Vanessa Blasi

2 weeks ago | news10.com | Vanessa Blasi

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The 2025 Capital Region Pride Parade kicked off Sunday for another year, but this time with a new special addition. Couples across the region got the chance to renew their wedding vows this year before the parade started. About a dozen people gathered in Washington Park Sunday morning to renew their wedding vows with the Capital Region Pride Center.

2 weeks ago | news10.com | Vanessa Blasi

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Saturday marked day four of the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. Outside of the big race, fashion took the spotlight among the crowds. Some folks have been waiting for this day for years — for Alice Perkins, it’s been 99 years to be exact. “It’s a dream come true to be here and enjoy ourselves with so many people,” said Perkins.

3 weeks ago | news10.com | Vanessa Blasi

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival has officially begun for its second year at the Saratoga Race Course. Hundreds of people rushed in Wednesday, with thousands more expected by the end of the five day racing festival. The Belmont Stakes has traditionally been held on Long Island, but while that is under construction, it returned to Saratoga for a second year. Some residents said they’ve been waiting for this all year long.

3 weeks ago | news10.com | Vanessa Blasi

GLENMONT, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Hundreds of Capital Region students are scrambling to find homes, jobs and education after the U.S. Department of Labor announced it will pause operations at all Job Corps across the country, including Glenmont Job Corps. Glenmont Job Corps provides career-based training, education, housing and more to low income young people, aged 16-24. The program serves over 400 students annually and has over 100 staff members.

3 weeks ago | news10.com | Vanessa Blasi

DALTON, M.A. (NEWS10) — Two 12-year-old boys are now in full recovery after getting stuck in mud similar to quicksand Saturday evening in Dalton, Mass. First responders from Dalton Fire and Police Departments responded, both saying they have never received a call like this. “We were dispatched about 7:40 Saturday night for a couple of boys that were stuck in the mud,” said Chris Cachat, acting chief of the Dalton Fire Department. However, it wasn’t just regular mud.