Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to one call in the Adirondacks last week. It involved two hikers and their dog on Haystack Mountain. The hikers lacked proper gear for the icy conditions, and as darkness approached, they did not have a reliable ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — German teammates Julia Taubitz and Merle Fraebel have pulled away after the first two runs of the women’s singles luge event at the Milan Cortina Olympics, opening up a sizable lead over the rest of the field going into Tuesday’s medal-deciding ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The U.S. may have only one sled in an Olympic two-man bobsled competition for the first time in the nearly century-long history of the event, after the sport’s governing body denied an appeal to give American driver Kris Horn a spot in that event at the Milan ...
ALBANY — The New York Assembly Republicans have a new leader. On Monday, the Assembly Republican conference voted unanimously to elevate Edward P. Ra, a Long Island lawmaker with an established profile, to leadership in the minority party. Ra, R-Garden City, has been a member of the ...
TUPPER LAKE — When Cayden Egelston plopped the 10.29-pound northern pike he caught down on the scale, Northern Challenge ice fishing derby organizer Scott LaLonde had a hunch that would be heavy enough to seal the deal. It was early, before 10 a.m., and catches were accepted at the ...