As a heat wave hits the Capital Region, Albany and Troy are moving forward with plans to open brand-new public pools.

According to the state Attorney General’s Office, state and local law enforcement initially responded to a 911 call reporting a suicidal person in Wappingers Falls.

As much of the country prepares for intense heat, weather experts at UAlbany say New York residents should take warnings seriously.

The petition calls for a referendum on ranked choice voting in City of Albany elections. It now heads to the Albany Common Council.

WAMC's Sajina Shrestha spoke with Jihoon Kim, president of InUnity Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for equity in access to mental health care, about what's at stake when care providers are not paid on time.

Harbe Nagi, who had autism and was nonverbal, was visiting a Menands home on Sunday afternoon when he ran away, according to his uncle.

The city’s Common Council appointed Albany City School District assistant teacher and coach James Chaney to fill a vacancy on Albany’s Community Police Review Board, which is responsible for independently investigating allegations of police misconduct.

Law enforcement, family and volunteers have been searching for 7-year-old Harbe Nagi, who is reportedly nonverbal, in the surrounding neighborhood and woods since Sunday night.

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, under the oversight of the New York State Attorney General’s Office, is reviewing the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Wappingers Falls on Saturday.

Daily Gazette healthcare reporter Chad Arnold discussed the latest on the Schenectady healthcare providers' future with WAMC's Lucas Willard.