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The race is still seven weeks away, but the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) is worth some discussion now that winter racing is in full swing.

American Idol finalist VanDenburg to perform at Malta Drive-In FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 Local American Idol star Madison VanDenburg  will sing on Wednesday, July 1, at the Malta Drive-In. Here, she sings at Saratoga Race Course. Special to the Times Union by Skip DicksteinSKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less 3of3 MALTA - American Idol finalist Madison VanDenburg will perform a concert Wednesday, July 1, to warm-up a Steven Spielberg double feature at the Malta Drive-In. The 18-year-old pop singer...

For the second year in a row, killings in New York’s capital city are rising with the...

Have you seen the bear(s) roaming Albany, Bethlehem? There have been at least four sightings since Tuesday FacebookTwitterEmail 1of87 Erin Rightmyer of Bethlehem took this photo after she made a turn to run on the Albany County Rail Trail near the back of Hannaford Plaza and saw this bear around 7:30 a.m. on May 22, 2021. Its at least the fourth time a bear had been seen in Bethlehem and Albany since May 18.Erin Rightmyer / Special to the Times UnionShow MoreShow Less Keep clicking for recent w...

String of storms bringing 1-2-3 punch to Albany area, upstate FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Dont be surprised to find a glaze of ice on surfaces over the next few days. The National Weather Service is tracking a series of storms that will bring mix of snow, rain, freezing rain and sleet between Wednesday and Sunday.  In this photograph, a tree arches over from the weight of the ice on the corner of Hill And Brown Roads in Stillwater on Dec. 12, 2008.  (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEI...