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Sliding and sculpting

LAKE PLACID — Sophia Kirkby is not only hoping to qualify for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games in February, but she’s looking to bring her off-ice passion for ceramics with her as well. The Ray Brook native, who competes in doubles luge, crafted thousands of handmade and ...

Winter winds wreak havoc

A pre-dawn wind storm, followed by heavy rains, thick snowflakes and temperatures ranging from 50 degrees to below freezing brought down trees, caused power outages and car crashes, and kept emergency volunteers and electric repair employees very busy throughout Friday. Wind gusts cracked ...

NEVERMIND — again

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik made a sudden announcement on Friday afternoon that she was suspending her campaign for New York governor and would not seek reelection to her NY-21 Congressional seat. The surprising decision came a week and a half after Long Island Republican Bruce ...

DEC announces Holiday Deer Hunt

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced that late bow and muzzleloader deer hunting seasons will reopen throughout most of New York’s Southern Zone from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 for the Holiday Deer Hunt. DEC encourages deer hunters ...

Trump administration says it needs to fight SNAP fraud

President Donald Trump’s administration is talking tough about SNAP, saying the government’s biggest food aid program is riddled with fraud that must be stopped. His appointees are looking at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from an enforcement perspective, seeing fraud as a ...