Sajina Shrestha
Producer/ReporterSajina Shrestha is a WAMC producer and reporter. She graduated from the Newmark Graduate School in 2023 with a Masters in Audio and Data Journalism. In her free time, she likes to draw and embroider. She can be reached at sshrestha@wamc.org.
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Foster youth and formerly homeless students attending State University of New York institutions are now eligible for a program aimed at helping them get situated at school. WAMC's Sajina Shrestha reports. -
With rescue efforts underway and casualty numbers increasing by the day, many Nepalis in the Capital Region, much like the Nepalis back in Kathmandu, say there is an air of worry and sadness as they watch and wait. -
The Flock camera audit was part of a compromise reached by Troy's all-Democratic council and Republican Mayor Carmella Mantello after months of disagreement over how to proceed — if at all — with the city's contract with Flock, one of the nation’s largest providers of automated license plate readers. -
The event, hosted by the advocacy group Indivisible Albany, is meant to raise awareness about Flock cameras in the city. -
University at Albany is set to welcome its largest freshmen class this fall. This comes as higher education enrollment slowly increases following a COVID-related decline. -
As violence in healthcare settings continues to rise, a new state law signed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last month and sponsored by state Sen. Pat Fahy, grants some security employees at St. Peter's facilities the ability to operate as peace officers. -
The city of Albany hopes to establish an Open Data Policy in an effort to promote accountability around public records. -
Residents and supporters of the Hippie Hotel Tenant Union stood outside their management, Cole Group Realty's regional office, demanding a formal meeting. Although the group did not get a response, tenants addressed the tiny crowd, detailing their living conditions. -
A biannual report reviewing misconduct by the Albany Police Department has been revised after the department's Professional Board found a discrepancy in the number of complaints. -
WAMC analyzed data from the Deportation Data Project regarding detentions and deportations in New York State to better understand the expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across upstate New York.
