When Azra Haqqie joined the Times Union in 1991, she was the only Muslim staff member. After retiring in 2024, Haqqie left a legacy of 30 years spent spotlighting Muslim and other marginalized voices in the Capital Region.

New York state lawmakers have announced legislation targeting the New York State Office of Court Administration’s power over municipal budgets.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has committed $3.75 billion for clean water infrastructure.

NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Reid Kisselback provides the regional weather summary for Sunday, January 25, 2026

The Williamstown Theatre Festival announced it is going from annual productions to a biennial schedule.

Giving her third State of the Commonwealth address, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday talked up her affordability agenda, including plans to reduce gas and electric bills for residents this February and March.Expanding homebuyer assistance, affordable pre-K funding and access, and finding more ways to lower health care costs were also big-ticket items. But after a year of federal moves that froze food assistance funding and let federal health care plan subsidies expire, the Democrat also spent much of the night explaining how the state’s responding to the Trump administration.

The chances of me winning the Nobel Peace Prize are slim and diminishing by the day. It would be hard to point to anything I’ve done to promote global harmony. I’m not proud of myself. Yet, who knows?

WAMC’s Samantha Simmons spoke with Carson Clonan, a meteorologist at the State Weather Risk Communication Center at the University at Albany.

NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Reid Kisselback provides the regional weather summary for Saturday, January 24, 2026.