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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Ahead of next year’s legislative session in New York, a group of lawmakers in the Hudson Valley swapped ideas on how to tackle everything from affordability and housing to childcare this week. -
A New Jersey-based waste company has scuttled plans to build a sludge incinerator in the city of Rensselaer, which is now moving toward officially discouraging similar proposals. -
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Outgoing Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest has appointed a Charter Revision Commission. After more than a year of discussion, the move three weeks before the Democrat leaves office is receiving mixed reaction. -
The mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts has named a longtime Springfield police captain as the city’s next chief of police – the lone finalist to reach the end of the city’s search process. -
NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Friday, December 6, 2024. -
Former Pittsfield, Massachusetts Mayor Linda Clairmont – formerly Tyer – made a rare public appearance this week at the groundbreaking for a new housing initiative begun under her leadership. -
Saratoga Springs’ Accounts Commissioner is being ticketed for allegedly issuing false sworn certifications in violation of transparency laws, adding to a growing list of legal troubles for top city officials. -
It's a time of unrest in South Korea, where the narrowly elected president shocked allies and opponents alike by declaring martial law. That sent thousands of demonstrators into the streets and has set up a confrontation with lawmakers. -
The City of Troy has gotten the green light from the state to issue bonds to replace lead pipes on private property.
