WATERTOWN — On Monday, the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) announced a voluntary ventilator redistribution plan coordinated in collaboration with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to support the state’s COVID-19 response, saying that the equipment would have been made available witho… Read More ⇒

CANTON ­— St. Lawrence County has surpassed New York City in the pace of which it’s seeing coronavirus cases, according to the president of the St. Lawrence County Board of Health, who gave a COVID-19 update to members of the county’s Board of Legislature Monday night. Read More ⇒

CANTON — St. Lawrence County Sheriff Brooks J. Bigwarfe has issued a travel restriction advisory for the county. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Following Monday’s announcement from the state Education Department that the administration of June 2020 Regents exams has been canceled, the department released guidance Tuesday on modifications to requirements that will allow for students to graduate and earn their high school … Read More ⇒

OSWEGO — Two Oswego County residents have died from COVID-19 in a hospital neighboring the county, the Oswego County Health Department announced Tuesday. Read More ⇒

FORT DRUM — Two healthcare employees with the Fort Drum Medical Activity have tested positive for COVID-19. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Staff at the Thompson Park zoo will keep a closer eye on the zoo’s lynx, bobcats and mountain lions for the coronavirus after it was learned that a tiger at Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19. Read More ⇒

FORT DRUM — The Department of Defense is advising that everyone should follow Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and immediately start wearing masks when they’re on post. Read More ⇒

LOWVILLE — Lewis County reported no new cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row Monday. The county’s total number of cases remains at eight. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed seven additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The county has reported a total of 41 confirmed cases of the virus. Read More ⇒

OSWEGO — Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Oswego County on Monday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 33. Sixteen of the positive cases have since recovered and are no longer in mandatory isolation. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Samaritan Medical Center reported its first inpatient case of COVID-19 on Monday. Read More ⇒

ALBANY — Fewer coronavirus patients entered downstate hospitals over the weekend, but that may not be a trend, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday as the state extended school and business closures. Read More ⇒

CANTON — St. Lawrence County Public Health Department has confirmed two more cases of COVID-19 in the county. The total number of cases has now reached 63. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center reported having its first COVID-19 patients Monday. Read More ⇒

CANTON — St. Lawrence County Sheriff Brooks J. Bigwarfe is reassuring members of the public that, despite rumors, the county jail is free of COVID-19 and that inmates are being given the opportunities of isolating themselves and wearing protective masks. Read More ⇒

CANTON — The newly launched state COVID-19 tracker allows visitors to dig into the daily statistic county-by-county. Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University is seeking recovered COVID-19 test positive patients to donate plasma in an emergency clinical trial to help treat other severely ill patients battling the disease. Read More ⇒

CLAYTON — Six thousand bottles of liquid hand sanitizer will soon be on their way to Kinney Drugs stores, thanks to Clayton Distillery. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed eight additional cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the county’s total number of cases to 34. Read More ⇒

ALBANY — For the first time, the total number of daily coronavirus deaths in the state has been dropping, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Sunday, but it’s “too early to tell” what the significance of this drop is yet. Read More ⇒

LOWVILLE — Lewis County reported no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Read More ⇒

OSWEGO — Confirmed cases of coronavirus within the county now total 32, up two from Saturday, according to Oswego County Public Health Director Dr. Jiancheng Huang’s Sunday update. Read More ⇒

CANTON — St. Lawrence County confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the county total to 61 confirmed cases, according to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Officials for north country hospitals say they need more information in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order allowing the state to redistribute ventilators to areas where there are more cases of COVID-19. Read More ⇒

Glena Tyska came home to Theresa to die. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College has implemented a laptop loan program for students needing assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic-related switch from traditional classes to online learning modalities. Read More ⇒

The coronavirus is making virtually everyone stay at home. But what happens to victims of domestic violence who may be confined with their abuser? Read More ⇒

LOWVILLE — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lewis County has increased to eight as of Saturday. Read More ⇒

CANTON — SUNY Potsdam Chief of Staff Nicole Conant met with St. Lawrence County officials Monday to update lawmakers on how the university is handling its current, on-campus student population of 85 and to answer questions and concerns. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The COVID-19 pandemic may have put a halt to learning in traditional classroom setups, but Jefferson Community College students and professors have returned to their classes this week — just virtually rather than physically. Read More ⇒

SARANAC LAKE — The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Essex and Franklin counties is climbing. But the numbers don’t tell the full story. Read More ⇒

OSWEGO — Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Oswego County today, April 4, bringing the number of positive cases to 30. Fourteen of the previous positive cases have since recovered and are no longer in mandatory quarantine. Read More ⇒

CANTON — As of noon Saturday, the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department has confirmed 58 positive COVID-19 cases in St. Lawrence County. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed an additional six cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the county’s total to 26 confirmed cases of the virus. Read More ⇒

ALBANY — With COVID-19 infections in New York state expected to peak within the next two weeks, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo detailed his administration’s continuing efforts to prepare for the surge in patients at downstate hospitals. Read More ⇒

CANTON — Health care providers in St. Lawrence County will be getting shipments of requested equipment on a weekly basis from the state, according to St. Lawrence County Emergency Services Director Matthew R. Denner. Read More ⇒

Nursing homes that have been taking extreme measures to keep out COVID-19 are now going to have to accept new residents diagnosed with the virus. Read More ⇒

The state’s federal lawmakers are frustrated with the lack of tests for the coronavirus while government agencies work to approve a vaccine that could take more than a year, officials said Friday. Read More ⇒

OSWEGO — Confirmed cases of coronavirus within the county rose to a total of 29 on Friday afternoon, up six from Thursday, the largest one-day increase yet, according to figures provided by Oswego County Public Health Director Dr. Jiancheng Huang. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Country Family Health Center has temporarily closed its LeRay Family Dental & WIC Offices at 26908 Independence Way, Evans Mills, effective Friday, April 3. Read More ⇒

ALBANY — The state will take ventilators and personal protective equipment from private institutions, including hospitals, that are not using the supplies and redistribute them across New York to hospitals with the highest need to combat the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared in an exec… Read More ⇒

The first word in defense of COVID-19 is “screening” at hospitals throughout the region. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — For the second time in two days, the state has reversed its position about the real estate industry during the coronavirus financial crisis. Read More ⇒

The coronavirus outbreak has hit the state police, with 33 officers testing positive in the Troop D region. Read More ⇒

MALONE — Franklin County is working to obtain refrigerated trucks that can be used to supplement morgue capacity at the Alice Hyde and Adirondack medical centers should the need arise as the number of deaths from the COVID-19 novel coronavirus continues to climb statewide. Read More ⇒

U.S. employment plummeted last month by a degree not seen since the last recession, in just an early glimpse of the devastation from the coronavirus pandemic. Read More ⇒

Kari DeHaven has been baking since she was a kid, learning from her grandma. Read More ⇒

CANTON — The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department has confirmed 48 cases of COVID-19 in the county as of noon Friday. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed four more COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total to 20 so far for the county. Read More ⇒