Good evening, Capital Region and Hudson Valley. We're wrapping up the day for you with some of the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
Mostly clear with areas of patchy fog developing overnight and lows ranging from the mid 40s to low 50s. Mainly sunny and seasonably warm Thursday with highs reaching the upper 70s to lower 80s.
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Today's Big Stories
1. Communities honor 9/11 victims in memorial ceremonies across New York
Ceremonies across upstate New York honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, including the hundreds of first responders who died after responding to comb the wreckage for survivors. On the national level, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together Wednesday at ground zero.
Republican New York state Sen. Jake Ashby and a group of other Senate GOP colleagues sent a letter to state Legislature leaders calling for a bipartisan commission to generate recommendations and solutions to security lapses after a former aide to two New York governors was charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government.
3. Parents bring safety concerns to Guilderland school board
Guilderland’s superintendent and school board members faced criticism Tuesday night over the handling of one student’s return after making what’s been referred to as a "kill list" of around 20 students in February.
4. Shenendehowa school board votes in favor of nickname removal
The vote comes after the New York State Education Department informed the district that Plainsmen falls into the category of prohibited use of indigenous names, mascots and logos. According to the NYSED website, all "[p]rohibited team names, mascots, or logos shall be eliminated" by June 30, 2025. The resolution called for the discontinuation and elimination of the Plainsmen name by next year's June deadline.
5. More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned
A research letter published Wednesday in JAMA examined insurance claims data from 2021 and 2022 for around 4.8 million women who got tubal ligations, which are surgeries to close the fallopian tubes so the patient can no longer get pregnant.
6. Johnson pulls vote on bill to avoid government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.
In Case You Missed It
James Earl Jones remembered for his work in the Hudson Valley
Jones was a resident of Pawling, which is in Dutchess County. He often helped local aspiring playwriters, volunteering with the Bardavon's Young Playwrites Festival from 1995 to 1997.