WAMC's award-winning daily news magazine brings listeners the latest in local, national, and world news. Join Lucas Willard each weekday for the latest. Samantha Simmons hosts the weekend edition. The work of the WAMC News team is complemented each day with news and features from the BBC and Stardate. Midday Magazine also offers a comprehensive regional weather summary and a range of commentators who span the political spectrum. Highlights from the WAMC Listener Comment Line are usually aired on Friday's edition of Midday Magazine.
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Russell Sage College, with campuses in Albany and Troy, and the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are seeking to combine by Fall 2027. -
The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council has unanimously backed a petition urging the school committee to release a public summary of an independent investigation into staff misconduct allegations. -
Albany mayoral candidates weighed in on environmental concerns Tuesday at a forum hosted by WAMC and the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. -
Over a hundred local students started their spring vacation on a basketball court in Springfield – lining up shots and hopefully a summer job. -
NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Wednesday, April 23, 2025. -
Fort Ticonderoga is planning a number of events to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Revolutionary War. The first starts May 9th and coincides with the anniversary of Ethan Allen’s capture of the fort. -
‘This makes no sense’: Mass. Congressman McGovern wants answers from feds over revoked student visasFor weeks now, dozens of international college students in Massachusetts have been trying to figure what to do next after their visas were revoked by the Trump administration with little warning or explanation. It's the subject of a recent letter to federal leaders sent by Congressman Jim McGovern of the 2nd district. He’s demanding to know why students in his district and beyond have been affected and what recourse they have. -
Americans love their caps. Even folks who aren’t big baseball fans wear caps that signal their fandom of one product or another, or of a particular team. We like you to know right upfront, as soon as you face us, who we are.
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Two Congressional representatives from outside New York’s 21st House District held a rally in Plattsburgh Monday evening to discuss preventing cuts to Medicaid. -
Capital Region Catholics are reflecting on Pope Francis's legacy and message.
