(Oct 9, 2026) Republican incumbent Dan Stec and Democratic challenger Melissa Seale debated affordability issues facing the 45th State Senate District in Plattsburgh this week. Both say the district needs unique solutions. Also: A new Siena poll shows Democrat Blake Gendebien with a tight 4-point lead over Republican Anthony Constantino in the 21st Congressional District.

(Oct 9, 2026) Eryn LeCroy and Francesca Mehrotra both play the lead role in an immersive "Phantom" experience. They got their start at Seagle Festival.

(Oct 9, 2026) Candidates for New York’s 45th State Senate district differed on data centers, prisons, and universal healthcare in a debate in Plattsburgh.

(Oct 9, 2026) The Fall Foliage is at peak across most of the Adirondacks, with high elevations now past peak, and the Lake George and Lake Champlain valleys near peak.

(Oct 9, 2026) Republican Incumbent Dan Stec and Democrat Challenger Melissa Seale debated affordability issues facing the 45th State Senate District in Plattsburgh this week; nurses in Saranac Lake picketed outside the local hospital, demanding better health insurance; and we have a preview of this weekend's reenactment of the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, featuring more than 20 replica boats.

(Oct 8, 2026) People in New York's rural communities worry there are few to no alternatives if their landlines are cut off; we go to Keeseville, where the co-founder of a local brewery says his community is a place for small businesses to thrive; and we dig into how the historic El Niño might lead to a milder winter in the North Country.

(Oct 8, 2026) "There was this energy," said co-founder Dylan Badger. People really wanted to do something, "and there was ample opportunity here."

(Oct 8, 2026) Nurses in Saranac Lake picketed on Wednesday in the hopes of gaining access to their union's healthcare plan, which they describe as more affordable.

(Oct 8, 2026) Global climatologists say this year's El Niño is likely to be the strongest in decades. We talk with a Northeast forecaster about what that could mean for the North Country's winter. Also: Nurses in Saranac Lake picketed outside the local hospital this week, demanding better health insurance.

(Oct 7, 2026) Typically, an El Niño weather pattern brings less lake effect snow and warmer-than-average temperatures to the North Country.