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Police have arrested a Bronx man in connection to a 'Grandparent Scam' investigation. Dude traveled to Colonie, collecting $9,000 from a local victim on September 19th.

The Town of Colonie has filed a twenty-four count violation against the Sycamore Motel and its owner of record, Suman C. Patel, for allowing the premises to be used as sub-standard long-term housing

Colonie Central High installed vaping detectors in their bathrooms. If a student is vaping the sensor will pick it up.

Penny Bartlett from Colonie is the proud Marine Mom of 26-year-old Ian and she wrote to us hoping we'd honor him as August's Hometown Hero.  Mom also told us that her son may be slightly uncomfortable with the 'fanfare' that comes along with it and decided to spend a fe…

Tuesday our American Idol, Madison Vandenburg, came home to an amazing celebration as she is one of the final three to win the show. There was a pep rally at her high school and she put on a free concert at the Crossings. Her reaction to it all was priceless.

A Wolf Road coffee spot is planning a move in the near future, but not a far one.

There are a bunch of buildings for sale or rent on Wolf Road. It was just announced that a new retailer will take over one of them, the old Toys R Us/Babies R Us location.

A husband is in custody after he walked into the Colonie beauty salon where his wife worked Thursday afternoon and started stabbing her

It seems like some beloved restaurants are just not able to fade into the mystic in Colonie. Grandma's didn't stay closed for long, neither will DeMarco's.

I know you noticed it, it's Capital Region lore at this point. You're driving on the Northway passing Exit 5...Exit 4...and all of a sudden you're at Exit 2. You knew it didn't exist but have you ever wondered why we have no Exit 3?

If you drive up and down Central Avenue in Albany / Colonie, this may not be a huge shock due to the bright paint, but a new restaurant is going into a familiar building.

Obviously the outpouring of sorrow on the closing of Grandma's Pies in Colonie impacted many. Including the new owner in a huge way.

There are a lot of great things to see driving around the Capital Region but who knew one of them would be a residential house with some pretty random decorations.

As the current Presidential Election gets stranger and stranger. A Donald Trump supporter right here in the Capital Region is serious about protecting his TRUMP 2016 sign. Someone keeps stealing his sign and this time he built a barbed wire fence, complete with concrete and lights, to protect his si…

In today's #BLANKSTARENEWS. A man stole more than $3,000 worth of chewing gum and other items from the Market Bistro at 873 Loudon Road. The man struck twice stealing from the store on March 3 and March 10. During the first theft, police said the man left with $1,356 worth of gum...

In today's #BLANKSTARENEWS, Police say a male was caught masturbating on the path that runs between the Blue Creek Elementary School and the Shaker Junior High School. The man 23-year-old Frederick Basile of Latham was arrested for public lewdness...

Colonie police responded to the Central Avenue Goodwill Store Saturday afternoon after a pair of grenades were reportedly found in the store.
If you were around the area of Central Avenue and Fuller Road in Colonie on Saturday afternoon, at about 1:30 p.m., you may have seen some police cars and seve…

Even though it's going to be a wet and windy Halloween this year, many will still hit the streets in search of candy.

Get ready for a new restaurant chain with food so good you’ll smack ya momma!  Texas Roadhouse is set to open its first Capital Region location on August 1st.  The steak and ribs chain will set up shop at 105 Wolf Road.