A man was shot by police in Albany’s South End Thursday afternoon after authorities say he fired a handgun at officers.

Legislation to permanently ban new anchorages on the Hudson River has been signed into law.

Kathy Sheehan, who has served as Albany’s mayor for 12 years, will leave office in January after deciding not to seek a fourth term. In her waning days leading New York’s capital city, I spoke with Sheehan about the past, present and future of the city.

As the city prepares to move its City Hall to the former Proctor’s Theater in downtown, Troy Proctor's Foundation, a nonprofit that formed in 2009, says the city is doing so in a non-transparent manner.

The St. Clare’s pensioners trial wrapped up in Schenectady County Court today. The trial’s conclusion comes after an agreement over compensation.

(Airs 12/18/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, about why she does not support the Medical Aid in Dying Act which the Governor agreed to sign this week, how to deal with mental health problems in young people, the need to boost medical cannabis, and much more.

An early 20th century structure in Greenwich, New York, houses generations of firefighting memorabilia that some residents are hoping can help inspire the next generation of volunteer crews.

NYSERDA's Doreen Harris says the state energy plan is a key element for setting state energy policy

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of The Daily Freeman, about a Saugerties school superintendent's resignation amid probes.

A DIY skatepark in the Electric City could become an official city-sanctioned public venue through state funding.