Albany

It's been 30 years since America and the world learned a special expression that reportedly came from upstate New York.If you're from Utica, you've probably never heard of steamed hams: it's more of an Albany expression.To celebrate its legacy, former Simpsons showrunner Bill Oakley will be in town to mark the occasion. He'll be in the capital city on April 14 for a pair of special showings.

The future of an iconic Capital Region movie theater is coming into focus with the help of a new owner.

The FBI Albany Field Office says it found potential plans of violence at Siena when processing a cellphone 23-year-old Dawson Maloney used.

The case stems from a June 20, 2022, incident in which Frazier pulled a knife on officers responding to a domestic dispute on Franklin Street.

The move comes after multiple review board members have resigned in recent months. It has only held a single meeting so far this year due to a lack of quorum.

Albany’s Community Police Review Board has had myriad issues since coming under city control last year. Most recently, the board sent a letter to the Common Council detailing concerns surrounding one board member’s professional conduct. Soon after WAMC reported on the letter, The Center of Law and Justice’s Executive Director Ta-Sean Murdock called on the Common Council and Community Police Review Board to do better. WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor met with Murdock at the center to discuss his concerns.

The Albany Center for Law and Justice is calling on the city’s Common Council and Community Police Review Board to regain the public's trust.

Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs is bringing attention to new Common Council legislation that would amend the city’s heavily debated inclusionary zoning laws.

In Albany, Black History Month this year comes as the city now has its first ever Black mayor. With that as a backdrop, WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor sat down with a few members of the Albany NAACP to talk about the policies they want to see from local lawmakers.

The race for New York’s 20th Congressional District briefly took the spotlight at Democrat Paul Tonko’s town hall Wednesday.