WAMC's award-winning daily news magazine brings listeners the latest in local, national, and world news. Join Lucas Willard each weekday for the latest. Samantha Simmons hosts the weekend edition. The work of the WAMC News team is complemented each day with news and features from the BBC and Stardate. Midday Magazine also offers a comprehensive regional weather summary and a range of commentators who span the political spectrum. Highlights from the WAMC Listener Comment Line are usually aired on Friday's edition of Midday Magazine.
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The man accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter and hiding her body was arraigned in Essex County Court today. -
Woodstock Town Supervisor Bill McKenna says there is currently no legal reason to fire a Level 3 sex offender hired by the town earlier this year. -
Jacob’s Pillow, founded by Ted Shawn in 1931, presents another month of world-class dance under the direction of Pam Tatge and her team, featuring 21 companies. Jacob’s Pillow accomplishes in one month what other festivals take an entire season to achieve. -
NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Wednesday, July 30, 2025. -
The Albany City School District Board of Education's newest member is bringing a fresh perspective to city schools. -
Wilmer Chavarria has been a naturalized citizen of the U.S. since 2018 and the superintendent of the Winooski, Vermont School District for two years. Last week, as he returned from a visit to his family in Nicaragua, he was detained at the Houston airport and questioned for nearly 5 hours. -
Residents and housing advocates from western Massachusetts took a trip to Beacon Hill this week, looking to make their voices heard on housing issues in the Pioneer Valley. Before taking the trip, some spoke with WAMC. -
The Schenectady City Council has once again delayed a vote on opting in to New York's Good Cause Eviction law. Now, the council will form a task force to examine the city's housing needs. -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Ulster County clerk for repeatedly refusing to file a summary judgement against a New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills to a Texas patient via telehealth. -
NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
