Latham News

If you are looking for environmentally-friendly, sustainable, health-conscious clothing and accessories in the Capital District you need to look no further than Runway 7 Eco-Fashions in Peter Harris Plaza in Latham.

Colonie Police have released the identity of the victim of the car fire on Wednesday in Latham.

A man was found dead after a car burst into flames at 7:12 a.m. Colonie Police are investigating the cause of the incident and have not yet positively determined the identity of the deceased.

The owners of Maggie's Gift Shop, a long-time store located in downtown Watervliet, is moving to Latham, taking over the former Vanilla Bean.

The state inspector general's continued investigation into the so-called "man cave" workers at Empire State Plaza says they used racial slurs at work and that their supervisors virtually ignored complaints about their discriminatory behavior.

Visit a Capital Region toy department and it probably won't be long before you hear some version of this question: "Do you have any of those Zhu Zhu Pets?" The query might just come from a naive parent, someone who doesn't realize the poor salesperson has already heard the question a dozen times, perhaps, on this day alone.

The discount shoe store, which once was known as Dexter Shoes, has left its log cabin on Route 9 next to the entrance ramp to new Route 7 in LathamA for the Target Plaza, formerly Northway Mall, on Central Avenue at the Northway in Colonie.

Police in Albany County arrested six people Tuesday during a sting operation investigating illegal massage parlors in the Capital Region.

A refrigerated truck delivered 12 pallets of food to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Monday morning, and when it was unloaded, the food bank got to keep the truck.

Today, I went to visit Gilda's Club, named for Gilda Radner, who died from ovarian cancer.

November 22, 2009 EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 23 457 words INSURANCE INFORMATION INSTITUTE; I.I.I. Finds NY's No-Fault Claims Costs Are Rising New York's auto insurers saw their typical no-fault payment for the medical care of accident victims rise by 56 percent to $8,748 per claim in the second quarter of 2009.

CALLED "MANCAVE" CASE. 48-YEAR-OLD GARY PIVODA OF LATHAM AND 50-YEAR-OLD LOUIS MARCIANO OR RENSSELAER ADMIT TO SLEEPING, WATCHING TV AND DOING DRUGS, ALL ON THE TAXPAYER'S DIME.

The New York Lottery announced two more Capital Region millionaire winners today.

The National Labor Relations Board has scheduled a hearing on allegations that the Latham hotel owned by Jim Morrell fired employees for trying to form a union.

A Latham, New York Hotel Owner Facing National Labor Relations Board Action for Allegedly Terminating Three Employees for Trying to Organize Union Nov.

The owner of a Latham hotel is facing a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board that he illegally fired three employees for seeking to organize a union.

Rochester-based chain DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines plans to build its first sub shop in the Albany area and is looking for several other locations in the region.

It may be a simple case of anthropomorphizing, but I really believe our GPS deliberately led us astray to teach us a lesson.

Continental Airlines today joins Star Alliance, giving members of its OnePass frequent flier program the opportunity to earn miles on flights operated by United Airlines, US Airways and Air Canada, among others.

The case of the "man cave" could soon be over. Just days after a 22-count indictment accused two state workers of drug use, sleeping on the job and all-night parties at work, the men have been offered a plea deal carrying a year behind bars for one of the men -- and no jail time for the other, the Times Union has learned.