Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription ...

With scenes of utter devastation from California wildfires blanketing the news cycle over the past couple of weeks, the uncomfortable question arises: could something similar happen locally? According ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out a $252 billion spending plan for the state’s next fiscal year — proposing cuts to taxes on the middle class, broad affordability-focused programs meant to get state money ...

After a tough start to open the season, the Lake Placid boys basketball team has started to find a bit of a groove. On Wednesday, the host Blue Bombers secured its second straight victory, topping the ...

In my freshman year of college, I became an existentialist. Or at least I thought I did. See, I was a bit confused since I wasn’t sure what existentialism was. Then again, it seemed neither did anyone ...

This week’s frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped. Including the rats. The United States’ most populous city has been spared the Upper ...

A crew of locals has been working to make the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace accessible to all people this year. The Ice Palace Workers 101 builders are keeping accessibility in mind as the ...

Shawn Rohe carves a knob for an electric guitar from an ice block at the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace on Thursday. Rohe was dressed head-to-toe in Buffalo Bills gear as Thursday was ...

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik laid out her plans for action with some of the world’s biggest and smallest countries as ...

Students throughout New York state might have to give up their cellphones during school hours starting next fall under a ...

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, as the full Senate ...

The Lake Placid Central School District board considered bids for a project to replace lights and rigging in the middle/high ...