I was part of the local press pool that interviewed Gov. Kathy Hochul in Saranac Lake yesterday. Story airing Monday on @ncprnews.bsky.social. 📷: Nancie Battaglia

From prison leadership in Albany down to staff in Dannemora, a series of failures contributed to the 2015 escape. Here's what has and hasn't been done to address those failures. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Last Tuesday night, Forest Rangers carried a woman about 3 miles out of the woods who had broken her leg in multiple places while hiking in the Adirondacks. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

In April, border crossings from Canada into Ogdensburg and Alexandria Bay were down by more than 31% compared to last spring. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

The Wild Center in Tupper Lake lost all 8 AmeriCorps members. Museums and other arts organizations in the Adirondacks lost grant funding. Here's how Trump's federal funding cuts are impacting northern NY. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Trump's budget would slash funding for North Country airports, eliminate all LIHEAP heating assistance, and shutter the Northern Border Regional Commission. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

From @ncprnews.bsky.social: 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. www.wrvo.org/2025-05-07/s...

The U.S. went through a prison-building boom decades ago. But today, many prisons are closing down, and that's hit some economies in rural America especially hard. Hear my story today on @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik and Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul could face off in next year’s gubernatorial election. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

From today through Oct. 31, if you want to hike in one of the most iconic sections of the Adirondacks, you need to reserve a spot ahead of time. The hiker reservation system at the Adirondack Mountain Reserve became permanent this year. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

According to the DEC, 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. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

NY opened more prisons than most other states during the 1980s and '90s to boost rural Upstate economies. Now it's closing more, too, with five more potentially on the chopping block. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

About 100 people rallied in Saranac Lake, joining Potsdam and hundreds of other towns around the US in the Hands Off anti-Trump protests. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

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A man in his late 50s was reported overdue last Tuesday after hiking Seward Mountain. Ten hours after the search began, rangers found the man at the Ouluska Pass lean-off along the Northville Placid trail. According to the DEC, the man was tired, but in good health.

A photo from the 1930s shows lumberjacks in the woods with log scaling tools, somewhere near Saranac Lake, NY. The photo was donated by Ralph Kelly. You can view it in person at Historic Saranac Lake. For more work photos from around the region, go to ncpr.org/work.

One of Trump’s big campaign promises was to eliminate the US Dept. of Education. We dove into what this means for New York schools and North Country districts. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Organizations in the North Country are sounding the alarm about the potential impact of federal cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, known as IMLS. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

The @nytimes.com used reporter Catherine Wheeler's photo and cited her and Amy Feiereisel's ongoing reporting on the ICE deportation, rally, and return of three local children. Local news matters. Support your public radio station today ➡️ ncpr.org/givenow www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...

. @ncprnews.bsky.social sourcing the NY Times' coverage of Sackets Harbor.

A dairy farmer in Potsdam is one of tens of thousands of American business owners caught paying the price of a spiraling trade war. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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From @ncprnews.bsky.social: Just under 1,000 people rallied to call for the return of three children who were detained during an ICE dairy farm investigation. They met on the green lawn in front of the Sackets Harbor Visitors Center. www.wrvo.org/2025-04-07/n...

A moment of peace from a walk in the woods in the Adirondacks.

Today was supposed to be when Rep. Elise Stefanik was confirmed as US ambassador to the UN. But Trump pulled her nomination late last week due to the Republicans’ slim majority. For many in the North Country, the news was met with mixed emotions. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

The North Country is home to just 2% of NY's population, yet has 24% of its prisons. Advocates say closing more prisons is the right move, but rural communities say it would hurt local economies. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Jim Zullo, former coach of the girls' team at Northville Central, was fired after video footage showed him pulling the hair of player Hailey Monroe moments after their team lost the Class D state final to La Fargeville, 43-37 on Friday night. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

A large sinkhole that appeared in early March on Rt. 56 has kept the main road between Tupper Lake and Potsdam closed for weeks. It also revealed a much larger problem beneath the pavement that the NYSDOT says will keep the road closed "until early spring." Video from Kitty O'Neil.

Blink and you could miss it. The best bobsled and skeleton athletes in the world are competing in Lake Placid for World Championships. The final races are Friday and Saturday. Hear my story for NCPR 📻⤵️ www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

A CPB agent who was based at the Wellesley Island border station admitted to making women expose their chests during virtual processing for their admission to the US. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

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, currently listed for more than $100 million. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

New York Focus criminal justice reporter @chrisgelardi.bsky.social spent more than a year investigating the power, patronage, and influence of the Martuscellos in New York's prison system. Hear him talk about the story with @ncprnews.bsky.social:

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. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Whiteface Lodge, a resort in Lake Placid, was evacuated last night after a fire was sparked in a chimney. According to the Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department, the fire was reported around 8 pm and was put out by 1 am. No one was injured. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

In the North Country and around NY, prison officers are protesting for safer working conditions. Advocates say incarcerated people are suffering the consequences of the protests. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

People gathered to protest in Elizabethtown on President's Day, echoing similar protests held in major cities across the US. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

A Canadian hiker says her partner's rescue went from a scary situation to a story of "generosity, resilience, and teamwork." www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Rangers rescued a Canadian hiker in the Adirondacks last weekend. The 54 year old man from Quebec was hoisted out on a helicopter and flown to the hospital in Saranac Lake. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

It’s been a snowy and consistently cold winter so far. Because of that high demand, communities around NY are struggling to procure enough road salt. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

An investigation found that Bill Chase, 67, of Lyon Mountain believed he was going to meet a 13-year-old to engage in sexual activity last week. Chase served as Dannemora's town supervisor for eight years and retired as a corrections officer. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Rep. Stefanik is taking a victory lap of the North Country this weekend as she prepares to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

NY has a history of prison guards assaulting inmates, including here in the North Country. Why does it keep happening? www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

New details are emerging about the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont on Monday. According to court documents, investigators had been surveilling the two people involved in the incident for nearly a week. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Short-term rentals have been mostly unregulated for years, and only partially taxed. As STRs have grown in explosive popularity, communities have struggled to treat, track, or tax them. But that will change on March 25. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

For farmers with livestock, putting away enough food for the winter is critical. Sugar House Creamery, in Upper Jay, stacked their last shipment of hay for the season in late December. Amy Feiereisel tagged along and sent back this audio postcard. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

"Lapland cross country ski center in Benson with a fresh cover of snow from the lake effect storms last week." 📸 : Courtney Bradt, Paradox & Amsterdam, NY Thanks to Essex County Arts Council for sponsoring NCPR’s Photo of the Day!

Don't miss one of the biggest events of the year! The Howl Grand Slam is this Saturday at 7 pm in Saranac Lake. Reserve your tickets now! ➡️ adirondackcenterforwriting.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/a...

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace getting closer to finished. Saranac Lake, NY 📸 : mr. wakiki Thanks to Essex County Arts Council for sponsoring NCPR’s Photo of the Day!

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.

Heavy, lake-effect snow is falling in portions of the North Country today, including in Watertown where the DOT is reporting white-out conditions on I-81 in Jefferson County. 📷: NYSDOT North Country