This week's straw poll: Do you want short-term vacation rentals to be regulated in Saranac Lake? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.

Hundreds of functions in the North Country depend on volunteers. People are fed and clothed, the ill and injured are cared for, fires are extinguished, artists’ work is promoted, libraries are maintained, events are planned and the natural environment is curated by volunteers. In March, as ...

The Winter World University Games are here. Though the games are already underway — men’s and women’s ice hockey competition began in Potsdam and Canton on Wednesday — today, events in the Tri-Lakes are kicking off, starting with the Opening Ceremony in Lake Placid at 7 p.m. This ...

This week's straw poll: On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate Gov. Kathy Hochul's performance so far? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.

New York’s 213 legislators just became the highest-paid state lawmakers in the nation. Considering how high taxes are in the Empire State — New York residents have the highest tax burden in the nation, with New Yorkers forking over roughly 12.75% of their personal income to state and ...

The year is nearly over — and wow, a lot of things happened in 2022: The Russian invasion of Ukraine, record-high inflation, the Supreme Court overruling of Roe v. Wade, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Jan. 6 hearings and another tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, ...