New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced $4.5 million in funds for Plattsburgh YMCA renovations during a visit to the facility this morning. But he also touched on state and national politics during his annual visit to the North Country.

Organizers recently announced the lineup for the annual commemoration of the 1814 Battle of Plattsburgh. Most traditional events are planned, but some have been curtailed due to factors including the tariff tiff between the U.S. and Canada.

The Village of Lake Placid is considering revisions to its local noise ordinance. A public hearing this week drew dozens of businesses and residents opposed to the changes.

Longtime Plattsburgh City Councilor Elizabeth Gibbs has unexpectedly resigned her seat.

It has been a decade since New York state and beyond were in the midst of a massive manhunt after two inmates escaped from the Clinton Correctional prison in Dannemora.

Upstate legislators and agricultural advocates are decrying a proposal in the New York State Legislature that would limit the size of dairy herds to 700 cows.

The famed Whitney Park property in the Adirondacks and the Cady Hill mansion in Saratoga Springs have been sold to a Dallas, Texas, developer. While the business deal means a windfall for one local town, and potential economic benefit for the region, environmental advocates have concerns.

A coalition of environmental and water-policy groups is calling on the New York state legislature to pass a measure that would limit road salt use statewide.

A former Willsboro, New York official has pleaded guilty to stealing from the town and the county fair.

CV-TEC in Plattsburgh held its first signing ceremony today in which students studying the trades sign contracts with local employers.