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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Towns near the Canadian border are suffering.

On Saturday, people gathered across the United States for thousands of "Hands Off" protests, where demonstrators voiced their anger and frustration towards the Trump Administration for some of its rec...

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.

Jim Zullo, formerly the coach of the girls' team at Northville Central, was fired after video footage showed him pulling the hair of a player.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says Shane Millan required several women to expose their chests to him during virtual processing for their admission to the U.S.

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.

An investigation reveals how Daniel Martuscello's family weathered one scandal after another on their road to dominating New York’s prison system.

A sinkhole about 6 ft. in diameter opened up on Rt. 56 over the weekend, closing the main connector between Tupper and Canton until March 29.

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

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

People gathered to protest in Elizabethtown on President's Day, echoing similar protests held in major cities across the US.

A Canadian hiker is sharing her partner's rescue story to publicize how a scary situation ultimately became a "story of generosity, resilience, and teamwork."

A Canadian man, 54, was rescued in the Adirondack High Peaks last weekend due to severe cramps.

The shortage is impacting municipalities, local hardware stores, and private businesses.

Police say William H. "Bill" Chase of Lyon Mountain believed he was going to meet a 13-year-old and engage in sexual activity.

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.

Teresa Youngblut, 21 from Washington, has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a border patrol agent in Vermont on Monday.

The new law will tax and regulate STRs a lot more heavily.

The Upper Jay farm makes cheese from a herd of a dozen dairy cows.

Elise Stefanik was a key defender of then-President Donald Trump during his impeachment proceedings and she later grilled university presidents over what she described as antisemitism.