I'm not much of a news junkie, but I did follow the recent Clinton County prison escape casually on Twitter. It wasn't quite in my backyard, but close enough to be of local interest.
That said, I'm rather amused by the heavy media presence at Albany Medical Center where both the escapers were transported (one to the morgue, one to the trauma unit). I took a short walk over to CVS and Starbucks this afternoon and saw about four satellite trucks and various news vans parked along New Scotland Avenue by CVS and further south by Albany Law School.
