Samantha Simmons
Weekend Edition host/Reporter-
In Rensselaer County, where the sheriff’s department openly partners with ICE, activists are calling for a change. -
Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter, actor and creative career coach Emily Jeanne Brown takes real-world experiences and puts them in her songs. -
Over Labor Day weekend, state Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers rescued four hikers who were hiking under the influence of psychedelic mushrooms. -
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Leaders in Troy are in the process of putting up signs to address panhandling. But not all city officials see the signs as a solution. -
A youth employment program that helped 211 young people with summer jobs in Rensselaer County wrapped up for the summer recently. -
Troy’s relocation of city hall grows more controversial as costs potentially climb.
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A 70-year-old man and a friend are nearly finished with a cross-country bike ride: Ride Against the War on Gaza. As WAMC’s Samantha Simmons reports, the pair are riding to raise money to support peace efforts. -
In the most recent fiscal year, New York made more investments in water infrastructure than in any prior year. -
The donation of a cadaver, like those made through Albany Medical College’s Anatomical Gift Program, offers early doctors a personal and emotional connection to their profession, while offering donor families solace from their loved one’s gift.
