SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Health will again require COVID-19 tests, regardless of vaccination status, for all inpatients and those undergoing elective surgical procedures. The nonprofit health network, which operates Saranac Lake’s Adirondack Medical Center, Lake Placid’s Health and ...

The Essex County Health Department has not confirmed any new cases of COVID-19 connected to the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon, a representative of the department said Tuesday. The triathlon — one of the biggest events of the summer, and one of the first to test newly revised local safety ...

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “strongly” urged even vaccinated people to start wearing masks indoors. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said unvaccinated transit employees in the metropolitan area would undergo weekly virus testing. But both Democrats on Monday resisted calls to impose ...

LAKE PLACID — With the border opening Aug. 9 for discretionary travel, Americans will find that it’s not so easy getting into Canada anymore. Gone are the days of simply showing a passport or enhanced New York state driver’s license and answering a few questions before being waved ...

As a criminal justice reform group calls for transparency, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision provided an update on COVID-19 vaccinations among the incarcerated population. Thomas Mailey, a DOCCS spokesperson, said Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine has been ...

The Essex County Health Department reported one new death from COVID-19 on Friday. For the first time ever, the department also reported the total number of people who have gotten COVID-19 post-vaccination. The new death reported Friday was a person who was not a resident of Essex County but ...