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Rangers find body of missing 9-year-old

Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a wide variety of calls throughout the Adirondacks over the past couple of weeks, including rescues for lost, injured or unprepared hikers, as well as participating in the recovery of the remains of a ...

Wildlife researchers don’t know why moose is blocking Goodman

TUPPER LAKE — A big bull moose has spent the summer lingering around a popular Adirondack mountain hiking trail, prompting state wildlife officials to close the path as they monitor the potentially ailing animal. The Goodman Mountain trail in the Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest has been ...

Merry ‘Rugby Christmas’ Eve

SARANAC LAKE — With more than 1,000 rugby players set to descend on the Tri-Lakes region this weekend for the 51st annual Can-Am Rugby Tournament, one of the largest in the United States, rugby fever is already starting to hit close to home. On Tuesday, the Saranac Lake-based ...

Two giants, two bombs and 80 years

SARANAC LAKE — Nearly 80 years ago, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, heralding in a new age of warfare and anxiety. Albert Einstein, considered the father of modern physics — whose famous theory, E=mc2, was a part of the ...

Stefanik to make gubernatorial run decision in November

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik, who has been teasing a run for governor in 2026, said Wednesday that she will make a “final decision and announcement” after this year’s Nov. 4 election. She made the announcement shortly after Hudson Valley Republican Rep. Mike Lawler announced he ...

Tupper Lake Rotary Club hosts international group

TUPPER LAKE — Prior to spending a week-long reunion in the Adirondacks, six international Rotarians all had the same question: Is there anything other than New York City in New York state? When the group attended the Tupper Lake Rotary Club’s meeting on July 16, several said the area ...