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It is a food everyone is super passionate about, and these are the Capital Region's BEST pizzerias according to you!

Here are the latest closings and cancellations due to today's winter storm.

It seems that there are vacant Pizza Hut locations throughout the Capital Region. There is one in Saratoga County that will be refurbished and made into another Ted's Fish Fry restaurant.

If you observe Lent or want a fish fry, here is a guide to the best fish fries in the Capital Region according to Yelp! reviews. Some places specialize in fish fries and others are full restaurants. There are 10 on this list but probably twenty more we could have listed.

Governor Kathy Hochul is promoting "significant progress in the fight against crime" across New York State.

Incredible video shows the moment when an SUV plowed through the window of a restaurant in Upstate New York, narrowly missing the patrons who were eating inside.

One of my favorite chain restaurants in the Capital Region has permanently closed without warning. There was no indication that this location would close. I found out from a Facebook post from someone looking for lobster ravioli.

These 4 New York cities rank among the best pizza cities in the Country. Do you agree?

A national hoagie chain is getting ready to set up its first Capital Region sub-shop with some free eats.

If your kids participate in any indoor sports in the Capital Region, chances are they have had a game at one of the Afrim's Sports complexes. Now there will be a fifth location. This time it's up north.

We finally have Chick-fil-A in the Capital Region and there are more being proposed. It seems, though they are building in already congested areas. This one is no exception it may be the busiest area in Rensselaer County.

We found out last month that a popular bar and restaurant on a busy stretch of Route 9 in Latham was closing after twenty-three years. We now know what is going to happen to J.J. Rafferty's Bar & Grill and it's something completely different.

Pickleball seems to be the hottest sport. The first indoor pickleball facility in the Capital Region located in the former Kmart in Latham has an opening date.

A new restaurant is moving into Latham and is taking over a once-popular all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant. This eatery suddenly closed in August.

There are over six hundred McDonald's restaurants across New York State but now there is one less. A Capital Region McDonald's in a high-traffic location has closed.

On July 19th, the New York Lottery Powerball jackpot was $1.08 billion. Although there was only one winner from California who got the billion, there was an Upstate New Yorker who cashed in too.

Pickleball is the sport that is sweeping the nation and now the Capital Region will get its first indoor club. It is almost ready to open in an old Kmart location.

At the beginning of 2023, the Dick's Sporting Goods Store in Latham temporarily closed along with the Field & Stream Store next door. Now a grand opening is planned for the end of the month.

The $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was won by one winner in California. Although no one in New York State cashed in on the top prize, there was an Upstate New Yorker who is $1 million richer. Check your New York Lottery Powerball tickets because someone in Upstate New York is a one-million-dollar winner!

Back in September, it was announced that another national hoagie restaurant chain would be coming to Upstate New York. They said they would put ten locations in the Capital Region. We now know where the first sub shop will go.

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.

The old Kmart building on Watervliet Shaker Road in Latham is becoming an entertainment and sports destination. The Scarlet Knife, an upscale restaurant just recently opened and more construction is on the way including a new sports complex.

New York State Police asking for your help in locating this missing Capital Region teen. If you know where he might be please call 518-583-7000

There is a local burger chain that has a few locations around the Capital Region and is about to open its fourth in just two years.

If you have young kids or are expecting, we've found JUST the sale for you in Latham. Check out all the details here.

We all know there are plenty of chain restaurants throughout the Capital Region. Now there is a chain of cookie stores that will add three locations. The first Crumbl Cookies will open next week.

Shaker High School graduate, Tommy Kanhle is entering his 9th season in Major League Baseball. The right-hander from Latham has pitched well enough to earn a 2-year/$11.5 million contract with the New York Yankees through the 2024 season. However, Kahnle's second stint in pinstripes has gotten off to a slow start.

Hoffman's Playland was an amusement park in Latham from 1952 until 2014. Even though many of the rides were relocated to Huck Finn's Playland in Albany, Hoffman's holds a soft spot in many Capital Region families' hearts. Take a look at abandoned Hoffman's Playland.

If you shop in the Latham area, you know that there are a ton of stores for every need. Whether it's PetSmart, Lowe's, Walmart, Home Depot, or grocery stores, this area is a shopping hub. This is why I was completely caught off guard when I noticed the huge sports store that I usually shop at was temporarily closed!

If you drive along Route 9 in the Latham/Cohoes area chances are you have driven by this eyesore. It was an operating motel for quite some time, became apartments, and then it declined. Eventually, it was condemned. Now construction crews are tearing it down.