Upstate new York news

An Amsterdam woman - with 6 kids inside her car - was nearing blackout drunk when she was pulled over and ultimately arrested last week.

Clear video shows what appears to be a large cat, possibly a mountain lion, roaming the streets of central New York recently. The NYS DEC is currently investigating.

A potentially tragedy with an umpire was averted during a New York Collegiate Baseball League baseball game on Wednesday thanks to an athletic trainer from Middleburgh.

A teen in Saratoga County was arrested and charged with making terrorist threats. SP say the youth also possessed weapons, device-making material, as well as instruction manuals supporting his acts of terrorism.

Thanks mainly to the number of distracted, speeding, or drunk drivers, the New York State Police have been quite busy lately, and they were out in full force over the holiday weekend.

Sadly, many exotic pets were killed when a fire ripped through parts of Gloversville in April. But miraculously, one lucky lizard survived, and is back with its owner over two months later.

The National Weather Service has yet to confirm that a tornado touched down in Central New York, but judging by the pictures below and the reaction from locals, this was definitely a twister.

Reports say that shortly after 10 am this morning, the NYSP Dive Team recovered "the body of a man in his 20s" who died in Sacandaga Lake on Sunday.

Joey Chestnut smashing glizzlies on the Fourth of July is as American as the holiday itself. Although, I'll admit, it's a hard watch.

After a day of wandering through Crossgates Mall, trying on clothes at J Crew, or testing out neck pillows and foot massagers at Brookstone, I loved hitting up the Ruby Tuesday for that awesome all-you-can-eat salad bar!