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Friday
Dec
02
12:02 am
UAlbany wins cybersecurity grants
Shannon Sweeney reports in the Albany Business Review that the University at Albany won over $700,000 in federal grants "to support cybersecurity education, partnerships and job growth in the area." S...
Friday
Dec
02
12:02 am
November was warmer than usual
The National Weather Service says November was warmer than usual in the Hudson Valley and Capitol Region, and wetter to the south, and drier in the north. Albany had an average temperature of 41.4 de...
Friday
Dec
02
12:01 am
Friday, December 2, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: Today: A slight chance of showers after 11 a.m. Partly sunny. High near 47. Friday night, a slight chance of rain showers before 9 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow...
Thursday
Dec
01
10:50 pm
Radio News: Trump could send Wireless Emergency Alerts to every American
Jake Swearingen at New York Magazine wonders in print, after reading so many Tweets from Donald Trump over the past year, what the next president will do when he gets his hands on Wireless Emergency A...
Thursday
Dec
01
4:30 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Thurs., Dec. 1 (4:11). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)
Thursday
Dec
01
8:15 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or PLAY the audio version of the local news headlines for Thu., Dec. 1 (6:43). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Thursday
Dec
01
7:00 am
GNH Lumber closes Coxsackie location
Greg Hudson is reporting in The Daily Mail the GNH Lumber store in Coxsackie permanently closed its doors, Wed., Nov. 30. GNH owner Genn Hagen said the company's Greenville and Windham locations will...
Thursday
Dec
01
6:45 am
Golub calls news of possible Price Chopper sale 'nonsense'
Larry Rulison is reporting in the Times Union Neil Golub, the executive chairman of Price Chopper's parent company, Wed., Nov. 30, declined to talk about a report that negotiations are underway with A...
Thursday
Dec
01
6:30 am
Free parking in Hudson this month
Hudson Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton declared on Facebook Wed., Nov. 30, parking is free in the city during the month of December. “I hereby suspend the placing of coin(s) in the parking meters throug...
Thursday
Dec
01
12:05 am
Pipeline protest in Greenport Thursday
Local activists are organizing a protest in Greenport with the Standing Rock Solidarity Network on Dec. 1. Several Columbia County residents returned from the protests against a pipeline on Native Ame...
Thursday
Dec
01
12:04 am
DEC officer shot in Gallatin
News10 in Albany reports that a New York Department of Environmental Conservation officer was shot in Gallatin in Columbia County Nov. 23 while investigating reports of potential illegal hunting activ...
Thursday
Dec
01
12:03 am
Cuomo again vetoes food donation bill
Matthew Hamilton reports in Capitol Confidential that on Nov. 29, for the second year in a row, Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed legislation that would have created a tax credit for food donations by New York...
Thursday
Dec
01
12:02 am
Cuomo signs FOIL bill
Bill Mahoney reports in Politico New York that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that may make requests under the Freedom of Information Law more expedient. Now, when government entities lose a law...
Thursday
Dec
01
12:01 am
Thursday, December 1, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: Today: A slight chance of showers before 7 a.m. Partly sunny. High near 50. Thursday night, partly cloudy. Low around 35. FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS FRIDAY: A slight cha...
Wednesday
Nov
30
10:50 pm
Radio News: The Internet Archive is backing up to Canada
The Motherboard website first noticed Nov. 29 that The Internet Archive, an organization that archives the internet to preserve it for public use, is now fundraising to create a full backup in Canada...
Wednesday
Nov
30
8:30 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or PLAY the audio version of the local news headlines for Wed., Nov. 30 (9:05). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Wednesday
Nov
30
6:00 am
Cuomo signs Hudson's Airbnb tax into law
Roger Hannigan Gilson is reporting in the Register-Star Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Mon., Nov. 28, signed a law that allows the city of Hudson to levy a tax on short-term or vacation rentals. The law was...
Wednesday
Nov
30
5:30 am
Ulster Savings Bank accused of discriminatory lending practices
Paul Kirby is reporting in the Daily Freeman Ulster Savings Bank has been accused of discriminating against African Americans in its mortgage practices. The Fair Housing Justice Center filed suit in t...
Wednesday
Nov
30
5:00 am
Albertsons reportedly in talks to buy Price Chopper
The Times Union is reporting national supermarket chain Albertsons is said to be negotiating to purchase Schenectady-based Price Chopper for roughly $1 billion. The story was first reported by Reuters...
Wednesday
Nov
30
12:03 am
CLC gets $2.3 million for at-risk farmland
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $6.3 million for to nine projects to help protect 2,764 acres of at-risk farmland in the Capital Region, including $2.3 million to the Columbia Land Conservancy in Col...