Politicians who represent the north country in Washington are commenting on the inauguration of Joe Biden as the country’s 46th president and Kamala Harris as its first woman vice president.
During the pandemic, many have been asked to work or learn remotely, making internet connection very important. But, in some rural areas of the North Country, internet can be hard to come by.
Two people from Norfolk allegedly forced their way into a home in Edwards on Tuesday, got into an argument with the people who live there, and took a child from the home.
A firefighter is in the hospital tonight as emergency crews continue dealing with a chemical fire at an old paper mill between Carthage and West Carthage.
Another order of COVID vaccines is not showing up in Jefferson County. Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown requested 2,000 doses this week and has found out it’ll get none. Meanwhile, doses have arrived at the state-run clinic in St. Lawrence County.
The UK variant of the coronavirus is 50-percent more infectious. Within 6 weeks, experts believe it will be the more dominant strain of COVID-19 across the U.S., including here in the north country.
Governor Andrew Cuomo called on the incoming Biden administration Tuesday to provide $15 billion to New York State government, saying “we’re asking for fairness.”
St. Lawrence County Undersheriff Sean O’Brien said helmets belonging to 37 year old David Redmond Jr. and his 13 year old daughter, Larissa Redmond, were recovered Monday in Black Lake.
All first dose COVID-19 vaccination appointments through Lewis County General Hospital at the Lowville Village Fire Hall from January 24 through February 10 are canceled.
Council Member Lisa Ruggiero questions if Jesse Roshia should get to vote because he’s stepping down January 31 as a council member and moving to Syracuse.
Members of Watertown City Council are expected to vote Tuesday on setting a deadline that would end emergency medical response for the Watertown Fire Department next year unless Jefferson County provides what’s called EMD service - a system to determine the severity of emergency medical calls.
It’s a major solar project that’s looking at over 2,000 acres of land, sprawling throughout the towns of Watertown and Hounsfield. But it’s a project neighbors say goes against what that land is meant for.
North country congresswoman Elise Stefanik is the target of a new online ad from the anti-President Trump group “The Lincoln Project.” The ad ties Stefanik to the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
efferson County was expecting 600 COVID vaccine doses from the state last week. It wound up getting nothing. You shared your thoughts on that and other stories in the news.
Game 2 of the Route 11 rivalry took place Sunday afternoon at Appleton Arena in Canton, where the Skating Saints of St. Lawrence hosted the Clarkson Golden Knights.
Saturday was an off day for the Skating Saints of St. Lawrence and the Clarkson Golden Knights Men’s Hockey teams as the two clubs prepare to meet again Sunday afternoon after a thriller Friday night at Cheel Arena in Potsdam.
The National Weather Service says the warning - for Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties - kicks in at 1 AM Saturday and ends at 7 PM Sunday. St. Lawrence County will also see new snow.
Remember when Jefferson County was expecting 600 vaccine doses earlier this week and then it was down to 100? Well, the county now says it got zero. Now officials worry that when large state-run vaccine clinics all come on-line, it’ll be even tougher to get resources.
Two St. Lawrence County men are accused of raping a 15 year old girl. Ogdensburg City Police arrested 47 year old Terry Flath of Ogdensburg and 24 year old John Consolini of Massena.
Bloomberg news names north country congresswoman Elise Stefanik as someone who “may be among those defending Trump at a Senate impeachment trial, according to a person familiar with the matter.”
For the first time in a while, there were no new COVID-19 deaths to report in the tri-county region on Friday. Meanwhile, the number of new cases rose by 280.
A Carthage nursing home has 17 residents with COVID-19. That’s according to a spokesperson for the Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing on West Street.
Nearly 40 percent of New York’s frontline health care workers haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 more than three weeks after the first doses arrived in the state.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order, declaring a state disaster emergency, giving him broader spending and decision-making powers with no expiration date. State Senate Republicans say some of that power needs to come back to lawmakers.
The money can be used to offer students financial aid grants as well as replenish revenues the colleges and universities may have used to get by during the pandemic.
