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Venue change puts Lake Placid front and center for Olympic hopefuls

U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced a change in venue for two World Cup events due to unseasonably warm weather in Park City, Utah. Click here for the WPTZ News story 

Market 32 and Price Chopper Issue Voluntary Recall on Select Market 32 by Price Chopper Brand Frozen Farm Raised Raw Shrimp

SCHENECTADY, N.Y., December 23, 2025– Market 32 and Price Chopper are issuing a voluntary manufacturer recall on Direct Source Seafood, LLC-produced items impacting select Market 32 by Price Chopper brand frozen 26-30ct Farm Raised Raw Shrimp (easy peel) with UPC code 4173501358. The manufacturer is recalling these products in compliance with an FDA Advisory due […]

Governor directs flags lowered to Hal-staff to honor fallen firefighter and commissioner

Flags To Be Flown at Half-Staff Across New York State on Saturday, December 20 Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags on all State government buildings be lowered on Saturday, December 20 from sunrise to sunset in honor of Michael Ryan, firefighter and commissioner for the Phoenicia Fire District who died in the line-of-duty on December […]

Recent DEC Environmental Conservation Police Activity

Tree Stand Fall – Washington County On November 24, ECO Krug responded to a call that went out over Washington County Fire and EMS radio regarding a 29-year-old hunter who fell from his tree stand about a mile into a wooded area in the Town of Salem. The individual, who was not wearing a safety […]

An Onondaga County district got students to school by offering something they really want: Gift cards

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

These Syracuse men helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now they fear they’ll be sent back

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One Year Since Robert Brooks’s Killing, Prison Chaos Has No End in Sight

The murder has led to more tumult than New York’s prison system has seen since the Attica prison uprising over five decades ago. Click here for the New York Focus story 

Fire damages Adirondac tour boat on Lake George

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The Egg will ‘hatch’ following $19.5 million renovation

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How ICE’s mostly unseen campaign in Syracuse breeds fear and resistance

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Financial toll from Novelis fires in Oswego County is adding up to a staggering amount

Ford said its 2025 adjusted earnings before interest and taxes will take a $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion hit from the disruption the fire has caused to its production of F-150 and other vehicles. Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

The 2025 Peru Farmers Parade was so much fun!

Click here to watch the 2025 Peru Farmers Parade 

Recent Regional NYS Forest Ranger Activity

Town of Bolton Warren County Wilderness Rescue: On November 29 at 7:55 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 about a hiker with chest pains approximately 1.5 miles in from the Clay Meadow trailhead in the Lake George Wild Forest. Four Forest Rangers and the Bolton Fire Department reached the 56-year-old from […]

Rochester woman pleased guilty to stealing mother’s pension payments and pays restitution of nearly $13K

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Brian Green and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Karen Walsh, a 68-year-old Rochester woman, pleaded guilty to stealing $12,973 in state pension payments sent to her mother, whose death had not been reported to the pension system. As part […]

When there’s a need our community organizations and volunteers answer the call

Saturday, Nov. 2025 – Plattsburgh – The sun shined and atmosphere was casual and joyous this morning at 8:40 a.m. at the Regional Food Bank Thanksgiving Meal Distribution at the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing at the Clinton Community College’s former Campus. More volunteers than expected arrived at 7 a.m.. By 8:15 a.m., they had 350 […]

Robert Smullen announces candidacy in upcoming NY-21 election

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North Country at Work: How the St. Lawrence Seaway came to be

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NY State Police retail task force has recovered $2.6+ million in stolen goods

A Total of 1,224 Arrests Involving 2,146 Criminal Charges Made in Connection With 1,006 Operations Statewide Retail Theft Decreased More Than 13 Percent Year-Over-Year in New York City, Larceny Down 13 Percent Across the Rest of the State Nov. 19, 2025 – Governor Hochul today announced that the New York State Police Organized Retail Theft […]

Final NYS Thruway Service Aea reopens following $450 million service area redevelopment

 No Toll or Tax Dollars Used in Construction Nov. 19, 2205 – Ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday week, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the reopening of the new Modena Service Area, located on the Thruway (I-87) southbound between exit 18 (New Paltz – Poughkeepsie – NY Route 299) and exit 17 (Newburgh – Scranton- […]

The Regional Food Bank needs your help on Nov. 22

By John T Ryan  By now, many readers may be familiar with the Regional Food Bank’s massive effort to host a November 22 Single-Day Thanksgiving Meal Pick-Up for thousands of individuals, families, and seniors in the Adirondacks and the North Country. To make this happen, about 75 volunteers will be needed.  Organizations and individuals are […]

Biotechnology company is investing $2 + Billion in Saratoga County facility creating 1,000 new jobs

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a global leader in biotechnology founded in New York State, will create 1,000 new jobs as part of a $2 billion investment at its new facility in Saratoga Springs. The company plans to utilize a more than one million square foot property it recently purchased on Duplainville […]

North Country at Work: What it’s like to work the night shift

A GREAT NCPR story 

NY-21 Democratic candidates spar over decision to end government shutdown

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NY plans to build a nuclear power plant. Parts of the North Country may be interested

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Staff at Mohawk Valley Dollar General walks off job over work conditions

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