Tessa Bentulan

Warren County urges residents to download its app ahead of bad storms Warren County still under a state of emergency after severe thunderstorms and a handful of tornadoes touched down earlier this month. The county is urging residents to download its app that's all about keeping you safe during bad weather. The ‘Ready Warren County' app can help you even when you don't have service. You'll get push notifications even when texts or phone calls aren't going through. We all know how crucial that can be when a storm hits and powerlines are knocked down and the lights are out. The app will keep you updated on storms approaching Warren County, what area it could hit, and links to helpful resources once the storm has passed. For example — one helpful resource on the app recently was to let residents know where national grid was handing out dry ice and water after those terrible storms just two weeks ago. The county's public affairs director, Don Lehman says ‘Ready Warren County NY' launched last year but only 2,000 people have it. There's about 65,000 residents live in Warren County. Lehman said this app is a one stop shop. “Honestly during that storm two weeks or so ago, we were getting heads up about the tornado warning. We knew exactly where the weather was headed, it was very helpful [app] to know that wherever your cellphone is, you'll get these heads up that things are changing.” You can find the app on apple and google app stores. The best part? It's free.

What does Monday's stock market drop mean for you? Stock market traders brace for another tough day ahead after shares took a steep tumble Monday morning. The Dow Jones dropped 1,034 points. The S&P 500 fell 3% in the biggest one-day drop since September 2022. For those who invest in the stock market, or have a 401k, or if you're looking at retirement – listen up. Bob Canterbury a senior financial advisor, with Dopkins Wealth Management, said don't make any changes with your emotions in mind. Today's stock numbers were staggering but it has happened before. “The stock market just doesn't only go up. We know that it goes up and down but over time it's a steady slope and that's what we're really banking on going into the future.” Canterbury said if history repeats itself, the numbers will go back up in due time. It usually takes a few months. This means if you have any stake in a company, the odds are that shares will increase. The same goes for your 401k. If you have at least several more years until you even consider retirement, keep investing in them. For those looking to retire very soon, Canterbury said the stock market drop should make you take a pause. Think about how much money you may need when you retire. Is today's event going to impact that? Canterbury said the answer for most of his clients is no but it's still good to have that conversation. “Taking emotion out of the equation. It's hard to do. When you're losing money, you feel like you should be doing something,” Canterbury said. “Depending on your time frame, it really supports not panicking and not really making any big changes.” Canterbury said if are going to do something, now is the time to invest. You can grab stocks at a bargain.

All 49 Lake George camping islands reopen after severe thunderstorms in July Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. All 49 camping islands are back open after extraordinary work done by DEC crews. Cover photo provided by DEC. You may remember the scary scene on the Lake George islands three weeks ago: uprooted trees, docks torn apart, and tents left abandoned. This was the result of storms that crashed down on the area on July 16. The state closed all 49 camping islands until they could clean up and repair the damage. After several weeks of work, the Department of Environmental Conservation said all campsites have reopened. DEC cleaned up the islands in good time considering the amount of damage left behind by the storms. “The worst we've ever seen,” Bill Bernard, DEC Regional Operations Supervisor. “We came across campsites where there were campers the night before, and everything was crushed, blown away. They literally got in their boats and left.” Bernard said the DEC had to pull employees from different parts of the state to get the job done before the end of summer. “We had a crew from Stamford and Delmar from Region 4 and downstate Region 3 from New Paltz came up.” Bernard said 60 people were cleaning up the mess the first three days after severe thunderstorms hit the islands on Lake George last month. To put in perspective how much manpower was needed, fewer than ten DEC employees are usually assigned to work in the Lake George region. Crews all did it under the beating sun and with limited tools. “It's extremely difficult. Different. There's no excavator, there's no skid steerer to help you pull out a tree out or to pull it back to shore. It's all done manually.” Supplies and machines were brought over by boat. “They're extraordinary people. Most of them have spent a lifetime on the lake.” Now it's back open for you to enjoy, thanks to the DEC's hard work.

Saratoga Springs is cracking down on phony rideshare drivers. 13investigates first told you about this problem last year and it’s happening again.Now, the city is hoping to drive them out of town.“If you are not connected to them on the app, don’t get in a car,” Dillon Moran said, Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Accounts.These drivers […]

Schenectady couple finally receives cruise refund two years later Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. A court ordered forced Royal Caribbean Cruises to reimburse nearly $1.3 million to customers. A refund two years in the making. Royal Caribbean Cruises court ordered to return more than $1.3 million to customers after two cruises never set sail during the pandemic. 13Investigates first told you about this problem at the beginning of last year when a Schenectady couple contacted the I-team saying they felt like they were being scammed. Pam and Kenny Dickenson finally got a $5,000 check in the mail last week. It's all thanks to a 10-page settlement that holds Royal Caribbean accountable. The Maryland District Attorney's Office investigated the matter after receiving over 50 complaints. The Capital Jazz SuperCruise was supposed to set sail on January 16, 2021, using Royal Caribbean ships but was canceled due to COVID-19. Customers were then offered a choice of a refund or tickets to the same cruise on January 14, 2022. Pam and Kenny Dickenson were supposed to be on the ship. However, the SuperCruise was canceled again because of the pandemic, and a surge of the Omicron variant. Capital Jazz is a charter client of Royal Caribbean. In the 10-page settlement just released, it states Capital Jazz issued refunds to some passengers but still owed refunds to others. Under federal maritime law, Royal Caribbean was financially responsible if the SuperCruises did not happen. The settlement states Royal Caribbean could have transferred this liability to Capital Jazz for the SuperCruises, but it did not do so. The Maryland District Attorney's Office said all customers who were owed refunds should have already received checks in the mail.

“He pushed me out of a car.”A former exotic dancer exclusively tells 13Investigates how she finally got out.We first told you the woman described her eleven months of employment working at Shenanigans Gentlemen’s Club in Colonie as disgusting and deplorable.Now, you’ll hear why she said she was pushed out of a car and what she […]

A close friend of Sky Lemmons-Dixon, a young woman killed after being shot last Christmas day, said last week’s guilty pleas of two people charged in her case did not bring any closure.“It was a little overwhelming that it was more than just one person involved. I think it brought more hurt than closure,” Julia […]

550,000 claimants have been filed under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, passed in 2022. The Department of the Navy (DON) says a significant number of these claims are potentially duplicates.13Investigates is getting these numbers after airing a report on Camp LeJeune and a local veteran who lost his battles to several cancers. His wife, Michelle […]

13Investigates recently got a call from a Schoharie resident who was unsure about a letter she recently received and was wondering if it was a scam.It turns out, people across the country got that same letter regarding their health care.13Investigates did some digging and found out the letter is legit.

ONLY ON 13: five person crew returns to Capital Region after fighting fires in the Catskills Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. The Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Department left at 5am to get down to the Catskills for a 12-hour shift. The Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corp. was one of a small handful of fire stations in the Capital Region who went down to help battle the fires in the Catskills. So far, it's left more than 200 acres in ashes. Only on 13: NewsChannel 13's Tessa Bentulan spoke exclusively to the crew this evening, shortly after returning to Coeymans Hollow from a long day fighting fires.