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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Canadians went to the polls Monday. In Northern New York, expectations of strained relations and a continued trade war remain. -
Berkshire County immigration activists are still taking stock after more than a dozen residents were taken away by federal agents during U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids last month. -
Construction on a new bike park is under way in Saratoga Springs. -
Mr. Trump has blinked on the China tariffs without any confirmation that China blinked before he did which it turns out was false, based upon China’s statements completely denying that any discussions were underway. Is a fake blink better or worse than a real one?
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Although they’re about 150 miles apart, Hudson Valley Community College and SUNY Plattsburgh are launching a dual admissions partnership. -
A new plan to safeguard the Albany County Town of Bethlehem's water supply has been approved. -
NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Tuesday, April 29, 2025. -
Monday night, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced she has reached a “general agreement” with lawmakers on a $254 billion state budget. -
Governor Hochul and state lawmakers are reportedly finally moving towards finalizing a state budget. Once that work is complete, the Legislature’s attention will be debating “non-budget” bills between now and the scheduled end of the session on June 12th.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell says her office came prepared for what she’s calling “Trump 2.0,” challenging the president’s administration on a host of issues during its first 100 days. Suing the federal government over a dozen times now, Campbell says she and other AGs will continue to push back on what she calls “chaos and confusion.”
