
Tom Eschen
Weeknight Evening Co-Anchor at WRGB-TV (Albany, NY)
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cbs6albany.com | Tom Eschen
Albany — On Thursday, communities and organizations from across the country celebrated Juneteenth, commemorating the announcement of the end of slavery to enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865. The notification came two years after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. June 19th became a federal holiday in 2021, under the Biden Administration.
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Schenectady — Early voting is underway in New York for this year's primary, and in Albany, voters will be choosing between four candidates in the Democratic Primary for Mayor. Dorcey Applyrs, Dan Cerutti, Corey Ellis and Carolyn McLaughlin all joined CBS6's Power & Politics this week, giving their Power & Politics Final Word to the voters.
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Albany — The federal government says it will no longer pay for specialized suicide prevention support for LGBTQ+ people. The 988 hotline launched a pilot program for LGBTQ+ plus youth in 2022, but, despite more than one million people using the line since its inception, that will be going away. The federal government says instead they'll focus on the main hotline. "It's really easy for people to be very afraid. I understand.
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Albany — A video has now gone viral of Brad Lander being arrested at an immigration court by ICE agents in Manhattan on Tuesday, prompted a fierce reaction from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Governor Kathy Hochul responded, calling it bull**** several times both in-person and on social media. After he was released, Lander, who is the New York City Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate, told reporters, “I’m gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe with my family.
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