Earlier this month, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation held a public hearing to discuss the future of deteriorating Martin Dunham Dam in Grafton. Some residents are hoping the state will choose to maintain the dam and its reservoir.

NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Thursday, June 26, 2025.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, school committee has approved a plan to restructure the city’s middle schools.

One person was left standing after a pivotal four-way Democratic primary for mayor of Albany on Tuesday. Chief City Auditor Dorcey Applyrs kicked off her bid to replace outgoing three-term Mayor Kathy Sheehan back in November 2023 — and in the end, more than 52 percent of voters of backed her.

On April 15th, 2024, the People of the State of New York vs. Donald J. Trump, the criminal trial of the 45th and 47th President of the United States, began in a Manhattan courtroom. It would prove to be one of the most consequential criminal trials in American history, a start of a new era in politics, and American jurisprudence. Now with Donald Trump back in The White House and Judge Juan Merchan’s sentencing complete Bromwich delivers with new reporting a definitive account of the stranger than fiction showdown in his new book “Dragon on Centre Street: New York vs. Donald J. Trump.”

This morning, we talk about the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill and their new exhibition of artwork by Emily Cole, Thomas Cole’s daughter. The exhibition — titled “Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses” — will include the largest display of original painted porcelain and works on paper by Emily Cole ever shown since the 19th century.Her work is being presented within the Cole family’s historic home and studio alongside, and in conversation with, related works by eight, internationally celebrated, 21st-century artists.

An interview with Planned Parenthood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson. Planned Parenthood says Medicaid restrictions in President Trump's "Big, Beautiful" budget bill in Congress could cause nearly 200 of its clinics to close, even in states where abortion is legal.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategy and Policy at Bard College Malia DuMont, Associate Professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and since 2023, she has been President of the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley Dr. Karin Riedl, and Mayor of the City of Albany Kathy Sheehan.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that the U.S. “will definitely pay a heavy price” should it attack Iran again. The comments on Thursday came in the wake of an attack on Sunday in which American forces hit three Iranian nuclear facilities with bunker-buster bombs and cruise missiles. Iran retaliated on Monday with a missile attack on a U.S. base in nearby Qatar. But it caused no casualties.

WAMC' David Guistina speaks with Daily Freeman Senior Editor Ivan Lajara about primary results in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Mostly cloudy today with scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs in the lower to mid-70s.

Cooper Flagg is headed to the Dallas Mavericks, who may have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away. The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the draft Wednesday night, selecting the 18-year-old who was the college player of the year in his lone season.