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There is no feeling worse than walking out to your vehicle after work in the cold and realizing that your battery has died. If you are fortunate to have your own jumper cables you're in luck. If not, then you have to hope a co-worker does. Keeping this possibility in mind, here is a list of important items to keep in your vehicle when it's freezing out.

Austin Olney is a Rome native with a Master's degree in History Education. He produces creative YouTube videos on historical events. Being from Rome it's only natural that he would create one on the history of Fort Stanwix.

If you are a native of Utica or you have lived here for several years there are certain things you have to know about. The Boilermaker, Chicken Riggies, Utica Greens, and many other things are exclusive to our fine city. To not know about some of these Central New York staples is down-right shameful!

Big Frog 104 got the direct cell phone number to Santa Claus himself. Knowing that he is indeed a busy man, we decided to give it a shot. Much to our surprise he answered and gave us the scoop on what his top 5 favorite cookies were!

The Mohawk Valley Police Academy which trains law enforcement recruits for departments all over the county received a nice new gift from the 2015 Partners in Prosperity Public Safety Funding. This new gift is an $81,000 police training simulator or 'F.A.T.S.' system. We got to try it out!

Shia LaBeouf is without a doubt one of the most interesting actors in Hollywood. He has been through controversies, has angered co-stars, and yet he still delivers unbelievable performances in some very good films. Now, he is adding to his oddity resume with a new film experiment.

Meet Ed Zamora. He recently welcomed his wife back home from a trip at the airport by playing her favorite song on the trumpet. Watch the video going viral.

Alex Norgay has been secretly working on a project for a while. It is a video project that involves helping his mother find her true love! She was totally unaware of it, but she proved to be a good sport.

One of the biggest dreams for a baseball fan is to catch a foul ball or home run ball. For one Chicago Cubs fan this dream became a reality. This fan caught a foul ball, but it was no ordinary catch!

In honor of the Utica Comets' Fan Appreciation Weekend (happening this weekend), I thought it was only appropriate to show why being a Comets fan is such a great thing.

Oneida, NY was mentioned on a recent episode of 'The Tonight Show' with Jimmy Fallon. One of Fallon's regular bits on the show is a segment called "Screen Grabs" where Jimmy takes viewer submitted screen grabs and makes fun of them. Justin Acker of Oneida submitted a news clip from the Syracuse station CNY Central (WTVH-5) wishing a woman 'Happy 1000th Birthday.'

Gun violence is on the rise in the city of Utica and the UPD is having a hard time finding people to cooperate with police to bring criminals to justice. That's why they offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrests of gun violence offenders.