Congresswoman Elise Stefanik spoke this week about President Trump's foreign policy challenges with the Plattsburgh Press-Republican. Stefanik who sits on the Armed Services and Intelligence committees told the newspaper she opposed Trump's efforts to negotiate with Taliban militants from Afghanistan. She also spoke about the departure of the President's third national security adviser.

Autumn is in the air in the mountains, and there are some isolated patches of fall color. Temperatures fell into the 30s last night and are expected to again tonight.

Lake trout thrive in deep, cold water with lots of oxygen, and are stressed by being in warm summer shallows with lower pressure and oxygen levels. But as the climate warms, fewer Adirondacks lakes will have the right combination of factors they need.

18 years ago today, two passenger airliners crashed into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, a third into the Pentagon. Following the attacks, the U.S. Department of Transportation completely shut down the nation’s airways and waterways, including the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Sailing the Seaway has been Don Metzger’s life work; for over 50 years, he’s been a mariner: cadet, third mate, second mate, chief mate, captain, and finally pilot. He guides ships between Cape Vincent and Massena.

Calling it an "industrywide conspiracy," Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to file a lawsuit for the overprescription of opioids that he said has defrauded New Yorkers out of billions of dollars.

North Country kids are back in school for another year. But once again, there are fewer young people in most public and private schools across the region. Saranac Lake saw a small uptick this year, but region-wide the enrollment decline has been steady for decades.

Thirty-two years ago, Keith Zimmerman was a rookie in county government. It was then that he learned a lesson that he would carry with him forever. His office had failed at a project they were working on, but his boss bought cake for the staff to celebrate that failure. Why?