Northern Light

(Nov 21, 2025) A village bill meant to protect immigrants in Saranac Lake sparked months of tension at board meetings and has left some locals questioning how their police force will respond to the growing threat of immigration enforcement; a federal jury in Rochester has awarded the largest wrongful conviction award in American history to the estate of one of the so-called Buffalo Five; and John Warren checks on trail conditions in the Adirondacks for this weekend.

(Nov 20, 2025) Assemblyman Scott Gray hosted two nuclear forums so locals could learn more about what it could mean to have a nuclear power plant in the North Country; today's North Country at Work story looks back in time to the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and Ottawa musician Hannah Judge talks about how her chronic illness helped to inspire her band, fanclubwallet's new album.

(Nov 19, 2025) The state plans to close Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Malone this spring; we talk with Jim Odato from the Adirondack Explorer, about how the sale of the 36,000-acre Whitney Estate has fallen through due to a deed restriction;  and Monica and Catherine try to stump each other with a sound quiz.

(Nov 18, 2025) As Elise Stefanik sets her sights on the governor's mansion, we take a look at her impact on New York's 21st Congressional District; the village of Potsdam is getting millions of dollars from the state to address flooding after months of community members working together to find solutions; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue guides us through this month's night sky.

(Nov 17, 2025) The Adirondack Park Agency is sending its first project in 14 years to an adjudicatory hearing; the Senior Planet Center in Plattsburgh will host an emergency preparedness training for North Country families tomorrow; and we head into the woods in Oswegatchie to track down a missing buck.

(Nov 14, 2025) Supporters and critics are weighing in on the state's decision to delay a plan to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels from most new homes and buildings; we talk with Whiteface's operations manager ahead of opening weekend; John Warrens checks on winter conditions in the Adirondacks this weekend, plus a winter sound quiz!

(Nov 13, 2025) An expert says the North Country's cold climate could prevent a widespread infestation of the invasive spotted lanternfly; one North Country worker says there's beauty in working the night shift; and we’ll hear from the author of a new thriller set in the North Country.

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(Nov 11, 2025) The government shutdown could cause a program that provides free preschool and childcare for low income families in Warren County to close at the end of the month; woters in the North Country are finding flaws in the candidates who are running to be New York's governor; and local PBS stations will host sneak previews of Ken Burns' much-anticipated docuseries on the American Revolution this week.

(Nov 10, 2025) Jimmy Vielkind and Andrew Waite from the New York Public News Network discuss Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's bid for New York governor; Assemblyman-elect Michael Cashman says he plans to make the North Country's voice heard as a member of the legislative majority in Albany; and today is the 50th anniversary of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck in Lake Superior, and we have a conversation with the drummer on the song that sought to memorialize the tragedy.