! What happened to a local TV anchor's dog is straight out of a horror movie.  It kind of is a horror movie, since there are even photos and a video (if you want to go down that route)...

Yikes! An outbreak of a parasite-caused food sickness in the Capital Region is being investigated. Ever heard of cyclosporiasis?  It's a mouthful of a word.  Also something that some in the Capital Region have gotten with a mouthful of food...

An audit by the New York Comptroller's Office showed some disturbing findings.  Thousands (and by thousands I mean $60,000) was spent by Medicaid on Viagra for registered sex offenders. WLNY posted that the audit showed what is being called a "blatant misuse" of taxpayer money...

Only a few months ago, in March, "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek had announced that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.  As a pop culture staple in the world of TV, there was a lot of reaction to this in the news and on social media...

Through Monday, a crackdown is in effect.  It's Memorial Day weekend, a time to celebrate, to remember and honor veterans past and present, and a time to enjoy.  But, not a time to drink and drive (well, really at no time should you be drinking and driving)...

It's the unofficial kickoff of summer this weekend with Memorial Day!  Hopefully yours is an enjoyable one, and you don't get sick with any of this tainted meat. According to WNYT, over 62,000 pounds of raw beef has been recalled.  A possible E...