Lucas Willard

It was the first arrest under a 2023 New York law that bans the transport of horses for slaughter. But an investigative report by the Times Union finds there are some hurdles for attorneys prosecuting the case.

The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York led a new series of studies that examine how ecological inequalities are influenced by historic — and ongoing — racial and class-based segregation.

Mitch Smith, owner and designer at Albany-based Hemstitch Mill, has produced the unofficial, quintessential catalog of … Stewart's Shops ice cream flavors — all 480 of them, past and present. It's called the "Stewart's Frozen Dessert Flavor Index."

Earlier this year, as the spring semester at Bard was winding down, a petition circulated among the members of the Bard Conservatory Orchestra. The petition was ultimately presented to the administration of the College.

Artificial intelligence has become part of everyday lives. We ask it for advice, use it to plan our days, and use it to craft our emails. But when we talk about education, there’s worry about students using it to cheat on assignments or avoid doing meaningful work. So, some educators are actually turning away from AI and requiring students to show their understanding of subject material in other ways. On today’s show, we’ll learn how teachers and students are using – or not using – artificial intelligence. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

In June, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced opioid overdose-related deaths in the Commonwealth had fallen below 1,000 for the first time since 2013. Citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an annual death toll that had risen to almost 2,400 in 2022 was tallied at 978 in 2025. WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes visited a Pittsfield support center recently and found a more complicated picture of how addiction is impacting Massachusetts.

Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed eliminating the so-called "pay to play" rule. The anti-corruption rule prevents private equity firms from buying access to multi-billion-dollar public pension funds. The rule, which has been in place since 2010, was created after a series of political scandals — including in New York.To explain the proposed change and how corruption in the Empire State led to the creation of the rule in the first place, Lucas Willard spoke with Hannah Levintova, a reporter for Mother Jones.

As the trade war between the U.S. and Canada drags on, Northern New York is taking an economic hit.Newsday reporter Keshia Clukey, a native of Plattsburgh, recently published an article that details the impacts of tariffs and strained political relations on workers and business owners from a variety of sectors.WAMC's Lucas Willard spoke with Keshia to learn more about the fallout between the U.S. and its northern neighbor.

A team of researchers around the world probed the anomaly detected at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, which is located deep underground in South Dakota. Two UAlbany physicists involved in the study spoke with WAMC’s Lucas Willard.

This year, the autumn tourism season may face some challenges, like high gas prices and strained relations between the U.S. and Canada. WAMC's Lucas Willard asked Pat Bradley for a foliage update.