LAKE PLACID — The anticipated special election to replace North Country Assemblyman Billy Jones is off to an explosive start, even before it begins. Jones announced his plans to resign from his seat two weeks ago. The race won’t start until he officially steps down, which he plans to do ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Park Agency has released a trove of environmental, site and building reports on the 1-3 Main St. property it is considering for a new headquarters. On Thursday, the agency released the documents through a new online dashboard at tinyurl.com/34ywbj36. The ...

Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a variety of rescue calls throughout the Adirondacks this week, including a helicopter rescue for an injured hiker, a search for a missing person with dementia and a wildland fire. - Chopper rescue on ...

SARANAC LAKE — A benefit concert at the Rusty Nail on Saturday will raise money for the Saranac Lake Kiwanis Club and feature a band of musicians from Saranac Lake and from as far away as Florida. The supergroup “Rock ‘N Roll Hit Show” kicks the music off at 6 p.m. Organizer ...

If you were watching the night sky Tuesday night, perhaps because of the Perseids meteor shower that peaked around then, you might have seen something a bit stranger. It appeared first as a glowing disc, which soon began to spiral, leaving a trail of milky-white light. It made its way ...

PAUL SMITHS — The second-annual Adirondack Nature Festival for People with Disabilities is returning to the Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center this Saturday. Organizers have doubled the festival’s programming, and are making it more accessible by offering free ...