ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced a new reelection running mate — as her current lieutenant governor has launched an increasingly caustic primary challenge to unseat her. Hochul, a moderate Democrat, named Adrienne Adams, the former speaker of the New York ...

WILMINGTON — A Georgia man died while skiing at the Whiteface Mountain ski center on Wednesday. State Police said that Michael E. Vacek Jr., 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, was reported missing around 10 a.m. to the Whiteface Mountain Ski Patrol by the group of friends he was skiing with after ...

NORTH CREEK — A mechanical issue forced the Gore Mountain ski area to evacuate its Northwoods Gondola on Wednesday. The ordeal began around 9 a.m. when the gondola came to a halt. In total, 67 people from 20 cabins on the lift were safely evacuated by mountain staff and about a dozen ...

Speedskater Erin Jackson already has made history, as the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Saranac Lake resident and bobsledder Frank Del Duca is a sergeant in the Army, hailing from a family with deep Italian roots. They might be the perfect pair ...

SARANAC LAKE — North Country Community College marked its seventh consecutive semester of enrollment growth when the spring semester started on Jan. 27 — this time seeing a 10% year-to-year increase in student numbers since the start of the 2025 spring semester. Marketing and Enrollment ...

ALBANY — The New York state Department of Taxation and Finance Monday urged taxpayers to review their eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit and Empire State Child Credit. Both credits provide financial boosts to hardworking families. “The Earned Income Tax Credit and expanded ...