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We continue a conversation about that bane of sunbathers, the mosquito. But it's not just our blood the female of the species lusts after. Other insects, birds, mammals - even reptiles - can be the target of her search for protein rich foods to help her create and feed the next generation. Martha Foley and Curt Stager look into the survival strategies of mosquitoes.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a farmworker rights bill into law Wednesday that will for the first time give the workers benefits other employees get, including time off and overtime pay.

The Federal Communications Commission announced a new round of funding to expand broadband service to the internet in Upstate New York.

Plattsburgh City Police and New York's Attorney General's office are partnering to host a gun buyback event in Plattsburgh today. At last year's event, police collected 151 firearms from the public.

One of the North Country's most influential historical figures faces a painful re-evaluation as part of the national "me too" movement. Now the American Library Association has taken Melville Dewey's name off its highest award, citing his antisemitism, his racism, and his sexual harassment of women.

Artists in the Au Sable River Valley will offer an insider look at the creative process this weekend during their fifth annual Studio Tour. Nearly 40 artists who live from Keene Valley to Au Sable Forks will open their home studios and galleries for the self-guided driving tour.

The tour is Saturday and Sunday from 10 am-4 pm each day.

Water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River have started to go down, giving shoreline communities a chance to see how much flood damage there is.

State officials from the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative recently met stakeholders in Clayton to plan a path forward.

Chef Curtiss Hemm is all about bringing food close to home. To him that means eating local, and teaching people to use their kitchen instead of stopping for an egg sandwich on the way to work.

It’s been more than two weeks since Watertown held a primary election for its next mayor, but it’s still unclear who will be on the ballot come November.