Lucas Willard

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has taken action to prevent the LaFargeHolcim cement plant in Ravena from burning tire-derived fuel.

Traffic ground to a halt for hours as three lanes of the Adirondack Northway in Saratoga County were shut down for the second time in less than a month Wednesday.

Owned by New York state and maintained by the Bannerman Castle Trust, Bannerman’s Island is quite a sight for anyone riding the train past Beacon. There, on a 6.5-acre rocky island, stand the ruins of a Scottish castle in the Hudson Highlands. 

The New York State Attorney General’s Office is among those asking the Rensselaer County Board pf Elections to provide additional early voting sites in the City of Troy. 

Albany Police cleared protestors from an encampment outside South Station Thursday afternoon in what became a tense scene. South End streets had been blocked off for several days following a clash between protestors and police April 14 that city officials labeled a riot.

Officials are hoping the site of the former Beech-Nut baby food factory off New York State Thruway Exit 29 in Canajoharie will soon be home to another industry: cannabis production.

For the 14th season, volunteers up and down the Hudson River estuary are searching creeks and streams for juvenile American eels. It’s part an effort coordinated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Cornell University.

The Caroga Arts Collective is planning a return to in-person events this summer. The 2021 Caroga Lake Music Festival will run from July 24th to August 22nd and is planned to feature a wider variety of performances than years past.

Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through Albany Saturday evening, returning to the city police department’s South Station, where on Wednesday officers clashed with protesters.

There’s buzz in the world of bugs. Soon, billions of periodical cicadas will emerge from the ground after 17 years.

NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Reid Kisselback delivers his regional forecast for Saturday, April 17th, 2021. 

The Belmont Park horse racing meet begins next week and, after a year without fans in the stands, some spectators will be allowed in. WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard has reaction from Saratoga Springs, where officials are hopeful for a more normal summer season.

An effort to establish a new non-partisan ballot line in Saratoga Springs city politics launched Wednesday.

First-term Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton is entering the race for mayor.

In 1903, the first successful powered flight was accomplished by the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

118 years later, NASA is preparing for the first powered flight on another planet.

Capital Region Congressman Paul Tonko held a telephone town hall Thursday night. As WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports, participants were eager to ask their representative and experts about the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Another candidate for mayor of Saratoga Springs has officially entered the race. And as he’s a veteran of city politics.

The race for mayor of Saratoga Springs is shaping up. Well-known city business owner Heidi Owen West will appear on the Republican line in the race to replace outgoing Democrat Meg Kelly.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand hosted a roundtable discussion with community leaders and advocates Monday in Hoosick Falls where she provided details on new legislation intended to address PFAS contamination and require medical monitoring for those affected by pollution. 

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer paid a visit to Glens Falls today to tout the benefits of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus package signed by President Biden.

Albany movie buffs will be able to catch up on their Oscar shortlist today, as the Spectrum 8 Theater on Delaware Avenue is reopening after a year-long shutdown. WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard got a sneak preview as the arthouse theater came back to life.

In accordance with a state mandate, the Saratoga Springs city council adopted a police reform plan Wednesday night ahead of an April 1st deadline.

As the City of Schenectady continues to ponder ways to mitigate flooding in one riverfront neighborhood, one idea would move several homes out of the flood plain entirely.