With four more days of early voting left, 2026 early turnout in Albany County is already higher than that of the 2022 midterm elections.

Early voting in New York began over the weekend and runs through Sunday. As voters head to the polls, WAMC’s Aaron Shellow-Lavine and Sam Dingman discuss some of the more commonly asked questions when it comes to voting in New York.

The wildfire in Rensselaer and Berkshire counties is now contained, and firefighters are focusing on putting out its interior.

Republicans have held New York's 118th Assembly District for over a decade now. Republican Robert Smullen has represented it since 2019. But after losing a primary bid in New York's 21st Congressional District to Anthony Consantino, Smullen decided not to run for reelection to the state Assembly. That leaves the district up for grabs. Republican Heather Scribner will face Democrat Colleen Maxwell in the midterms.

The measure allows three-quarters of the Schenectady City Council to eject members who are absent for more than three months. It was proposed the legislation after Councilmember Carmel Patrick suffered a stroke and spent seven months away.

As an organic grocery chain grows in the Northeast, its employees are seeking to unionize.

Firefighters worked through the night to contain the Rensselaer County wildfire, which was first reported Sunday and now spans just over 250 acres.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, about updates on an ongoing eastern Rensselaer County fire.

Republican Ralph Ambrosio is seeking to unseat nine-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, but he faces an uphill battle in New York's heavily Democratic 20th District.

The fire started in the Rensselaer County Town of Berlin and has since spread into Western Massachusetts. It covered roughly 50 acres as of Monday afternoon.