(Jul 9, 2026) The race to replace North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is set. We take a look at how the campaigns of Republican Anthony Constantino and Democrat Blake Gendebien are shaping up so far. Also: State Forest Rangers were busy last week with several water rescues across the Adirondacks.

(Jul 8, 2026) President Trump says he plans to abandon his own trade deal with Mexico and Canada. We talk with North Country officials about what the end of the USMCA would mean for our business ties with Canada. Also: A pending bill in Albany would provide a boost to New York State's pharmacies.

(Jul 7, 2026) JB Nicholas served nearly thirteen years behind bars. He's spent the last decade building a career as a prison journalist who's now based in Malone. Also: A new report says violence in New York state prisons was rising before the recent beating deaths of two incarcerated men.

(Jul 6, 2026) The blood donor center in Plattsburgh is scheduled to close on Friday. It's raising concerns about regional health care networks consolidating operations and reducing services in the North Country. Also: Opponents of a potential new nuclear reactor in St. Lawrence County rallied last week in Massena.

(Jul 2, 2026) Every July 4th in the tiny town of Nicholville in St. Lawrence County, one family holds its own parade. For the last 57 years, they've marched and sung across town and taken a picture in front of the post office. Also: New York celebrated the completion last week of a massive $1.5 billion upgrade in the state's transmission grid, with its hub in Massena.

(Jul 1, 2026) Homelessness has been on the rise in the North Country over the last several years, with the unhoused population doubling in some counties since 2022. We talk with some people who have been without homes, and their advocates, about the causes and what's being done to help. Also: Environmental advocates want Gov. Hochul to sign a bill that would require the state to track heat-related deaths.

(Jun 30, 2026) A proposed data center project in Massena could be put on hold if Gov. Hochul signs a one-year moratorium on data centers in New York. Assemblyman Scott Gray is calling on Hochul to veto it, but activists against the project say a year isn't long enough. Also: Homeless outreach teams who usually work in New York's cities are increasingly working in more rural areas like the North Country.

(Jun 29, 2026) The Adirondack Watershed Institute, a research lab at Paul Smith's College, was awarded $1 million in state funding. New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie came to deliver the good news in person. Also: The Plattsburgh YMCA's child care center is being sued for negligence over allegations of child abuse.

(Jun 26, 2026) A colorful new mural now covers the side of a historic theater in downtown Au Sable Forks. It's a small part of a years-long effort to transform the theater into a new home for the arts and a hub for the village. Also: New York and the federal government are engaged in dueling lawsuits over a new bill limiting New York's police agencies from working with ICE.

(Jun 25, 2026) A man moved to the Champlain Valley, thinking he would be a farmer. But his calling was far from the fields, serving up pizzas from a food truck. Also: After more than a decade of planning, three years of construction, and $800 million in taxpayer investment, the Buffalo Bills have cut the ribbon on their new stadium.