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Stec, Gray announce legislation allowing 2,000 fired COs to return to work

            Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) and Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown) announced legislation permitting the reinstatement of 2,000 correction officers fired by Governor Hochul in the aftermath of the CO strikes for prison safety measures. Senate Bill S.7310 would grant a grace period for officers terminated by the governor to return to work without retribution. […]

ICE arrests over 100 people in Upstate NY

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Man shot and killed by New York state police after he opened fire on their Malta barracks

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Nearly Decade After Brutal Beating by Auburn Correctional Prison Guards, Man Gets $1.2 Million Settlement

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NYS DMV encourages New Yorkers to get a REAL ID or Enhanced ID before May 7 deadline

Will Impact All Domestic Flights, Entrance to Many Federal Facilities The NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) encourages New Yorkers to get a REAL ID or Enhanced ID before the upcoming federal deadline on May 7, 2025. Starting then, everyone flying in the US will need a REAL ID, Enhanced ID, Passport or another form […]

New York corrections officers to receive extra overtime pay until May 9

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Sackets Harbor family detained by ICE is returning home to the North Country

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Border Czar Tom Homan addresses ICE visit close to home

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North Country dairy farms are getting caught up in Trump’s immigration enforcement

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Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs

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Customs and Border Protection: “March numbers show most secure border in history – operational control is becoming a reality”

Release Date – Tue, 04/01/2025 WASHINGTON – March recorded the lowest southwest border crossings in history, marking a pivotal achievement in our nation’s border security efforts. This milestone demonstrates that operational control is becoming a reality—something that seemed impossible just a few months ago under the Biden administration—as enforcement measures continue to yield significant results. […]

Chazy woman eludes police pursuit

Nichole Lapier was hiding in an attic on the Laphams MIlls Road in Peru  Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Northern NY political leaders blast inmate early release plans

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Sackets Harbor community calls for return of three children taken during ICE dairy farm visit

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Vermont’s changing agricultural landscape brings lawmakers new questions about protecting — and regulating — farms What kind of farming practices should be encouraged, which are tolerable, which should be disallowed — and who decides?

Lake Champlain Polution is an issue in VT ag  Click here for the VTDigger story 

DA offers plea deals to 10 indicted for fatally beating inmate Robert Brooks

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Plattsburgh man pleads guilty to murder of mother, daughter

Will serve consecutive 25-to-life sentences for the murders of Miranda Wade and Karen Lindsay Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The rise and decline of NY prisons, and how closures impact the North Country

“To understand the current state of New York’s prison system, you have to go back to the early 1970s, when New York City was dealing with a drug crisis.” Click here for the NCPR story 

CBP officers arrest Canadian attempting to smuggle illegal alien

Alert officers discover woman concealed in spare tire area of a vehicle Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Keeseville woman jailed following baseball bat attackBy

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State Police attempting to locate Robert C. Baker, age 60, of Peru, NY, reported missing out of Plattsburgh, NY

March 26, 2025, 6:30 PM  Please do not leave any tips on Facebook.The New York State Police in Troop B, are attempting to locate Robert C. Baker, age 60, of Peru, NY, reported missing out of Plattsburgh, NY. Baker is approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs approximately 130 lbs, slightly bald with gray hair, […]

NY AG says you should delete your data from this company – 23andMe; here’s how to do it

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Employees detained by ICE in Tupper Lake will be deported, company says

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Notorious Burlington repeat offender found incompetent for trial

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GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES MORE THAN 55,000 TICKETS ISSUED DURING STATEWIDE IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT MOBILIZATION

55,661 Tickets Issued Statewide for Various Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations 1,224 Tickets Issued Statewide for Impaired Driving March 21, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced law enforcement agencies throughout the State issued 55,661 tickets for various vehicle and traffic law violations, including 1,224 tickets for impaired driving, during a statewide mobilization targeting impaired […]