Archive for 'National News'
March Champlain car crossings down by 31% compared to last year, truck crossings up 12%
North country Chamber Of Coommerce Press Release “We now have the border crossing numbers for Champlain for March and, as anticipated, car crossings were down 31% compared with March 2024,” reports Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “Visitation was down 16% in February but we knew March was the month that […]
Posted: April 17th, 2025 under Border News, Business News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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NY-21 Rep. Elise Stefanik reportedly eyeing run for governor of New York
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Posted: April 16th, 2025 under Community Events, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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SUNY chancellor worries about chilling effect after Plattsburgh student set for deportation
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Posted: April 16th, 2025 under Education News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation
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Posted: April 15th, 2025 under Business News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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An Open Secret’: Sackets Harbor ICE Raid Shows the ‘Reality’ of New York Dairy Country
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Posted: April 14th, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Social Issues.
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1,700 pounds of Cabot butter recalled in New York, Vermont and 5 other states for possible fecal contamination
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Religious News.
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Champlain Valley Union High School students face expulsion from the US
An early suspension of a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans requires the two students to leave the country by the end of April. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Education News, Highway Dept. News, National History, National News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Border czar’s town stood up for 3 kids detained by ICE — and won
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Community Events, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History.
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North County orgs concerned over gutting of federal museum and library agency
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Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Education News, National News, Political News.
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ICE arrests over 100 people in Upstate NY
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Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Feds freeze more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University
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Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Education News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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NY lawmakers take aim at Musk: Bill could claw back Tesla incentives
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Posted: April 9th, 2025 under Business News, National News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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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 […]
Posted: April 8th, 2025 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National News, State Government News.
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Upstate NY woman draws on immigrant experience to diversify Adirondack trails
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Posted: April 8th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Recreation opportunities.
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Olympic Skeleton Racer Katie Uhlaender: A Powerful, Determined Leader & Advocate
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Posted: April 8th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, National News, Northern NY News, Sports News.
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Border Czar Tom Homan addresses ICE visit close to home
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Posted: April 5th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Statewide News.
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Trump freeze leaves New York farmers in limbo
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Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Northern NY News, Upstate New York.
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North Country dairy farms are getting caught up in Trump’s immigration enforcement
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Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Border News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs
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Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Border News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Political News.
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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. […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Border News, General News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Her long search for herself ends in a Syracuse tragedy: A vet’s life on an ‘identity rollercoaster’
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Posted: April 3rd, 2025 under Heathcare News, National History, National News, Statewide News, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.
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Stefanik Statement on President Trump’s America First Tariffs
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement. “I strongly support President Trump’s America First economic policies to strengthen American manufacturing and create millions of American jobs. For too long, Americans have suffered under unfair trade practices putting America Last. We will not allow other countries to take advantage of us and we […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Business News, Congressional News, Education News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Sackets Harbor community calls for return of three children taken during ICE dairy farm visit
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Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Vermont’s refugee agencies weather increasing federal funding cuts and freezes
“Trump’s executive order defended the actions, saying, “The United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants…” Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 1st, 2025 under National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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