PLATTSBURGH — In a congressional district as large as NY-21, nobody thinks it’s possible to get out and see everyone, Lonny Koons says. But he plans to give everyone that opportunity. Beginning Jan. 3, the retired combat veteran and truck driver says he will commence “Operation: Boots ...

SARANAC LAKE — State Sen. Dan Stec will have no shortage of issues to handle when the state Legislature returns to session in January, and he’s already spent some his time out of session learning about and talking about these topics. Stec’s been in the Tri-Lakes area several times this ...

WASHINGTON — Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been in free fall. The White House sees a common culprit for it all: COVID-19. Biden’s team views the pandemic as the root cause of both the nation’s malaise and his own ...

GABRIELS — When state Sen. Dan Stec toured the long-shuttered Camp Gabriels state prison last week, he had prison closures on his mind. On Nov. 8, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the closure of six more state prisons, including Ogdensburg Correctional Facility and Moriah Shock Incarceration ...

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has ordered two lawyers who filed a class action lawsuit alleging the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump to pay more than $180,000 in attorney’s fees for defendants Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook and others, saying the lawsuit was ...

Barbara Dwyer has won the race for Keene town justice, according to unofficial election results. Newcomer Chris Daly’s 254 votes on Election Day and during the early voting period gave him a five-vote lead over long-time Keene resident and incumbent Town Justice Dwyer’s 249 votes. The ...