Town of Newburgh Republican, Paul Ruggiero, was declared the winner of the council seat by one vote by the Orange County Board of Elections on Tuesday afternoon, over Democrat Mary Lou Carolan.

With primary season underway and the midterm elections upcoming, Democrats are looking to gain ground. Manik Elahi, president of the Albany County Young Democrats, says the party needs to address the affordability crisis to engage young voters.

Monday’s Newburgh Town Council meeting was cancelled because of a disputed seat that a Democrat, Mary Lou Carolan, says was taken by the Republican, Paul Ruggiero.

Residents from Westchester and Orange counties were among those on the cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak was discovered.

The free weekly concerts on Thursdays between June 4 and July 16 will be held at multiple sites around the city this year.

This year, a lot of the uncertainty boils down to the question of whether districts will receive a 1% or 2% increase in what's known as foundation aid, which covers general-purpose operating costs.

As the June primaries for New York’s 21st Congressional District seat approach, Republican Anthony Constantino has filed campaign finance complaints against his opponent, Robert Smullen.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, on who's to blame for the city of Albany's budget deficit.

Established in 1979, the Islamic Center of the Capital District is one of the oldest mosques in the area. Dr. Mussarat Chaudhry, one of the Pakistani immigrant women who helped make the mosque the community center it is today, says the community has grown far beyond what she imagined.

A recent study by Smart Mobility, Inc., commissioned by the Hudson Valley environmental conservation group Catskill Mountainkeeper, claims a 2024 New York State Department of Transportation report used outdated data and exaggerated the scope of the traffic problem.