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Well that's a political work-around.  Turns out, since the legalization of marijuana apparently didn't work out, New York State instead decided to decriminalize marijuana in certain amounts. Newyorkupstate.com posted that the New York State Senate voted yesterday to pass a bill decriminalizing possession of less than two ounces of marijuana...

Will a Troy chef and pub-worker be the next Capital Region girl to become a top finalist in a national competition? The 10th season of 'MasterChef', airing Wednesday 6/5/19 at 8 pm on Fox, is going to be including a competitor from the Capital Region...

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...

Well this is something.  Sure it's been awhile since I took the SAT exam for school, but back then it was out of 1600 and the exam didn't care who you were (well, it did only for scoring purposes).  It just mattered how you did and what your score was for a college...

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mom's out there!  Just in time for a day that celebrates how amazing moms really are, I figured it would be fun to check out a list of the top baby names of 2018 (since I'm sure there are many soon-to-be moms out there too)...

To someone who loves all things spooky, scary, and spiritual, this was huge news. Lorraine Warren, clairvoyant who along with her husband Ed served as an inspiration for the hit ‘Conjuring’ universe movies, passed away at the age of 92...

OK- so sure, Albany isn’t a perfectly picturesque scenic tourist destination like Fiji or something.  But we’re not exactly living in a piling heap of trash.  However, one famous comedian recently called Albany the ‘biggest dump’ of the 28 cities on his tour...

The Albany Empire's arena football season hasn't started quite yet, but you can already enjoy the Albany Empire... at lunch. 'The Empire Deli', dedicated to the Albany Empire is a new addition to the Albany International Airport.  News 10 abc reported that the deli planned for an opening this weekend, complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the presence of Albany Empire players and coaches... R

Traffic patterns in Troy are changing starting tomorrow. As if traffic isn't tough enough during the work week in Troy, according to News 10 abc, there's a multi-day film production happening that's causing some road closures, parking restrictions, and more...

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