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Monday
Aug
01
6:00 am
Weekend in review
Some of the stories that made the news Fri., Jul. 29 through Sun., Jul. 31: Kesha Clukey reported at Politico New York that despite efforts to thwart the opt-out movement in New York, the number of r...
Monday
Aug
01
6:00 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Mon., Aug. 1 (7:08). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Monday
Aug
01
12:01 am
Monday, August 1, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 74. Monday night, a chance of showers. Mostl...
Sunday
Jul
31
11:55 pm
Radio News: Turkey shuts down dozens of radio, TV stations, other media
Human Rights Watch reported that the Turkish government last week shut down 23 radio stations and 16 television channels under the State of Emergency law. All together, 131 newspapers, news agencies,...
Saturday
Jul
30
12:22 pm
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Sun., Jul. 31 (3:45). (Produced by Tom Roe.)
Saturday
Jul
30
11:32 am
Hunting licenses available August 1
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced July 29 that sporting licenses and Deer Management Permits for the 2016-17 season will be available beginning August 1. Licenses a...
Saturday
Jul
30
10:44 am
PSC votes on energy policy Monday
On Mon. Aug. 1 at 10:30 a.m. the Public Service Commission meets to vote on the state's Clean Energy Standard. The public can watch through a webcast link on the WGXC Newsroom: http://www3.dps.ny.gov/...
Saturday
Jul
30
10:30 am
Common Core test scores improve
The Daily Freeman reports that test results improved on this year’s Common Core standardized tests, but 20 percent of New York students chose not to take the tests. State Education Commissioner MaryEl...
Saturday
Jul
30
10:02 am
New York, other states, show less pollution
Click here to download or play an audio version of this report. Andrea Sears at Public News Service is reporting that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, continues to make real progress...
Saturday
Jul
30
10:00 am
Sunday, July 31, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: Today: There is a 60 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74, and a low around 6...
Saturday
Jul
30
12:06 am
New Baltimore to hold public hearing on solar rules
Daniel Zuckerman is reporting in The Daily Mail New Baltimore town officials have approved a measure to hear public comment on a proposed law to regulate solar arrays and solar collection systems. Tow...
Saturday
Jul
30
12:04 am
Teachout talks in Catskill
Congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout talked to the public Fri., July 29 at 194 Main St. in Catskill, and WGXC's Neva Wartell recorded all but the very beginning of the forum. Click here to download...
Saturday
Jul
30
12:03 am
Berne approves emergency communications tower
Tim Tulloch in The Altamont Enterprise reports that the Berne planning board voted 3-to-1 recently to approve the Albany County Sheriff Department’s plan to add a latticed-metal, free-standing communi...
Saturday
Jul
30
12:02 am
Ancram passes Right to Farm Law
Diane Valden in The Columbia Paper reports that the Ancram Town Board passed a local Right to Farm Law at its July 21 meeting. The town already passed an Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan in 20...
Saturday
Jul
30
12:01 am
Saturday, July 30, 2016 local almanac
Local weather forecast: Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Saturday night there is a 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, m...
Friday
Jul
29
4:00 pm
WGXC Local News Update Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Fri., July 29 (4:23). (Produced by Alanna Medlock.)
Friday
Jul
29
11:25 am
New Yorkers very present at political conventions
The conventions are over for both major political parties, and New York had a fairly large role, with two candidates calling the state home. At the Republican convention in Cleveland, former New Yor...
Friday
Jul
29
9:30 am
WGXC Local News Audio Link
DOWNLOAD or play the audio version of the local news update for Fri., Jul. 29 (8:01). (Produced by Philip Grant.)
Friday
Jul
29
7:15 am
Hunter moves forward with plan to buy new ambulances
Greg Hudson is reporting in The Daily Mail the town of Hunter will proceed with plans to purchase two new $90,000 ambulances for the town’s emergency medical service. The new vehicles would replace tw...
Friday
Jul
29
7:00 am
DEC confiscates illegal lobsters from Price Chopper
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Thu., Jul. 28, it has seized more than 1,100 pounds of undersized lobsters from Price Chopper Supermarkets over the last four mont...