Rep. Elise Stefanik has a seat at the House Republican leadership table again — filling a role that has been unused for more than a decade. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, announced on Wednesday that she will be the chair of House Republican Leadership. It’s a role that Stefanik said she ...

ALBANY — Two of the North Country’s representatives in the state Capitol are pushing to reverse Gov. Kathy Hochul’s blanket ban on rehiring any of the 2,000 corrections officers who were fired after an extended work-stoppage from February to March. On Thursday, Sen. Dan Stec, ...

ALBANY — The state prisons are rolling out a new screening process meant to catch drugs and other contraband smuggled into facilities through legal mail. Legal mail, letters and documents sent between an incarcerated person and their attorney or representatives on the outside, has long ...

LAKE PLACID — The state Legislature is considering a constitutional amendment that would allow New York to purchase at least 2,500 acres of land for the Forest Preserve, if approved by New York voters. The purchase would offset up to 323 acres of Forest Preserve land at the Olympic Sports ...

VERMONTVILLE — A barn fire at a home in Vermontville killed three goats and brought out numerous fire departments on Tuesday afternoon. The property owners are now fundraising to replace the workshop and goat shelter they lost in the blaze. The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District board voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the district’s budget for the 2025-26 school year. This budget is an increase of about 3% from last year, and will be beneath the tax cap. Although some costs are projected to rise next ...