Albany

Since 2003, Capital Region Language Center has been bridging cultures and connecting communities through language. It serves all ages and language levels with about 25 part-time teachers offering in-person classes at their location just off Wolf Road in Albany, New York; offsite at schools, organizations, or businesses; or online. Learning options include one-on-one or group classes so that everyone can access language learning in a way that works for them.Our guests to today are Founder and Director of Capital Region Language Center Kim Andersen, Korean teacher Sonya Kim, Japanese teacher Yoko Segerstrom, and Spanish teacher Miriam Rogers.

The 45th Annual ‘Take Back the Night’ rally is taking place on April 23 at Washington Park Lakehouse in Albany, NY. ‘Take Back the Night’ is meant to raise public awareness and educate the community about sexual violence.

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.