ValleyCats to take over a youth league

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 9:54am

TROY – The Tri-City ValleyCats have announced they will take their show on the road and select one lucky youth sports league to take over next summer.

As part of the “Show on the Road,” the ‘Cats will bring their mascots, PA announcer and promo team to put on a show worthy of “The Joe.”

There will be pre-game entertainment, ceremonial team introductions, and a live performance of the national anthem and in-game promotions such as the Mayors’ race, t-shirt toss, pony hops and more.

Youth leagues interested in signing up for the chance to have the ValleyCats bring their show to one of their games must fill out an application located ONLINE HERE.

As art of the process, leagues must explain how they exemplify sportsmanship on and off the field.

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Amber Alerts come to cell phones

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 5:23pm

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Cops: Bogus bank investigators in Albany area scam

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 9:44am

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Police in the Albany area are warning about a scam involving men who pose as bank investigators and convince people to withdraw thousands of dollars from their accounts.

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JDRF walk held

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 1:37pm

ALBANY – On Sunday, May 5, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will be held at the UAlbany campus.

The JDRF raises money to help those affected with Type-1 diabetes.

For more information, or to donate, CLICK HERE.

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National prescription Drug Take Back Day

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 11:05am

ALBANY – On Saturday, April 27, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held from 10-2p.m. The event provides and opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted or unused prescription drugs at local drop-off sites.

Unused or expired medication can present a threat to public health and safety, as well as the environment.

National Drug Take Back Day is sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Approximately 250 drop-off sites in communities across New York State will be open to accept prescription drugs for disposal.

To locate designated drop-off sites across the state, CLICK HERE.

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Process used to ID Boston bombing suspects identical to methods employed at NYSP Crime Lab daily

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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013, 6:26pm

ALBANY--The FBI knew what the Boston bombing suspects looked like long before they asked the public to help them determine who they were. A digital detail as small as matching remnants from the backpack that housed the bomb to a person in the crowd carrying that same brand of bag is crucial.

"The average person looks at visual data quite differently than law enforcement. There is not a case that goes by that we can't glean something from that case no matter how poor the visual data is," explains James Kennedy, the manager of forensic video analysis for the New York State Police.

According to Kennedy, there is rarely a smoking gun in a digital manhunt. Clues are sometimes garnered miles and hours from the actual crime.

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