(Aug 5, 2026) The trial of a Montreal-based man accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter in the southern Adirondacks is captivating the region. We get an update from a local reporter covering the trial of Luciano Frattolin. Also: St. Lawrence County's sheriff says the plan to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement isn't moving forward after the state banned such collaborations.

(Aug 4, 2026) Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Lake Placid yesterday to promote the state’s potential bid to host the Winter Olympics in New York City and the Adirondacks; we meet a group of women in Akwesasne who are working to reclaim their ancestors' medicine-making traditions through foraging; and we have a conversation with Canadian singer-songwriter Jenn Grant about her new album that she says is personal, painful, and in process.

(Aug 4, 2026) Many Mohawk customs were passed down for generations, until forced assimilation disrupted that transfer of knowledge. A group of women in Akwesasne is working to reclaim their ancestors' medicine-making traditions and carry them forward. Also: Gov. Hochul was in Lake Placid yesterday promoting a potential bid to host the 2042 Winter Olympics in both Lake Placid and New York City.

(Aug 4, 2026) This week, the Seagle Festival is staging performances of the modern American opera "Dead Man Walking" in Schroon Lake.

(Aug 3, 2026) The list of items being auctioned off from Whitney Park includes old hickory furniture, more than two dozen guideboats, and an assortment of duck decoys.

(Aug 3, 2026) Hundreds of items from Whitney Park, one of the largest privately owned estates in the Adirondacks, are going up for auction; our capital reporters break down the latest state news; and we get a preview of Seagle Festival's staging of the modern, American opera, Dead Man Walking.

(Aug 3, 2026) If NY presents a bid to host the 2042 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid could host the snow and sliding sports while NYC could host arena events.

(Aug 3, 2026) An auction house in Potsdam is selling hundreds of items from Whitney Park, a historic great camp near Long Lake. We hear about some of the items in the collection. Also: New York’s new Medical Aid in Dying law takes effect on Wednesday. Groups challenging the law in court have had mixed results.

(Aug 3, 2026) A mentorship program in Akwesasne is helping Mohawk women learn traditional plant-based medicine and pass that knowledge on to future generations.

(Aug 2, 2026) New York Focus reporter Amudalat Ajasa visited Hebron in Washington County, where multiple residents believe paraquat exposure gave them Parkinson's disease.