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NY Ranked Among 5 Most Fun States, New Study Finds: Here's Why
The Northeast has some of the most fun states in the country, but several others landed near the bottom of a new ranking.
WalletHub released its 2026 list of the Most Fun States in America on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The study compared all 50 states across 26 metrics of entertainment, recreation, and nightlife, including restaurants, amusement parks, movie theaters, national park access, music festivals, bars, casinos, and recreation spending.
The personal finance website split the study into two main categories: entertainment and recreation, which made up 80% of the score, and nightlife, which ac…
Chicken, Goat Products Recalled Nationwide Over Missing Inspection
A shelf-stable specialty food recall is reaching kitchens across the country after a federal safeguard was missed.
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Monday, Aug. 17, that Indus Foods LLC, doing business as Gangothri Foods, is recalling about 1,626 pounds of ready-to-eat pickled goat and chicken products.
The Austin, Texas, company produced the food without the benefit of federal inspection. The affected jars do not carry a USDA mark of inspection.
The products were made between Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, and Wednesday, May 6. They have a two-ye…
Drug Hub Busted In Capital District As Five Suspects Cuffed — Including Familiar Faces: Cops
Five people were arrested in a Capital District drug bust, including at least three with previous drug arrests, according to authorities.
The suspects, all charged with third-degree drug possession, were identified by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office as:
Andre L. Ovitt, 57, of Corinth
Erica B. Shippee, 39, of Corinth
Thomas A. Allen, 37, of Hadley
Trevor A. Thompson, 27, of Porter Corners
Todd L. Joubert, 63, of Corinth
Cops raided a Corinth residence on Wednesday, Aug. 12 after obtaining a search warrant, the sheriff’s office said Sunday, Aug. 16.
The raid and subsequent investigat…
Teen With Ghost Gun Arrested In Albany County Park, Police Say
An Albany teenager was busted with a loaded ghost gun in a city park, authorities said.
Amir X Harrell, 18, was spotted loitering in a park at Ontario Street near Madison Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, the Albany Police Department said.
Cops approached Harrell and cited him for being in the park after posted hours, but during the investigation they found him holding a loaded handgun, authorities said.
Harrell was charged with second-degree weapons possession for the loaded gun, third-degree possession for the ammunition, and fourth-degree possession for the weapon being unregi…
New Apple Update Targets Dozens Of Security Flaws
A quiet software release carries more weight than its modest version number suggests.
Apple released iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 on Monday, Aug. 17, delivering a broad collection of security fixes for supported iPhones and iPads.
The Apple security bulletin lists 29 CVE entries covering WebKit, the operating system kernel, image processing, audio, graphics, and telephony.
Twenty-one of those entries involve WebKit, the technology used to process web content. Apple said the flaws could cause Safari or other processes to crash, corrupt memory, or expose sensitive information when processing…
NY Pagan Religious Leader Admits Disgusting Sex Abuse Of Underage Boys, Authorities Say
A pagan religious leader in New York admitted Monday, Aug. 17 that he traveled to the Capital District to sexually abuse two underage boys, authorities said.
James Yerdon, 56, pleaded guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and faces 20 years in prison, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Yerdon, of Adams Center (Jefferson County), also pleaded guilty to possession of child porn in federal court earlier this year and could be looking at several decades behind bars, according to authorities.
In the state case, Yerdon was accused of sexually assaulting …
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA
An international manhunt for a man accused of slashing his girlfriend’s throat, hiding her body in a closet, and fleeing the country ended with his capture in Honduras, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid, 27, of Telford, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by Honduran agents with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation during an operation coordinated with the FBI early Monday in Pespire, Honduras, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan.
Espinal-Del Cid is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia, as…
Girl Under 15 Sexually Abused In Albany County, Suspect Arrested: Authorities
A Capital Region man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a girl under age 15, authorities revealed Monday, Aug. 17.
Julian Lloyd, 31, of Albany, was charged with second- and third-degree aggravated sexual abuse, first-degree sexual abuse, and child endangerment, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Lloyd met the girl at 479 State Street in Albany around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 7 and sexually assaulted her, investigators said. New York State Police looked into the allegations against Lloyd and arrested him Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to prosecutors.
At his arraignment M…
Sister Strangulation Suspect In Albany Headed For Mental Eval: Authorities
A Capital Region man accused of trying to kill his sister is headed for a mental health evaluation before trial.
Lawyers for Ahmed Hemedan, 20, of Albany, requested the exam at his arraignment Monday, Aug. 17, and a judge agreed, local NBC affiliate WNYT reported.
Hemedan was arrested Sunday, Aug. 9 at Corning Preserve Boat Launch next to the Hudson River, the Albany Police Department said. He tried to strangle his sister inside a car at the boat launch, and she drove into the river, investigators said.
Underwater, Hemedan pulled his sister from the submerged car, then began trying to drow…
New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report
A Long Island designer found dead on a boat last year complained of being “harassed” by her company’s only investor days before her body was found on his boat, according to a new report.
Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, had even blocked Christopher Durnan, 61, for months to ignore his calls and texts, the New York Post reported Saturday, Aug. 15.
But Nolan-O’Slatarra’s business partner, Dylan Grace, convinced her to unblock Durnan because he was now on the receiving end of Durnan’s communication, according to the Post. Durnan was concerned about fraud by the operators, according to texts obtain…
