WRGB Fact Finder http://www.cbs6albany.com RSS feed for stories from the "Fact Finder" section of WRGB. en-us Copyright 2012, Sinclair Broadcast Group Thu, Apr 11 2013, 03:18 PM EDT Thu, Apr 11 2013, 03:18 PM EDT SBG WCM - Story Module http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Jerry Jennings Ribbon Mystery]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-jerry-jennings-ribbon-mystery-22.shtml?wap=0 Wed, Jan 23 2013, 06:29 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-jerry-jennings-ribbon-mystery-22.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Assault Rifles]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-assault-rifles-21.shtml?wap=0 Thu, Jan 03 2013, 06:10 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-assault-rifles-21.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: JCOPE commission]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-jcope-commission-20.shtml?wap=0
It has 14 members -- three appointed by the president of the senate, three appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one by the minority leader of the senate, and one by the minority leader of the assembly. ...]]> Fri, Sep 28 2012, 03:52 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-jcope-commission-20.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Airline fees]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-airline-fees-19.shtml?wap=0
For instance, Delta airlines will charge you $6 to watch an in-flight movie, and $2 for a headset. ...]]> Thu, Sep 27 2012, 04:50 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-airline-fees-19.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Same-sex marriage]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-samesex-marriage-18.shtml?wap=0
Same-sex marriage first became a reality in 2004 when a Massachusetts supreme court ruled it was allowed under a clause in the state's constitution.

Six states and the District of Columbia have made same-sex marriage legal. ...]]> Thu, Sep 27 2012, 03:53 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-samesex-marriage-18.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finders: Local bank and Credit Union fees]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finders-local-bank-credit-union-fees-17.shtml?wap=0
Trusco bank has no monthly service fee, no minimum balance, and you get free checks after you buy your first set.

SEFCU also has no monthly service fee and no minimum balance. ...]]> Thu, Sep 27 2012, 03:52 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finders-local-bank-credit-union-fees-17.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: NY lab hiring requirements]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-ny-lab-hiring-requirements-16.shtml?wap=0
State Police tell our Fact Finders, not likely.

A spokesman says their criminal lab workers undergo a very thorough background check before getting the job. ...]]> Wed, Sep 26 2012, 03:41 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-ny-lab-hiring-requirements-16.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Smart TV comparison shopping]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-smart-tv-comparison-shopping-15.shtml?wap=0
But if you are in the market for a Smart TV -- our fact finders did a little comparison shopping -- and found that Best Buy is offering a 55 inch Smart 3-D HDTV for just under $2200. ...]]> Wed, Sep 19 2012, 05:07 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-smart-tv-comparison-shopping-15.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Troubled security at U.S. embassies]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-troubled-security-at-us-embassies-14.shtml?wap=0
In 2009, a congressional commission criticized the reliance on low-priced private contractors.
And at least two reports from the Inspector General in 2010 raised security concerns at the embassies in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...]]> Wed, Sep 12 2012, 05:07 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-troubled-security-at-us-embassies-14.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Flu shots, how early is too early?]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-flu-shots-early-too-early-13.shtml?wap=0
Our CBS6 Fact Finders reached out to the State Department of Health, which recommends you get the shot as soon as it is available. ...]]> Fri, Sep 07 2012, 04:44 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-flu-shots-early-too-early-13.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Sch. City School District students will be following new schedules]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-sch-city-school-district-students-following-new-schedules-12.shtml?wap=0    
On September 6, elementary students enrolled in Elmer, FDR, Hamilton, Lincoln, Pleasant Valley, Van Corlaer, Keane, Woolawn, and Yates -- and those heading to the early childhood centers -- will now attend from 8 a. ...]]> Wed, Aug 29 2012, 05:14 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-sch-city-school-district-students-following-new-schedules-12.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Make every mile count]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-make-every-mile-count-11.shtml?wap=0        
Keep your tires properly inflated
       
You can improve your mileage by 3 percent by just making sure you have the proper air pressure in your tires. ...]]> Fri, Aug 10 2012, 04:53 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-make-every-mile-count-11.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Landing a job]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-landing-job-10.shtml?wap=0
Be an early bird

Don't wait for hoards to rush into an active fall job search -- by starting your search now you may be ahead of more competition. ...]]> Fri, Aug 03 2012, 04:13 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-landing-job-10.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Social host law]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-social-host-law-9.shtml?wap=0
Many counties in New York State abide by it, but our fact finders discovered it's not a state-wide law.

That puts New York in the minority. ...]]> Fri, Jul 27 2012, 04:39 PM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-social-host-law-9.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Capital Regions June unemployment numbers]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-capital-regions-june-unemployment-numbers-8.shtml?wap=0 Fri, Jul 27 2012, 09:01 AM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-capital-regions-june-unemployment-numbers-8.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Health Care Penalty]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-health-care-penalty-7.shtml?wap=0 Fri, Jul 27 2012, 09:01 AM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-health-care-penalty-7.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Aging Baby Boomers Pt.3]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-aging-baby-boomers-pt3-6.shtml?wap=0

Does the cost of healthcare make you sick? If it does, it won't make you feel any better as baby boomers age in to their elderly years.

"The future's very uncertain financially for people my age," said Grant McClamrock.

Baby boomers like McClamrock consider the health of healthcare twenty years from now. ...]]> Fri, Jul 27 2012, 09:01 AM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-aging-baby-boomers-pt3-6.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Aging Baby Boomers Pt. 2]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-aging-baby-boomers-pt-2-5.shtml?wap=0

10,000 baby boomers a day turn 65, and they're rushing towards the doors of doctor's offices and hospitals faster than they may be ready for. What's being done to prepare for the most seniors the country has ever seen?

The hospital isn't necessarily the easiest or most convenient place for older people to navigate. ...]]> Fri, Jul 27 2012, 09:01 AM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-aging-baby-boomers-pt-2-5.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: Aging Baby Boomers Pt.1]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-aging-baby-boomers-pt1-4.shtml?wap=0

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but what happens when the child has to take care of the village? Doctors, hospitals, and nursing homes are bracing for the swell of seniors expected to redefine healthcare.

The healthcare industry is looking for its own vaccination against a potentially crippling illness. ...]]> Fri, Jul 27 2012, 09:00 AM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-aging-baby-boomers-pt1-4.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fact Finder: College Loans]]> http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-college-loans-3.shtml?wap=0 Fri, Jul 27 2012, 09:00 AM EDT http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/ff/stories/fact-finder-college-loans-3.shtml?wap=0