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.

The Saints are back in college basketball’s marquee national tournament for the first time since three consecutive appearances between 2008 and 2010.

A local cheese packaging company is finally brie-ing itself. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons recently toured Hudson Valley Creamery’s facilities after it won gold at the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin.

A woman is being held at the Clinton County Jail in Plattsburgh after her arrest by the Schenectady Police Department.

The University of Vermont and the University of Maine are collaborating on a new online course intended to help maple producers prepare for and adapt to climate change

Authorities say a now-former Western New England University student was arrested this week after police found weapons, a pressure cooker, ball bearings and more in his dorm.

The Vermont attorney general’s office has determined that an officer involved non-fatal shooting on New Year’s Day in Ludlow was justified.

An Ulster County Court jury has found a former New York State trooper guilty of manslaughter in the high-speed chase on the Thruway that killed an 11-year-old girl in 2020.