NEW YORK — The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years, government researchers said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Voters for Change will host a screening of the documentary “Vessel” on Thursday, June 22 at 7 p.m. at BluSeed Studios, 24 Cedar St. A discussion will follow the screening. Refreshments will be provided. A recommended donation of $10 will be accepted at the ...

MALONE — More than 70 guests representing a broad range of community leaders, partner agencies, elected officials, educators and state officials gathered at 125 Finney Blvd. Friday for a ribbon cutting marking the official opening of a new, state-of-the-art behavioral health urgent care ...

Jessica Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for fertility treatment. After six miscarriages, Tincopa and her husband started saving for in vitro fertilization, which can cost well over $20,000. But the pandemic wiped out ...

ALBANY — Registration is now open for the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York chapter’s annual “Paint the Peaks Purple” hiking challenge in the Adirondack Mountains. The challenge is part of The Longest Day, a fundraising event held annually on the day with the most ...

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Village at Will Rogers, an independent living retirement community, will host a Healthy Senior Living Fair on Thursday, May 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. at its site at 78 Will Rogers Drive. The event will include live educational presentations by health and human service ...