MALONE — Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Malone will close in 2026, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced Tuesday. Upon enactment of the state budget, which allowed for the closure of up to three correctional facilities, DOCCS said in a press release ...

PLATTSBUGH — State Police are pointing to a recent incident in Plattsburgh as a reminder to the public not to directly approach or attempt to detain individuals suspected of committing crimes. This is because suspects may be armed or violent and confronting them can result in serious ...

KEENE — One Saranac Lake woman is dead and another is in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in the Cascade Pass section of state Route 73 in the town of Keene on Monday afternoon. Tracy L. Mauler, 57, of Saranac Lake was unresponsive and pronounced dead on the scene by the ...

QUEENSBURY — The Lake Placid girls cross country team closed out the season with an eighth-place finish at the NYSPHSAA cross country championships on Saturday at Queensbury High School. Meanwhile, the Tupper Lake boys, who claimed the Section X, Class D title a week ago, finished 10th in ...

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Central School District recently released its state test results from last year. The district’s passing rates lagged behind all state averages for grades three through eight in English language arts (ELA), math and science assessments, though TLCSD improved ...

ALBANY — New Yorkers looking to get help with their heating bills through the HEAP program are still waiting for the program to open — and the deadline has been pushed again. The federal Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP, hasn’t been restarted as the federal ...