TUPPER LAKE — Tupper Lake Village Mayor Mary Fontana reminded community members at Monday’s village board meeting that everyone has a responsibility when it comes to snow removal. With a wintry start to December so far, Fontana said the village has received several calls from concerned ...

PLATTSBURGH — Chad Nichols will serve three to six years in prison for disposing of Jahfari Joseph’s body in a remote area of Franklin County after he was murdered late last year. As previously reported by the Press-Republican, Timothy Timmons was found guilty in October of ...

SARANAC LAKE — To protect newborns from the recent spike in influenza and other respiratory viruses, Adirondack Health is restricting visitors to the Stafford New Life birthing center. Babies are among the highest at-risk group for complications from the flu. For their protection, ...

ALBANY — The SUNY system is investing nearly $1 million in nursing programs in areas with a shortage of health care providers, and is giving a handful of North Country colleges some cash to help them connect their nursing programs more closely. On Tuesday, SUNY officials announced that ...

OGDENSBURG — It seemed like Blake Gendebien knew every person in the Tim Hortons on the outskirts of this city. At a small table in the middle of the combined coffee shop, Subway and Valero gas station, between coolers of Red Bull and beer, Gendebien sat with his 81-year-old father Peter, ...

GLENS FALLS — Cigarette use among adults living with a disability or experiencing mental distress is significantly higher than the average smoking rate for adults. A regional initiative is working to reverse this trend. North Country Nicotine Consultants, a joint initiative of The Heart ...