Massachusetts is bracing for a number of federal programs to stop abruptly once the ongoing government shutdown stretches into November.

Albany’s Russell Sage College held a workshop Wednesday, giving high schoolers a chance to learn how to make a difference in their community.

In celebration of New York State History and Archives Month, this episode follows the trail of the Marquis de Lafayette, the orphaned member of one of France’s oldest and wealthiest families who became a trusted confident and military leader for George Washington during the American Revolution. 50 years later, Lafayette returned to the young United States traveled to every state in existence at the time and was greeted by huge crowds as a living symbol of the Founding Generation.

Every company has an idea of what they consider the worst thing that can happen. And it’s usually way worse than what you’d think. Like talk to an someone who works in crisis PR for an airline, and there are disasters I would have never imagined in my worst fevered dream.

Meteorologist Garett Argianas delivers the evening weather forecast for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

The new book “The Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson” by best-selling author Mark Kriegel is a story about fame, race, greed, criminality, trauma, and the creation of the most feared and mesmerizing fighter in the history of boxing. In a life that included incarceration and molestation, booze, coke, the death of a child, and perhaps the most treacherous fame Mike Tyson has nevertheless survived. Decades removed from his short lived prime we are still very interested in Mike Tyson.

Back with us to take your pet health questions is Dr. Carrie O’Loughlin. Ray Graf hosts.

The Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at UAlbany study forecast accuracy and Hurricane Hunters

Cricket had its biggest season yet in the Capital Region, with over 200 national and international teams coming to play at the NY Ovals cricket facility in Glenville.

Authorities say a top staffer for Governor Maura Healey – an aide who's often been a liaison for Healey in western Massachusetts - is facing drug trafficking and firearms charges, following an investigation and seizures of over 20 kilograms of suspected cocaine.

NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

What do a barracks from British troops in the Falkland War, a floating jail of the Bronx, and temporary housing for VWF workers in Germany have in common? Well according to our next guest, Ian Kumekawa, they have all inhabited one Swedish barge built in 1979. Now, the barge has so many names, the author calls it “The Vessel.” The book is called “Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge.”