ALBANY — New York’s total COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes are about 42% more than what the state Department of Health previously published, according to a report from the state attorney general’s office released Thursday morning. The DOH confirmed the higher numbers that afternoon, ...

New York state expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone over 65 years old more than two weeks ago. Ever since, many local seniors have reported having trouble scheduling an appointment to get vaccinated. The challenges seniors say they’re facing vary. Some aren’t familiar with ...

PLATTSBURGH — North Country officials applauded President Joe Biden’s recent executive order directing the U.S. work alongside the Canadian and Mexican governments to plan for the eventual withdrawal of existing land border restrictions, reopening the gates to travelers once ...

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he was erasing the handful of remaining “orange zones” in the state where tougher pandemic restrictions had been in place because of the fast spread of COVID-19. The Democrat cited a post-holiday dip in the number of ...

ALBANY — State Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, and colleagues announced a package of bills aimed at providing relief to business owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “The impact on our hospitality businesses, in terms of jobs and revenue lost, due to the COVID shutdown and ...

The owner of a Willsboro assisted living facility now facing a deadly coronavirus outbreak says he doesn’t know how the virus entered the facility. He said it happened just before residents were expected to receive vaccines after weeks of waiting for doses. The outbreak at Champlain ...