(Oct 6, 2025) Amid a shrinking local workforce, farmers depend on migrant labor, but current policies only allow visas for seasonal jobs.

(Oct 6, 2025) This year marks 25 years since the creation of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, which stretches from the western Adirondacks up to northern Maine.

(Oct 6, 2025) This year marks 25 years since the creation of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, a 740-mile route that connects the Adirondacks to northern Maine; New York State won't be facing major federal cuts to their counterterrorism budgets after President Trump's administration reversed course; and every fall, a band of dancing witches descends on the southern and central Adirondacks.

(Oct 6, 2025) Rhys Renwick works to make concert venues more accessible and makes amazing music under the name Rhysics

(Oct 3, 2025) SUNY Plattsburgh will lay off its six staff members in the college prep program. One of SUNY Adirondack's programs, which serves more rural districts, will continue.

(Oct 3, 2025) Sunny and dry, with High Peaks summit temperatures in upper 50s and lower 60s. Fire Danger is HIGH across Northern New York.

(Oct 3, 2025) Two colleges in the region have lost funding for a federal college prep program; we revisit an audio postcard from a sailing trip with Potsdam's Jim Benvenuto, who died in a motorcycle accident a couple weeks ago; and ahead of this weekend's World Cup mountain biking races in Lake Placid, we listen back to a story about the races last fall.

(Oct 3, 2025) Two colleges in the region have lost federal funding for Upward Bound, a popular college prep program. It helps first-generation and low-income college students get a leg up. Also: With continued dry conditions, Gov. Hochul has implemented a statewide burn ban for two weeks.

(Oct 2, 2025) Puuluup brings the talharpa back from obscurity—with loops, punk, and even a dash of Eurovision.

(Oct 2, 2025) Electricity line workers keep the North Country powered through the worst of storms. A ‘tree rodeo’ is being held in Jefferson County this weekend, a competition for the region's best line workers to show off their skills. Also: The Statue of Liberty remained open during previous government shutdowns thanks to state funding, but Gov. Hochul says she won't foot the bill this time.