Strong winds expected Sunday, alerts issued

High Wind Warnings have been issued for parts of the north country for Sunday.

  Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns

Joe Biden has devoted most of his public remarks to encouraging Americans to wear a mask and view the coronavirus as a threat that has no regard for political ideology.

TOP STORIES

  AAA tips for safe Thanksgiving travel

  Deck the Parkway: Watertown’s Christmas parade gets a new twist

  CMN Radiothon brings in record amount of money

Lewis County issues COVID exposure alerts for 4 businesses

  Will Lewis County sheriff enforce Cuomo’s new rules? ’No, I will not,’ says Carpinelli

New state rules go into effect Friday night. Bars and restaurants have to close by 10 p.m. and the number of people inside your home for a gathering is limited to 10. How will the changes be enforced - or will they?
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  Tropical Storm Iota forms, could follow Eta’s deadly path

Forecasters on Friday said the system is racing off to sea from the Carolinas and into the Atlantic Ocean.

Friday’s COVID count for tri-county region: 33 new cases, 22 hospitalizations

  Massena again becomes hotspot for COVID in St. Lawrence County

  Lewis County ‘entering new phase’ in battle against COVID

  Friday Sports: NAC action on the pitch and the trails

  Operation Heat Wave was ’fantastic day’ for those who combat substance abuse

2 workers at long term care facilities in Watertown test positive for COVID

Watertown police accuse man of possessing loaded sawed-off shotgun

COVID cases linked to Halloween party prompt remote learning for Copenhagen middle school students

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Driver rescued from sinking car by lifeguard with one leg in N.J.

Two people jumped in to help the driver, one of them an amputee with one leg.

SPORTS

  Saturday Sports: NAC soccer schedule is wrapping up

  Friday Sports: NAC action on the pitch and the trails

  Athlete of the Week: Julie Netto

Clarkson University sets hockey schedules

  Highlights & scores: new JCC volleyball leadership & NAC soccer

The Jefferson Community College volleyball team is looking to continue its success under a new coach.

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COVID again halts jury trials, grand juries in New York

Potsdam school district moves to remote learning through November 30

Not on the menu: no inside gathering for Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving dinner

Ogdensburg firefighters vote no confidence in chief

  Blast from the Past: 2001 quilt making

On this week’s Blast from the Past, we go back to 2001 for a story of hope and help to keep people warm in the winter.

Drive-up COVID-19 test sites moving in Watertown, Lowville

Clarkson University sets hockey schedules

  Highlights & scores: new JCC volleyball leadership & NAC soccer

  54 people accused of flooding north country with ‘lethal cocktail of drugs’

37 new COVID cases reported in region, 21 hospitalized

OBITUARIES

Alan J. Sylver, 66, of Carthage

Frederick A. Brotherton, 59, of Carthage

Angus J. LaMora, Sr., 63, of Massena

CRAIG'S TO-DO LIST

Everson Museum New Exhibit

IR Drama Department Presents Virtual Shows

ONNY Musical Salute to Veterans

MILITARY MATTERS

  Deployed father’s messages to daughter go viral

  Fort Drum wreath-laying honors veterans

  Program helps soldiers find agriculture careers