Maryam Ahmad

Yemeni coffeehouses are spreading across the United States, attracting customers with their variety of options for coffee and with their late-night hours. The trend has arrived in the Capital Region, with two franchises expected to open by the end of the year.

Proctors’ Theatre was bustling today with vendors and Schenectady seniors for the Schenectady County Harvest Festival. At the festival, the Schenectady County Legislature announced the winners of the 2025 Honorable Karen B. Johnson Schenectady County Older New Yorker of the Year awards.

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is an official school holiday in the 2025-2026 Guilderland School District calendar, making Guilderland one of the first districts in the greater Capital Region to officially mark the holiday.

On Sept. 8, John Bonhotal was checking in at Albany International Airport for a flight to Phoenix to visit his daughter when his heart suddenly stopped. He collapsed, and Southwest Airlines staff and bystanders responded instantly to administer CPR. Because of them, Bonhotal was alive to tell his story Thursday.

The Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady this week welcomed the Seneca Chief to its docks as part of the bicentennial celebration of the Erie Canal. The replica is traveling from Buffalo to New York City, where it will arrive on Oct. 26.

61 years ago, 50-year-old Catherine Blackburn was found dead in her home by her niece, Sandy Carmichael. On Wednesday, the Albany Police Department announced they have finally identified a suspect. WAMC’s Maryam Ahmad reports.

Construction is nearly complete at the Albany West Community Center. On Friday, WAMC’s Maryam Ahmad, got a tour alongside Albany officials.

Cohoes murder suspect Anthony Bechand appeared before the Albany County Court today/on Monday, and was charged with felony counts of murder, burglary, and tampering with evidence. Bechand is suspected of killing his girlfriend, 41-year-old Amanda Rodriguez. WAMC’s Maryam Ahmad reports.

Minita Sanghvi is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Skidmore College and the current Saratoga Springs Finance Commissioner. Sanghvi also published her first novel, “Happy Endings,” in 2022.

Cohoes Police Chief Todd Walden and Cohoes City Mayor William T. Keeler announced on Friday that 53-year-old Anthony Bechand, who is suspected of murdering his girlfriend, Amanda Rodriguez, was found and arrested by State Police Friday morning in Franklin County .