The annual gathering will be held at Ryan’s Wake in downtown Troy from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Democratic Congressman Josh Riley has a new challenger in the 19th District. New York State Senator Peter Oberacker announced Monday that he is running for the seat in 2026.

The man who confessed to killing and burying his parents in a backyard in Albany last month appeared in County Court Monday for his arraignment.

Next weekend, Capital District Latinos will host it’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. Hundreds of people are expected to gather for an afternoon of traditional food, dance, and family activities.

Marissa “Sunni” Rudd is a content creator and founder of For the Family, a New York City Based family services organization. Rudd. who had a successful medication abortion and vlogged about it, sharing the experience with millions of viewers and WAMC's Samantha Simmons.

Marking LGBTQ History Month, Collar City Pride is set to kick of its newly-relocated “Living for Liberation” event on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Watervliet’s Hudson Shores Park.

(Airs 10/03/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll report on what the loss of federal health care subsidies would mean for New Yorkers, citizens of Petersburgh are asking why their water problem still isn’t cleaned up, and we’ll take a look the impact of park tourism on local economies.

While the club in Lansingburgh doesn’t rely on federal funding, many of its partners do. As WAMC’s Samantha Simmons reports, the club has lost several programs in recent months as a result of the Trump administration’s policies.

The more than $120 million budget proposal represents a 3.17 percent, or nearly $4 million, increase over last year’s budget.

Reporters gathered at an area Congressman's downtown Albany office Thursday for a discussion of the federal government shutdown.