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Get your daily dose of what's happening in New York's North Country, the Adirondacks, Vermont, Canada, and beyond. Host David Sommerstein presents the best stories from North Country Public...

(May 1, 2026) This is the time of year that birds migrate from their warmer winter homes back north. Lights at night can disorient and injur...

(Apr 30, 2026) An Adirondack-based non-profit that hosts wilderness retreats for military veterans is closing in on opening a home base near...

(Apr 29, 2026) Staffing levels at New York's prisons are low while the rates of violence and drug exposures are on the rise. Both guard...

(Apr 28, 2026) At SUNY Canton, students have started a new club to learn the art of blacksmithing. We visit the forge, where they pound thei...

(Apr 27, 2026) North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik is on a national tour to promote her book about claims of antisemitism at the nation's...

(Apr 24, 2026) A Democrat running to replace Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is facing challenges to his petitions. Stuart Amoriell says his op...

(Apr 23, 2026) Nobody likes getting a parking ticket. But writing them can be a pretty good side gig. We meet the meter enforcer in Lake Geo...

(Apr 22, 2026) Studies find 80% of college students report using AI tools in their schoolwork. But their feelings about those tools are mixe...

(Apr 21, 2026) Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT have become widely available to the public...and to kids. We asked people in the N...

(Apr 20, 2026) Last year, Gov. Hochul delivered funding for new independent oversight of conditions in state prisons. But the money is gone...

(Apr 17, 2026) Aging in place is a serious housing issue for the North Country, where a significant portion of the population is over the ag...

(Apr 16, 2026) We meet a Lake George history teacher on a mission to inspire his students. Also: North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik...

(Apr 15, 2026) People in the Adirondacks have been wrestling for years with what to do about the massive influx of hikers every summer. A ne...

(Apr 14, 2026) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney consolidated his power in yesterday's elections, riding his tough approach to Presid...

(Apr 13, 2026) A woman from St. Lawrence County is on the team of software engineers who designed the systems for the Artemis II, which just...

(Apr 10, 2026) A new business and community space in the village of Elizabethtown is home to a thriving high-end bike shop. We meet the guys...

(Apr 9, 2026) New York is one of the world’s largest gold markets. Democrats in the state Senate say a new tax on purchasing gold bars could...

(Apr 8, 2026) The number of land surveyors who retire each year in the U.S. is about double the number that come into the profession. That&a...

(Apr 7, 2026) New funding will help Jefferson Community College in Watertown train people to work at the massive Micron semiconductor factor...

(Apr 6, 2026) ORDA, the state agency that runs the Olympic venues in the Adirondacks, had a big winter. Skier visits were up 8% at Whiteface...

(Apr 3, 2026) The John Dillon Park near Long Lake is the Adirondacks' only accessible campground for people with disabilities. But it&a...

(Apr 2, 2026) New York's state budget is late for the seventh straight year. Our Albany reporter Jimmy Vielkind runs through what'...

(Apr 1, 2026) Rug braiding is a distinctly American art, using scraps of fabric to make colorful rugs. A woman in the St. Lawrence County to...

(Mar 31, 2026) Republican Anthony Constantino, who's running for the NY-21 congressional seat, is under scrutiny for how he’s collectin...

(Mar 30, 2026) Millions of people joined the third round of “No Kings” protests across the country over the weekend. In Canton, almost a tho...

(Mar 27, 2026) For over five years, a group of kids has gotten together at a church in Jefferson County to work on projects with fabric and...

(Mar 26, 2026) Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join “No Kings” rallies across the country this weekend. In the North County,...

(Mar 25, 2026) Starting this month, more people will need to meet new work requirements to stay eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assi...

(Mar 24, 2026) The Trump administration's immigration crackdown has triggered a backlash across the country. In the Adirondacks, a netw...

(Mar 23, 2026) More than 35,000 people attended the Cross-Country World Cup finals over the weekend in Lake Placid, the largest sporting eve...

(Mar 20, 2026) Another superintendent is gone at Salmon River as the school district deals with the aftermath of the disclosure that it used...

(Mar 19, 2026) Thousands of people are expected in Lake Placid this weekend for the World Cup finals for cross-country skiing. We get an upd...

(Mar 18, 2026) Energy storage is becoming an increasingly important part of an electric grid that can help slow the effects of climate chang...

(Mar 17, 2026) Just three years after the Adirondack Mountain Club bought the Cascade Ski Center outside of Lake Placid, it put the property...

(Mar 16, 2026) The company that runs the hospitals in Ogdensburg and Carthage says, without state funding in the very near future, it will h...

(Mar 13, 2026) Governor Hochul says the state needs more time to meet its mandated climate goals because of estimated costs to consumers. Bu...

(Mar 12, 2026) The village of Saranac Lake has voted to scrap a plan to install surveillance cameras on its streets. The decision comes afte...

(Mar 11, 2026) A popular Upstate New York foodie on social media was making the rounds of restaurants in St. Lawrence County last week. We m...

(Mar 10, 2026) As momentum grows around building workforce housing, a new initiative aims to fill in North Country development gaps. Also: S...

(Mar 9, 2026) A year after the end of the illegal "wildcat" strike by thousands of corrections officers, prisons are still understaffed, fam...

(Mar 6, 2026) Kelsey O'Driscoll from Glens Falls thought her days as an athlete were over when she suffered a broken spine in an accide...

(Mar 5, 2026) Fire chiefs across New York are raising attention about a dire decline in the number of volunteer firefighters. They hope a ne...

(Mar 4, 2026) Next year, the Adirondack Experience museum in Blue Mountain Lake will debut a new permanent exhibit dedicated to the Adironda...

(Mar 3, 2026) This cold, snowy winter has provided many delights for those who love the season. It's been a great winter for the dog sl...

(Mar 2, 2026) Saranac Lake is mourning the planned closure of an elementary school in a decision a district board member called "profound an...

(Feb 27, 2026) President Donald Trump tried to make his case to the nation in his State of the Union this week, as polls show many of his in...

(Feb 26, 2026) Champlain Area Trails recently acquired the Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center in Essex County. The almost 700-acre proper...

(Feb 25, 2026) A New York Focus investigation found the state police has no clear standard for disciplining troopers, and troopers found gui...

(Feb 24, 2026) The Essex County Land Bank was established just three years ago in hopes of alleviating a growing housing crisis in the easte...

(Feb 23, 2026) After skepticism and debate, the Olympic Regional Development Authority got approval from its board to hire a consultant last...