Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has appointed the interim Department of Children and Families commissioner to the permanent position

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Vermont Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host a meeting next week to provide an update on restoration, research and assessment of the state of Lake Champlain’s fish populations and get input from anglers.

Applyrs, the city’s former chief auditor, told reporters that she was unaware of the budget deficit until just before she became mayor. Applyrs says the city has a roughly $15 million structural deficit for FY 2025 and expects a $22 million deficit for FY 2026.

City Council members in Troy tabled a measure Thursday night to extend the city police department’s contract with Flock Safety.

An Albany man was sentenced in Albany County Court on March 20th for his role in a 2023 shooting that killed a man and injured two others at a city barbershop.

As expected, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to delay New York’s greenhouse gas emissions requirements under the state’s 2019 climate law.

An interview with Nadia Milleron.

In sports news, one of the few remaining American Hockey League teams in New England is planning to depart the Northeast.

The Albany IDA advanced a measure Thursday to end tax breaks for a $35 million apartment and retail space project planned near University at Albany.

The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission says it’s found “reasonable cause” while probing potential conflict of interest violations involving a former Holyoke city councilor.

Compton’s Diner has been serving Spa City customers for four decades, but the culinary institution’s tenure may be coming to a close — the restaurant's owners are currently wrapped up in a lawsuit and eviction case.

Voters in the Adirondack village of Saranac Lake have elected their first female mayor.