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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Albany Police Chief Brendan Cox said, as the new officers prepare to begin their careers, the department is working on retention efforts. -
BIPOC Pride, an annual celebration of Albany's LGBTQ+ minority communities, returns this weekend for its 20th year. WAMC sat down with co-founder Tandra LaGrone. -
City leaders say Albany will still move forward with spending reduction plans even after the state has allocated tens of millions of dollars to help close a multiyear budget gap. -
Residents in Albany’s South End are pushing back against a proposal that would develop a site once home to a McDonald’s and then a nonprofit grocery store into a bus terminal. -
A 4-year-old girl and her father have been deported to Venezuela after being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Albany Friday. -
As opposition to plans for a data center in Albany grows, local and state officials are looking to pass regulations. -
Advocates said five ICE agents took Regnault-Avila and his 4-year-old daughter into custody at about 9:15 a.m. Friday on Western Avenue near Washington Park.
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Albany's budget woes have been a major topic of conversation since Mayor Dorcey Applyrs announced earlier this year that the city faces a deficit of nearly $20 million for fiscal year 2025 and more than $20 million for fiscal year 2026. -
The saga has included debate over the renewal of the city's contract with Flock, resident concerns over how data is collected and used, and the city's public safety needs. -
Troy has implemented some guardrails around how the municipality will collect and share data collected by artificial intelligence-powered license plate reader cameras.
