WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor for the Daily Freeman, Saratogian, Troy Record, and Oneida Dispatch, about conversations in Ulster county about relocating a morgue that a lawmaker called, "appalling."

Tuesday was the first day of school in the Poughkeepsie Central School District. Lower Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Elias Guerra asked families how the day went.

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to clean up a Superfund site in Dutchess County. Lower Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Elias Guerra went to the site at Wappinger Creek to find out more.

The Town of New Paltz is the latest New York municipality to adopt Good Cause Eviction Law.

Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing West Point, alleging that his contract isn't being renewed because he teaches that “humans influenced climate change,” violating his First Amendment right.

As the new school year nears, one Hudson Valley school district is set to adopt a new curriculum for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor for the Daily Freeman, Saratogian, Troy Record, and Oneida Dispatch, about the Kingston Common Council approving a police contract that includes a 3.75% pay raise.

A Newburgh Police Department report obtained by WAMC says hundreds of thousands of searches by law enforcement agencies around the country included the City of Newburgh Police Department’s Flock License Plate Reader Network.

At least one mosquito in Orange County was found to be carrying West Nile Virus.

Jonathan Becker is the school's first new leader since 1975, when Leon Botstein became president. Botstein stepped down earlier this year following revelations about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein.