The Board of Regents recently approved a requirement to phase in climate education in K thru 12 classrooms across the state beginning in the 2027-28 school year.

Many village elections are administered at the local level, while others are run by the county board of elections. WAMC reached out to local officials to compile a voter guide for races in Albany, Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties.

A new analysis finds racial and ethnic disparities in fatal police shootings vary significantly by state – and that New York has the lowest rate of fatal police encounters across all groups in the nation.

During Ramadan, many Muslims gather at Yemeni coffeehouses after a long day of fasting to get their caffeine fix and socialize with loved ones. WAMC visited a Latham café to experience the trend firsthand.

The South Burlington Police Department and other law enforcement agencies were criticized by residents during a South Burlington City Council meeting Monday evening

National Grid’s online power outage map indicated 778 active outages across upstate New York affecting 25,283 customers as of 5 p.m.

WAMC's Andrew Waite in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, about a new resolution the city of Albany attempting to cut down on drag racing.

The federal government has asked the Board of Immigration Appeals to resume deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Vermont resident who was detained by ICE last April.

A Massachusetts man will serve almost a decade in prison, two years after he was caught with ghost guns and trying to import various gun parts.

Two of the three people detained during an ICE raid in South Burlington last week had appearances in front of federal judges Monday.

The late Ravi Shankar was a sitar player and leading figure in 20th century Indian classical music, who influenced audiences across the world. This year, his wife and daughter formed the Ravi Shankar Ensemble to perform a curated selection of his repertoire and honor his legacy. WAMC’s Maryam Ahmad joined the ensemble for a rehearsal before they begin their U.S. tour at The Egg Monday night.

Naturalization ceremonies resumed last week after the ceremonies were cancelled in Ulster, Putnam, and Dutchess counties last winter by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.