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Autopsy: Whiteface skier died from blunt force trauma to chest

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WILMINGTON — The authorities released the cause of death for the skier who died at Whiteface on Wednesday, Feb. 4. An autopsy conducted on Michael E. Vacek Jr. determined his death was caused by blunt force trauma to the chest, presumably from a tree, given where he was found. Vacek, 44, ...

Rangers brave brutal cold to find lost hiker on Gothics

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Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to one call in the Adirondacks last week involving a hiker who was lost on one of the trails to Gothics, the 10th-tallest mountain in the state. The hiker was found in good condition, despite dangerously cold ...

USA Luge’s Ashley Farquharson wins Olympic bronze

Local News

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson, a Park City, Utah native who lives and trains in Lake Placid, crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its ...

Bitter cold takes a break

Local News

SARANAC LAKE — After a mostly cold December, January and start to February for the Adirondacks and much of the eastern U.S., the switch appears to be flipping. The odds of such punishingly cold weather look to be much lower, at least for the next week or two. High temperatures will remain ...

Lt. Gov. Delgado ends campaign for governor

New York news

ALBANY — New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado suspended his campaign for governor on Tuesday, ending his challenge to fellow Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul as she seeks reelection to a second full term. Delgado had been running since last summer as a progressive alternative to Hochul. But after a ...

USA Luge’s Ashley Farquharson wins Olympic bronze

Local News

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its seventh Olympic medal — one that came from a slider who never ...