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Tupper Lake rocked by back-to-back fires

TUPPER LAKE — A structure fire Wednesday morning resulted in the total loss of a building located at 60 Demars Blvd. The property is owned by J.D. Dattola Construction, L.L.C., a locally-owned general contracting business in Tupper Lake. The structure was formerly used as a garage and ...

FCI Ray Brook employee hospitalized after exposure

RAY BROOK — On Tuesday, a staff member working in the mail room at the federal prison in Ray Brook was exposed to an unknown substance in a magazine and was hospitalized. Union leaders at the medium-security FCI Ray Brook say they also are seeing increased contraband deliveries by drones, ...

Lost and injured hikers prompt wilderness rescues

Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a pair of wilderness rescue calls in Essex County this week, as well as maintaining a law enforcement and safety checkpoint for some time along the Adirondack Rail Trail over the past week. - Wolf Pond ...

State Democrats abandon plan to change special elections timeline

ALBANY — State lawmakers on Monday at least temporarily abandoned their attempt to change New York’s special election timeline, and sources familiar with discussions say it’s all to do with congestion pricing in Manhattan. Friday afternoon, after days of rumor, a bill sponsored by the ...

Make way for the LPHS King and Queen

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Middle/High School gym was decked out in string lights and hay bales on Monday for the 82nd annual Winter Carnival Coronation. During the event, seniors Levi Barney and Abbey Light were chosen as the Carnival king and queen by their fellow students and ...

Storm could snarl Thursday commute

SARANAC LAKE — A mixed bag of wintry precipitation is forecast to coincide with the Thursday morning commute throughout the Tri-Lakes region as a storm system barrels up the St. Lawrence Valley. While the storm has been on meteorologist’s radars for several days now, the forecast has ...