Northern Light

NY environmental officials warn of fire danger in the Adirondacks and surrounding region, and ask people to refrain from making campfires. Governor Cuomo reignites his push for campaign finance reform. And we visit with artist Kate Hartley, who is transforming a 180 foot wall in North Creek into a grand mosaic.

A look at how funding cuts are set to impact one North Country school next year

We continue our series on renewable energy as Brian Mann looks at how the pellet stove industry has become stalled. Governor Cuomo is expressing support for hydrofracking in New York state communities that support the practice. And we look at an educational philosophy that has kids learning to read later rather than sooner.

A look at renewable energy in the North Country: Brian Mann takes a look at how green energy might play out economically in our region. And Joanna Richards checks in on the Cape Vincent wind farm debate.

We begin our summer series exploring the big issues facing the Adirondack Park. Brian Mann talks with Phil Brown of Adirondack Explorer magazine about open space and real estate development. Also, belly dancing is alive and well in the north country.

The Canton-Potsdam hospital wants New York to expand Medicaid, even though the Supreme Court says it doesn't have to. The Wild Center turns seven. And one woman talks about her love of horses.

A new USDA program will pay farmers on Lake Champlain not to farm certain areas, as part of an effort to clean up a heavily-polluted area. Former Matt Doheny adversary Doug Hoffman has enthusiastically endorsed the Republican candidate for the NY21 Congressional seat. And we hear a lot about village dissolution, but what

The Supreme Court upheld the affordable care act today

Matt Doheny won yesterday

We look at a couple invasive species in the North Country: Army worms on Jefferson County farms, and invasive Irises in the Adirondacks. And in our continuing series on literacy, we hear about how illiteracy places obstacles in the path to citizenship of refugee Somali Bantus in Syracuse.