Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill Wednesday that extends a number of labor rights to farmworkers for the first time in New York state. Read More ⇒
The report came in before sunrise, sending members of the Niagara Parks Police scrambling to get to the thundering waterfalls early Tuesday. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul spent much of Monday afternoon walking along Clayton’s shoreline, viewing sandbags still piled against high water and businesses impacted by flooding. She helped a young girl press a keepsake penny and tried some Coyote Moon wine ice cream. Read More ⇒
Nearly a year after the authorities seized about 300 animals from an upstate New York man in what they called the largest seizure of illegal reptiles in state history, officials said they filed numerous charges against him. Read More ⇒
As the battle over President Donald Trump’s federal taxes intensifies in Washington, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York signed a bill Monday to allow congressional committees to access the president’s state tax returns. Read More ⇒
LAKE PLACID — As hiking season heats up and parking lots begin to fill earlier and earlier, the High Peaks — with all their allure — may best be avoided during the summer crush. But there’s another way to enjoy the Adirondacks’ most popular wilderness, and that’s by boat. Read More ⇒
KEENE — A Geneva man died Wednesday after a fall from Cascade Falls in the town of Keene. Read More ⇒
PAUL SMITHS — Regis-Applejack can officially call itself a camp again. Read More ⇒
Sens. Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer, both D-N.Y., announced a $7,999,226 federal grant Wednesday for SUNY community colleges for a new program titled the New York College Apprenticeship Network. Read More ⇒
On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee received a letter from Michael D. Griffin, undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, that Fort Drum is the current favored location if an East Coast Continental United States interceptor site is built. Read More ⇒
If and when the Department of Defense moves forward on an East Coast missile defense site, it will be at Fort Drum. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A Toronto solar developer is seeking a tax deal to help finance its 20-megawatt community solar project in the towns of Orleans and Clayton. Read More ⇒
If and when the Department of Defense moves forward with an East Coast Missile Defense Site, it will be at Fort Drum. Read More ⇒
The United New York Ambulance Network and local first responders are standing up against a recent state bill they believe would limit access to reliable emergency medical services. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — The top brass and most decorated members of the U.S. military, congressmen and friends of David Bellavia came to the White House Tuesday to witness him receiving the Medal of Honor, becoming the only living member of the Iraq War to have this honor. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — The people who worked at the brick building that housed 24 developmentally disabled residents called it the “Bronx Zoo.” Read More ⇒
Assemblyman Mark C. Walczyk, R-Watertown, had his first bill pass the Assembly on Wednesday — a bill to rename part of Route 37 after Ogdensburg journalist and editor Charles “Chuck” Kelly. Read More ⇒
The Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act passed the Senate and Assembly late Wednesday, extending a number of labor rights to farmworkers for the first time in New York State. But the bill, a compromise between groups representing farmworkers and those representing farmers, left neither gr… Read More ⇒
After a little late night drama on Monday, the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act passed the state Legislature on the thinnest of margins and was signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Local Democrats are pushing back against statements by Assemblyman Mark C. Walczyk, R-Watertown, that a new law, the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses will also allow them to vote. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Local Democrats are pushing back against statements by Assemblyman Mark C. Walczyk, R-Watertown, that a new law, the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, which allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, will also allow them to vote. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — New York state is on the verge of embracing electric scooters and bicycles in a victory for tech leaders and delivery workers who have fought for months to make the speedy devices legal. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — Tollbooths along the New York State Thruway will soon be no more. Read More ⇒
On the last day of the 2019 session, the New York State Legislature passed the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — New York lawmakers have agreed to pass a sweeping climate plan that calls for the state to all but eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, envisioning an era when gas-guzzling cars and oil-burning heaters would be phased out, and all of the state’s electricity would come f… Read More ⇒
Three north country state elected officials have launched a petition to suspend Plan 2014. Read More ⇒
After a little late night drama on Monday, the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act passed the state Legislature on the thinnest of margins and was signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Read More ⇒
Despite a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Interstate 81 renovations in Syracuse that suggests routing through traffic to a ring road, local residents are still pushing for maintaining the current route. Read More ⇒
The state legislative session is in its final week, and is set to end on Wednesday. Read More ⇒
The Dickinson Center woman who helped two convicted killers escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora has once again been denied parole. Read More ⇒
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-NY, re-introduced the Military Justice Improvement Act on Wednesday. The bipartisan bill would move the decision of whether to prosecute serious crimes in the military to independent prosecutors instead of chain-of-command, in an attempt to address sexual assaul… Read More ⇒
On Saturday, the campaign of U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, announced that Ms. Stefanik was joining a coalition of state groups opposing a proposal to allow undocumented immigrants in New York to obtain drivers licenses. Read More ⇒
The paddling business in the Adirondack Park has expanded in recent decades, allowing for the activity to draw in tourists from around the world. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans to call for the dismissal of a Watertown teacher accused of making black students act as slaves for a classroom lesson last week. Read More ⇒
The year’s legislative session is coming to a close in Albany — the last session day for the State Senate and Assembly is June 19, and as usual, there is plenty of unfinished business. Read More ⇒
WILMINGTON — A house fire Saturday morning on Springfield Road took the life of a woman who lived there, but neighbors were able to save the life of her boyfriend. Read More ⇒
PLATTSBURGH — The woman who helped two inmates break out of Clinton Correctional facility is up for parole again next week. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, visited Save the River for a roundtable with local government officials, environmental experts and business owners to learn more about the ongoing challenges of high water levels along the St. Lawrence River. Read More ⇒
SHELDON — All students were evacuated safely before flames engulfed a school bus this morning on Maxon Road. Read More ⇒
HENDERSON — On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo took a boat out from the Wescott State Park boat launch to see how high Lake Ontario had risen along the shoreline of Sackets Harbor. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — On Wednesday afternoon in front of City Hall, a tree will be planted and Mayor Joseph M. Butler Jr. will give a speech commemorating the 150th anniversary of the city being incorporated. Read More ⇒
LAKE PLACID — This village made animation history for the second time Sunday night. That’s right: Lake Placid, among many other upstate New York communities, was referenced in “The Simpsons.” Read More ⇒
ALBANY — New population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau show most counties in upstate New York have lost population since 2010, a trend that is likely to result in the region’s clout declining both in Congress and at the statehouse. Read More ⇒
Spectrum’s parent company and the state have reached a proposed settlement that, if approved, would allow the company to continue doing business in New York. Read More ⇒
NOAA is considering designating part of eastern Lake Ontario a national marine sanctuary to protect historically significant shipwrecks and related maritime heritage resources and is holding four public meetings on the proposal. Read More ⇒
NORFOLK — Among the last group of visitors to see the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral in France before Monday’s devastating fire were members of the Norwood-Norfolk Central School Spanish Club. Read More ⇒
SARANAC LAKE — Both bears that strayed from the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge & Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington are now back at the facility. Read More ⇒
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is closing all mud gates to trails and seasonal access roads on forest preserve, state forest and conservation easement lands across Northern New York effective immediately. Read More ⇒
The deadline to file petitions to run for a school board position is April 22, less than two weeks away. Read More ⇒