WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Tracy Ziemer of The Times Union about the drop of unemployment rates in Albany and the Hudson Valley and the decrease of Omicron COVID-19 cases.

Newschannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Morning Weather Summary for Thursday, January 27, 2022.

The Nuggets had a 124-118 decision over the Nets and the Heat whipped the Knicks, 110-96.

At-home testing for infectious diseases is a hot topic. The President has authorized the purchase of millions of at-home COVID-19 tests for Americans, but at-home testing is not new. At home tests for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections are already available, although they are a bit controversial. A number of questions remain regarding at-home test accuracy and ability to impact patient outcomes and public health while protecting patient privacy. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll have a discussion with two laboratory scientists about the good, the bad, and the "we don't quite know yet" of at home testing.

Federal labor officials found enough support among Amazon workers on Staten Island to pave wave for a union election. It could be the second union vote for Amazon this year.

Ukraine's former prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says the military is stronger than it was the last time Russia invaded in 2014. But he still thinks the U.S. should help should Russia make advances.

The mailbox was a key reason why labor officials ruled to re-do a union election at Amazon's Alabama warehouse. For the re-vote, the mailbox got moved. The union wants it gone.

The move comes two days after Neil Young requested that his work be removed from Spotify in protest over coronavirus misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast.

Each Wednesday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m. “Live At The Linda” brings you some of the best musical acts to grace the stage at The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio. This week we feature Yarn from Roots Music Festival 2015, and Lissie from 2018.

The National Weather Service said it was too early to predict snowfall totals but warned that "blizzard conditions near the coast" could occur depending on the storm's path.

For nearly 40 years John Morgan has provided live analysis and color commentary during international sports broadcasts and he will again be on the mic for the Beijing games.

A planned outage in the City of Troy affecting around 1,000 customers was postponed during last weekend’s frigid weather. The outage is scheduled for this weekend, but the weather may have the final say again.