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The building was reportedly empty.

Here's a roundup of some of the toys and gear that reviewers, industry analysts and retailers think will be big sellers this year.

If you’re in the retail business in the United States, you probably really care about these two things: millennials and Black Friday.

One man was killed and three other people were injured in a shooting at an Albany bar overnight.

By Jim Schiltz
Gazette Reporter

With a big catch and a clutch kick that followed, Amsterdam made area football history in the most dramatic way 21 years ago at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.

It’s Thanksgiving, which ushers in not only the holiday shopping season but also the big-release period at movie theaters. And as you settle in at the movies this weekend, be prepared to see auto, banking and electronics ads mixed in with the coming attractions.

By Jeff Wilkin
Gazette Reporter

The Times Union Center in Albany will turn into a haunted house this Sunday. Paul O’Neill— creator, lyricist and composer of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra — believes people will enjoy the chills and thrills that come with “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, The Best of TSO and More,” the big attraction for this season’s TSO tour. The show will play twice at the Times Union Center, at 3 and 7:30 p.m., and will repeat the 2015 TSO holiday concert.

By Jeff Wilkin
Gazette Reporter

Jackie Evancho will play the Troy Savings Banks Music Hall Saturday night.

By Bill Buell
Gazette Reporter

Every time Leenya Rideout updates her resume, she wonders just how much information she should include.

By Bill Buell
Gazette Reporter

The Schenectady Pipe Band will record a centennial CD in front of a live audience at 3 p.m. Sunday at Proctors’ GE Theatre, to help celebrate its 100th year.