As retail and other businesses start to reopen in phase two of the state’s reopening plan, private business will have the authority to deny entry to anyone not wearing some kind of face covering.
One new case of COVID-19 was reported to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to date to 200.
Fresh off his White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday slammed the political divide over a federal stimulus bill for state and local governments.
It’s tough enough trying to stay in business during COVID-19, but what happens when someone complains about what’s going on in your parking lot? That happened to Harrisville Lanes & Lounge.
Military Times is reporting the Pentagon is rolling back its travel ban for service members. That means travel for things like training and change-of-station moves can begin to resume.
According to a Siena College poll released Wednesday, voters said by a 65-32 percent margin that it’s better to weather the economic impact of the coronavirus shutdown than it is to lose lives to the disease.
There’s been an uptick in overdose cases in the north country in recent weeks and Samaritan Medical Center wants people to know that help is available.
Normally, people can learn what life was like during the War of 1812 at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site, where there are Commandant and Lieutenant Houses to look around in.
At his daily coronavirus briefing in New York City Tuesday, the governor said spending money on infrastructure projects would put people back to work quickly and stimulate the economy.
A European study finds stroke survivors who experience sleep disturbances are more likely to have another stroke or serious cardiovascular event within two years.
When students come back to the classroom, area school district leaders expect there will be increased mental health needs and gaps in students' learning. And that's not all.
North country school districts are gearing up for summer school at a distance. Plans are already in place a day after Governor Cuomo's guidelines were announced.
At his daily coronavirus briefing in New York City on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it was once thought COVID-19 had little or no effect on children.
North country salons and barbershops could open as early as the end of next week. Owners are coming up with precautions of their own as they wait for state guidance.
While there appear to have been false positive COVID-19 tests in Lewis County, officials there are telling people it’s still important to trust the testing system.
Local author Ellen Marie Wiseman, in researching a novel set during the time of the Spanish Flu, discovered a lot of similarities between that pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Larger religious gatherings won't resume in New York state until at least the end of June. Meanwhile, local Catholic churches are preparing for some changes in their masses.
To help avoid employee shortages if workers become ill, the New York Farm Bureau is crafting a new service where workers can register into a database to be a temporary replacement if the need arises.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the state Department of Labor says it has paid out over $10 billion in unemployment benefits to more than 2 million New Yorkers.
The U.S. Agriculture Department unveiled a new food distribution program that uses a farmers' extra food to feed hungry people. We've learned a Watertown food distribution company is playing an important role.
Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to date to 197.
The COVID-19 results for 4 employees at Lewis County General Hospital's nursing home may have been false positives. That's according to Lewis County Health Systems CEO Gerald Cayer.
7 News anchor John Moore spoke to the president of the Retail Council of New York State on Monday and asked how many more businesses will fall before the COVID-19 pandemic ends.
A Massena church says it was threatened with a fine over its drive-in service. They say it’s a matter of religious freedom and safe and they’ll keep doing it.
