Finally, something that Donald Trump and I agree on. An executive order the President signed April 9th — propitiously titled “Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads” — reverses a Biden era regulation that conserved water by restricting the number of gallons per minute that can flow from showerheads and other appliances.

NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Reid Kisselback provides the regional weather summary for Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Each weekday morning, The Roundtable's Joe Donahue is joined by various experts, journalists, educators, and commentators to discuss current events. On Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review, we feature your favorite panelists discussing news items from the previous week.

(Airs 04/18/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The Trump administration is blocking an offshore wind project, prison officials say they’ll review the correctional system's culture after 10 employees were indicted over an inmate's death, and a new audit by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says New York should improve its storage of durable medical equipment.

Town of Plattsburgh officials and members of the local American Legion provided an update today on progress to create a memorial park to honor veterans.

Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien is keeping his campaign in New York's 21st House district going even though a special election to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik is off.

A new program aimed at preventing youth drowning is kicking off in Pittsfield, Massachusetts next week.

An annual report from the first national horse racing regulating body finds racing-related deaths are down at tracks it oversees.

The Saratoga County Department of Health has transitioned into a full-service health department.

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is proposing a $1.49 billion budget for 2026. But with the New York state budget weeks overdue and threats of cuts to federal aid, he says a lot is still up in the air.

In my oral radio commentary for Friday, April 18, I decided NOT to make any comments on the craziness of Trump’s on again off again tariff war with the rest of the world.