Millions of Americans are getting ready to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and venture outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at beaches, cookouts and family outings, raising concern among public health officials that large gatherings could cause outbreaks to come roaring ...

(UPDATE: The village of Saranac Lake has dropped plans for a soft business opening with outdoor dining Saturday, Mayor Clyde Rabideau announced this morning. "This concept was deemed non-compliant with Phase 1 guidelines by the North Country Regional Control Room members," he wrote. A new ...

Cortland County salons are preparing plans to reopen during Phase 2, changing much of how they operated. Tattoo shops are doing the same, even though they don’t know when they’ll be able to open. “I am so excited,” said Desarae Edwards, who owns Roots Hair Salon in Cortland. ...

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Some furloughs at a Trump golf resort in South Florida are becoming permanent layoffs. A notice that the Trump National Doral Miami filed with the State of Florida last week says it is permanently laying off 250 workers out of 560 employees who were furloughed in ...

WATERTOWN — Traffic across the three international bridges in the North Country plummeted more than 60 percent in April compared to April 2019 following the March 21 closure of the U.S.-Canadian border due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge saw the ...