Amid steep tariffs imposed by the US, Canadian leaders have worked to reduce barriers to inter-Canadian trade to boost the country's economy.

New York's Inspector General clears Barbara Rice of wrongdoing on four complaints made in 2023.

Failures, from state leadership in Albany down to prison staff in Dannemora, contributed to the 2015 escape.

Retired State Police Sgt. Jay Cook, now the Franklin County sheriff, says he was just doing his job when he spotted, shot and recaptured escaped convict David Sweat.

Long Lake could inherit more than $100 million from the pending sale of the Whitney estate. Locals hope the money is invested and well-managed.

Rangers carried the women 3 miles back to the trailhead through the night, over unstable ground and sometimes through ankle-deep water.

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Last month, border crossings from Canada into Ogdensburg and Alexandria Bay were down by more than 31% compared to last April.

Trump has slashed support for schools, for scientific research, for arts and libraries. Some North Country organizations are feeling the impat.

Researchers from the University of Vermont studied the carbon storage of dead wood in streams in the Adirondacks and New Hampshire.

The congresswoman spoke at a news conference launching Fort Ticonderoga's celebration of the country's 250th anniversary.

They include reduced air service funding for North Country airports, eliminating all heating assistance, and shuttering the Northern Border Regional Commission.

Winning would be difficult in blue New York, but running could still be a low-risk, high-reward move for the six-term congresswoman, Jimmy Vielkind writes.

Rumors have been swirling for weeks about North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik’s next political move after President Donald Trump took her out of the running for UN ambassador last month.

Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul could face off in next year’s gubernatorial election.

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".

The reservation system out of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) has been a pilot program since 2021, but it became permanent this year.

The fire was reported in Lake Luzerne in Warren County on Thursday, April 24. It burned across 14 acres and was extinguished later that day.

NY opened more prisons than most other states during the 1980s and '90s, aimed at boosting rural economies. Now it's closing more, too.

About 100 people rallied in Saranac Lake, joining Potsdam and hundreds of other towns around the US in the Hands Off anti-Trump protests.

Representative Elise Stefanik, a six-term congresswoman, has talked with Republicans about a 2026 bid for governor of New York.

Federal funding each year usually represents between 2% and 8% of local school budgets.

The Institute of Museum and Library services laid off its entire staff at the end of March.

The family was returned to New York after being taken into custody last month and held at a detention center in Texas, officials and advocates said.

Trump pulled Stefanik's nomination late last week due to the Republicans’ slim majority. In the North Country, the news was met with mixed emotions.

Prison populations and staffing levels have dropped by 50% in recent decades. Now, Gov. Hochul wants the authority to shutter 5 more prisons in the next year.

Trump said he asked Rep. Stefanik to remain in Congress. "With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to take a chance on anyone else running for Elise’s seat," he posted on Truth Social.

Republicans may prefer Stefanik to remain in the House of Representatives, where they are nursing a slim majority.

Some of the best American men and women cross-country skiers will be racing in the SuperTour Finals, with races from Wednesday through Sunday.

Love’s four-run time over two days was 3 minutes, 57.82 seconds. Laura Nolte of Germany was second and Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. was third.

The town of Long Lake has been named the sole beneficiary of any proceeds earned by the expected sale of the 36,600-acre Whitney Park.

Art Jubin hosted full moon ski parties at Cascade for decades. The Adirondack Mountain Club has brought them back and the last one of the winter is this Saturday.

NY and the union representing corrections officers reached a deal to end the prison strikes. We talked to officers on strike outside the state prison in Ray Brook.

Whiteface Lodge, a resort in Lake Placid, was evacuated Wednesday night after a fire was sparked in a chimney.

On the fourth day of statewide prison strikes and protests, visitations at all of New York's 42 correctional facilities have been canceled.

Strikes and protests continued into their third day Wednesday, impacting 30 of the state's 42 correctional facilities.

The six-term Republican will make stops in Schuylerville, Plattsburgh, and Ogdensburg on Saturday.

There's a renewed push to reform NY's prison system after an inmate was fatally beaten last month.

While many newspapers are outsourcing their printing, or going online-only, a small daily in Saranac Lake, New York, is still running its own presses and has no plans to change the tradition.

Christine Merrill and Kelly Peckham, two OB nurses from Adirondack Medical Center, crochet Santa hats for newborns every December.