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Hochul backs bills to bar state, local police from working with ICE

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Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is backing new legislation that would bar state and local police from working with federal immigration officers, a move she said is a direct response to the deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minnesota this ...

Festivities planned at Winter Carnival Ice Palace

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SARANAC LAKE — The construction of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace is well underway, with thick ice blocks being stacked, sculpted and sealed in place. The centerpiece of Carnival is a major draw for tourists to visit Saranac Lake on the weekends of the 10-day festival, which ...

Sean Hollander slides into Olympics with more experience

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LAKE PLACID — USA Luge’s Sean Hollander is expecting the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics to be a completely different experience than the first time he competed in 2022. Back then, the Lake Placid native and his doubles luge partner Zack DiGregorio were the youngest American lugers ...

Summer Britcher readies for her fourth Olympics

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LAKE PLACID — USA Luge’s Summer Britcher has spent more than a decade breaking women’s singles records deemed impossible by an American slider. This season has been no different for the 31-year-old. She’s a serious medal contender for the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics, while ...

Hoyt’s High: This season’s last snowmaking frontier

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WILMINGTON — By any metric, it’s been a ski season for the ages. Frequent snows, persistently cold temperatures and an around-the-clock mountain operations regimen have resulted in north of 90% of Whiteface Mountain’s terrain opening weeks, if not a month or more ahead of normal ...

How does ‘no tax on car loan interest’ work?

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Some people who’ve bought a new car recently might be eligible for up to a $10,000 deduction on their federal taxes. As part of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ passed by Congress early last year, a federal tax deduction was made available to people who’ve financed the purchase of a ...