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It’s a venti-sized debate making national headlines: now one Capital Region Starbucks has officially voted to unionize.

Looks like there are new owners of The Century House property in Latham. It sold for a cool six point five million dollars. The sale includes the restaurant, hotel, and banquet hall. The plan is to build apartments.

Police are looking for a motive.

Hoffman's Playland was an amusement park in Latham from 1952 until 2014. I went there almost every weekend as a kid and even got to take my son Ryan a few times before it closed. Even though many of the rides were relocated to Huck Finn's Playland in Albany, Hoffman's holds a soft spot in my heart. Take a look at the now-abandoned Hoffman's Playland.

These two popular businesses are only 2.8 miles apart and are actually on the same road in Latham and into Loudonville. Both are very reputable and now they will be merging under the same management to offer more services.

The New York State Police in Latham is searching for 43-year-old Andrew Gibson. He was supposed to appear in Albany County Court for his sentencing for aggravated vehicular manslaughter.

Shuttered for nearly four years, this local eatery will re-open its doors.

Over the summer it was announced that the Capital Region will be getting two Chick-fil-As. The first one would go in the already crowded area near Clifton Park Center and the other off of Troy-Schenectady road in the Colonie/Latham area. That was the announcement, now there are concerns brought up by town officials.

The Starlite Music Theater opened in 1957 and was a popular venue located in Latham. There were many acts that passed through the Starlite until 1997. It was a 3,000 seat theater in the round. In the 1980s I saw Belinda Carlisle of the Go Gos at the Starlite Music Theater. Kenny Rogers, The Monkees, Weird Al Yankovic, Jonny Cash, Run DMC, Diana Ross, and more graced the stage. The Starlite closed its doors in 1998 and laid dormant for years. Then in December of 2012, the Starlite was demolished. Here are pictures of the venue in the summer of 2012 before it was leveled.

Christmas isn't just for kids. Our furry friends want to meet the big guy too. It's time to have your dog sit on Santa's lap or if they are too big, sit right next to him for a cute holiday photo. Here's where your dog can meet Santa Claus.

Check out some creepy photos of the old Starlite Music Theater in Latham before it was demolished in 2021.

In a major announcement that educators are calling the future of Catholic schools in the Capital Region, there will be a merger that will make one school kindergarten through twelfth grade.

I was walking through the Latham Sam's Club and I couldn't believe all of the random items they sell. There was everything from drizzled popcorn to pickled polish sausage. Check out the ten random items I picked out for you to see with your own eyes. Who buys these things?

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office 44-year old William Biette, of Latham, was arrested after he was driving while intoxicated.

Social Studies teacher at Warren Street Academy, 26-year old Sean M. Miller of Latham was arrested on Thursday by the Colonie Police Department.

We've all seen some pretty creative ways people have been covering up their face during the pandemic, but this Latham man takes the cake.

A Latham man is being charged in a car accident that happened yesterday causing, St. Ambrose Church and School on Old Loudon Road to go into lockdown mode.

Wednesday is National Cheeseburger Day, and the national chain is offering a $1 Cheeseburger special.

Cohoes has a brand new watering hole on Remsen Street.

We each have plenty of memories at that space and finally, after sitting empty for a couple of years, we finally know what we can expect there.

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.

The journey started months for Cohoes teen Madison VanDenburg. Along this American Idol trek, she remained consistent  humble and true to herself.  While the final chapter of this story has yet to be written, she's just a few pages away from closing the book on a remarkable run that has captivated the Capital Region while building a foundation for a career that has seemingly unlimited potential. T

We had to get a few things off our chest when we spoke to Madison VanDenburg in a never-been-aired interview we did with her late Friday morning.  Tonight on American Idol, Madison VanDenburg will perform three songs and by the time the show is over at 10 pm, we'll know if she's a top 3 candidate or not.  We believe in our heart of hearts she will be, but Chrissy and I also felt that something nee

The first hour paid tribute to the music of the Woodstock era on American Idol Sunday night, and Cohoes' Madison VanDenburg proved once again, that she can rock out with the best of em'.  But it was during her show-stopping second performance of the evening, a power ballad by Celine Dion, where the local teen brought the house down.

Girl on Fire! Madison VanDenberg our local teen American Idol hopeful, brought fire, a rockin' new look and impeccable vocals to the stage during "Queen" night last evening on another live show of American Idol.  Proving once again that she literally can sing anything, the humble teen from Shaker High School now has just five other contestants to beat and a few shows left before she's of

Are you as tired of winter as I am? There's a good sign spring is coming, and it has nothing to do with a groundhog.

If you're watching American Idol this season, you may see a familiar face on the show on Sunday. She's from Latham!

Eat more ... tots.

A new restaurant chain is opening another location in the Capital Region!

If you missed it last week Natia Shim had a horrific attack where white supremacist drove her off of the road an vandalized her car while threatening to kill her and her 17 year old son.