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. 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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It was with some interest that Gardner visited Rolling Hills and Gracious Fields, a new show at the Columbia County Historical Society in Kinderhook, New York. Devoted to the county’s Hudson River School artists, their subject matter was the views outside their windows, or at least within easy hiking distance.
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Fair housing advocates have filed a complaint in Massachusetts, challenging the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.As reported by The New York Times, HUD is in the process of making significant changes to a grant program that has helped fund fair housing enforcement efforts throughout the country.According to the head of the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center, Vineeth Hemavathi of Longmeadow, those program changes include significant cuts and translate to far less support for groups like his, with some even likely to shutter as a result.
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NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Friday, July 24, 2026.
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The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs has acquired technology to allow visitors to see through the eyes of a horse. And its creator hopes to spur inter-species connection.
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The sun is high, and the temperatures are rising, and it’s hard to navigate my brain away from thoughts of my toes in the sand, warmth enveloping my skin, and most importantly, a new book in hand.
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NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Thursday, July 23, 2026.
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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott recently announced the appointment of Lt. Col. Shawn Loan to replace retiring Vermont State Police Commander Col. Matthew Birmingham.
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In the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death, police reform gained momentum across the country. But six years later, some of those efforts have lost energy.
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On May 28, a Venezuelan man living in Lake Placid began his morning walk to his truck, expecting a normal workday.
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NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Paul Caiano delivers the Midday Weather Summary for Wednesday, July 22, 2026.