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The Catch-22 Keeping New Yorkers Stuck in Prison

Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing programming that they don’t have access to. Click here for the New York Focus Story 

Jacob Rivers of Plattsburgh and Kendall LeMay of Cadyville pronounced dead following Colchester VT car crash

According to police, just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Roosevelt Highway and Coon Road, a car traveling north crossed into the southbound lane, striking the vehicle driven by Lamay Click here for the WPTZ News story  Correction: WPTZ contacted the Milton Fire Department and confirmed it is Wendall LeMay, Not Lamay as they […]

Governor’s winter storm prep update

Beginning 12 a.m. Sunday, All Commercial Vehicles Required to Travel Exclusively in the Right Travel Lane on All State Roads, including the New York State Thruway At Governor Hochul’s Direction, State of Emergency Remains in Place Statewide New Yorkers Can Sign Up for Weather and Emergency Alerts by Texting 333111 January 24, NYS News Release […]

Vermont USCIS employees tapped to help ICE enforcement in Minnesota

The workers, who typically process applications and check for immigration fraud, have not performed ICE enforcement work before, a USCIS employee said. Click here for the VTDigger story 

APA howitzer hearing adjourned a second time after more legal challenges

Hearing is now scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25 in Ray Brook Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

DiNAPOLI: UBER NEEDS TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS DOING TO PROTECT RIDERS FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT

Rideshare Company Faces Wave of Sexual Assault Allegations and Lawsuits New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has filed a shareholder proposal, on behalf of The New York State Common Retirement Fund*, that calls on Uber to publish a report explaining how it is addressing incidents of riders being sexually harassed and assaulted. “For Uber […]

DEC Announces Virtual Public Meeting Series About Initiatives Advancing State’s Progress, Response to Protect Communities from PFAS

DEC Virtual Webinars Focus on PFAS Rural Background Study, Treatment of Landfill Leachate, Wastewater Treatment Guidance, Sampling of PFAS in Biosolids, Drinking Water Cleanup Policy DEC News Release of Jan. 21, 2026 – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is hosting a virtual meeting series about ongoing actions and efforts to protect, […]

Recent DEC Forest Ranger Regional Activity

Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On January 15 at 10:36 p.m., the mother of a 20-year-old skier called Ray Brook Dispatch to report that her son was injured and could not hike back from Mount Marcy to his vehicle at Adirondak Loj. At 3:17 a.m., Lake Colden Caretaker Raudonis met the skier on the […]

NYS Comptroller audits reveal multiple local government and fire department fiscal management issues

These audits did NOT include Peru, NY Mattituck Fire District – Claims Audit (Suffolk County) The board did not ensure that all nonpayroll disbursements were appropriate, adequately supported, audited and approved before claims were paid. Auditors determined that the board did not always perform a thorough and deliberate audit of claims before approving payments, and […]

Tractor-trailer crash closes Interstate 87 in Elizabethtown

Click here for the MYNBC 5 story 

Snowmobile goes through ice on river in Adirondacks: 2 men die, 6-year-old boy survives

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

DEC proposes banning bait fish across most of Adirondack Park

New regulations aim to protect rare brook trout populations Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

An outsider helped revive a notorious Syracuse nursing home. It’s a blueprint for other NY homes

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

After New York Focus Investigation, Governor and Lawmakers Call for Consequences in Horse Doping Case

State regulators ignored FBI evidence of horse drug purchases for years. That was a “huge failing,” a key assemblymember said. Click here for the New York Focus story 

Local officials oppose decommissioning of former Ogdensburg prison

Click here for the NCPR story 

Woman’s death in Clinton County Jail could have been prevented, witnesses say

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

SIBLINGS INDICTED FOR STEALING STATE RENT-RELIEF FUNDS

A pair of siblings have been arraigned on a sealed indictment for allegedly stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds to which they were not entitled, New York Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today. As part of […]

DiNAPOLI URGES NEW YORKERS TO SPEND HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS

Over $28 Million in Unused Gift Cards Recovered by DiNapoli’s Office in 2025 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend and register the gift cards they receive during the holidays to avoid losing track of their money. After five years of inactivity, retailers are required by law to turn […]

Dear Lucy Announces Closure on Burlington’s Church Street

Owner Melissa Desautels cited a downward spiral in sales at the boutique, the result of downtown’s ongoing public safety problems and dwindling customer traffic. Click here for the Seven Days story 

Syracuse lost 14 people in homicides in 2025: Here are the lives lost

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Micron’s industrial waste: Costs soar for treatment plant as critics point to little environmental review

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Cascade Acres residents take control, secure 165 units of housing in North Elba

First manufactured home park in New York state to exercise ‘Right of First Refusal’ to prevent sale to private equity firm Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol

Many Deer Hunting Violators Arrested  The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapters of New York State’s Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. In 2025, DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement fielded an estimated 101,169 calls, resulting in […]

The State Is Locking Kids in Solitary Confinement Without Toilets, Federal Lawsuit Alleges

Click here for the New York Focus story

Immigration arrest of Venezuelan woman in Malone sparks community backlash against ICE

Click here for the NCPR story