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There are very few authentic neon sign companies left in America. One is in NY where neon artist and craftsman Howie Cohen restores and creates amazing signs.

Utica’s legendary Chicken Riggies dish is a ‘one of a kind’ in the Greater Utica area and it’s getting more and more popular across Upstate New York. Today, there are all different variations of the classic Utica dish; but, there’s only one original recipe. Where did it originate?

The body of a Schenectady man identified as 65-year-old George D. Vitetta was recovered from Lake Ontario in Sandy Creek, New York on July 22, 2022 after an apparently accidental drowning.

New York State Police arrested one of their own back in May after an alleged DWI accident, and the story is now just being made public after it was exposed during a morning radio show.

Utica's The Tailor and the Cook restaurant is the area's only Central New York eatery to make the Wine Spectator list of the world's best restaurants for wines.

Are you considering entering the contest to become this year's singer of the National Anthem and the Boilermaker Post Race Party? If so, it's time to put your demo together and email it into WIBX's Keeler Show.

The Boilermaker road race is back to full strength this July and that means thousands of people once again at the F.X. Matt Brewery for the 2022 Boilermaker Post Race Party. This year's Boilermaker will be held on Sunday, July 10th and WIBX is conducting the search for a singer to perform the National Anthem, which officially kicks-off the 2022 finale festivities.

A Rome man is this week's Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers Wanted Person of the Week, wanted on charges of domestic violence, among other accusations in a handful of municipalities.

This week's Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers Wanted Person of the Week allegedly made off with a lot of fireworks, and now the Oneida City Police Department wants the public's help in bringing him to justice.

Dave and Dana Olney of Whitestown created a backyard oasis that included a large backyard pond and they filled it with large beautiful orange koi fish. Recently, an Osprey with a wing span of better than 4-feet took notice.