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The Albany area will welcome Costco's 100th store in the Northeast, which will be located in a 153,000-square-foot warehouse next to the Crossgates Mall.
WAMC Programs
(Airs 08/05/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Clark, author of the Times Union’s Capitol Confidential newsletter. We’ll talk about who gives the most money to state legislators’ campaigns, A-I and the data center moratorium enacted by Governor Hochul, and much more.
New York Public Media
A recent change to the Historic Preservation Act has lessened requirements for how federal projects affect historic land or artifacts. Local Experts say it could have a major impact in Western New York and across the state.
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Governor Kathy Hochul was in Lake Placid on Monday to tour some of the Olympic facilities as New York State explores a bid to host the 2042 Winter Games.
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A mentorship program in Akwesasne is helping Mohawk women learn traditional plant-based medicine and pass that knowledge on to future generations.
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Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers.
NPR News
Regional police and prosecutors said an airport employee discovered a drone near the airport's south runway with "an unknown explosive device," and the object was examined by police
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New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.
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Morby's Little Wide Open is a love letter to a part of the country he finds endlessly inspiring.
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Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday.