WILMINGTON — The authorities released the cause of death for the skier who died at Whiteface on Wednesday, Feb. 4. An autopsy conducted on Michael E. Vacek Jr. determined his death was caused by blunt force trauma to the chest, presumably from a tree, given where he was found. Vacek, 44, ...

Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to one call in the Adirondacks last week involving a hiker who was lost on one of the trails to Gothics, the 10th-tallest mountain in the state. The hiker was found in good condition, despite dangerously cold ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson, a Park City, Utah native who lives and trains in Lake Placid, crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its ...

SARANAC LAKE — After a mostly cold December, January and start to February for the Adirondacks and much of the eastern U.S., the switch appears to be flipping. The odds of such punishingly cold weather look to be much lower, at least for the next week or two. High temperatures will remain ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its seventh Olympic medal — one that came from a slider who never ...

TUPPER LAKE — When it comes to defining “essential” for a community, emergency medical services always finds itself at the top of the list. So when the Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance and Emergency Squad put out a call for community support to help cover the costs for a new ...