SARANAC LAKE — To protect newborns from the recent spike in influenza and other respiratory viruses, Adirondack Health is restricting visitors to the Stafford New Life birthing center. Babies are among the highest at-risk group for complications from the flu. For their protection, ...

ALBANY — The SUNY system is investing nearly $1 million in nursing programs in areas with a shortage of health care providers, and is giving a handful of North Country colleges some cash to help them connect their nursing programs more closely. On Tuesday, SUNY officials announced that ...

GLENS FALLS — Cigarette use among adults living with a disability or experiencing mental distress is significantly higher than the average smoking rate for adults. A regional initiative is working to reverse this trend. North Country Nicotine Consultants, a joint initiative of The Heart ...

OGDENSBURG — It seemed like Blake Gendebien knew every person in the Tim Hortons on the outskirts of this city. At a small table in the middle of the combined coffee shop, Subway and Valero gas station, between coolers of Red Bull and beer, Gendebien sat with his 81-year-old father Peter, ...

RAY BROOK — With the Adirondack Park Agency and the project applicant in agreement that more time is needed, the upcoming adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer testing range in the town of Lewis has been delayed. The original start date of Dec. 22 has been moved to 10 a.m. on Feb. 4. ...