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The first lawsuit has been filed against New York’s new law to permit undocumented immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses. Governor Andrew Cuomo condemned the legal proceeding, but also continued to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the new law.

This year's wet spring made it harder for dairy farmers to plant the corn they’ll need to feed their cows. It’s complicated the hay crop harvest, too.

But new research out of an agricultural research institute in Clinton County may have a solution. It involves chopping the cow’s food into smaller bites.

The second week of the RBC Ottawa Blues Fest starts Tuesday night with headliner Buddy Guy. Dozens of acts play on six stages at the LeBreton Flats in the heart of downtown Ottawa. But there’s way more than just blues.

There’s no quick-fix to the high water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, despite the fact that the organization that regulates those levels will continue with record outflows from Lake Ontario.

A state court says New York’s plan to build snowmobile connector trails in the Adirondack Park is unconstitutional because it would mean the cutting of too many trees. Environmentalists say the ruling will slow the spread of motorized recreation in the Park. But town leaders are furious and say the lawsuit should never have been filed.

Retirement - check. It’s off the to-do list.

For decades, New York State Adirondack Park Agency Maintenance Supervisor C. George Hare counted the days left until his retirement in May 2019. It was a goal - like a finish line - making it to his 30th anniversary.

The summer hunt is on, and if you look hard enough and know what you're looking for, you can find some amazing wild mushrooms this season. Chef Curtiss Hemm says he's usually lucky enough to find lots of wild edibles on his farm in the Champlain Valley. His favorites are chanterelle mushrooms.

A bill to allow automatic voter registration in New York failed in the final days of the legislative session, after a mistake in the language would have inadvertently allowed undocumented immigrants to vote.

Shoreline communities and economies are facing different challenges from the continued high waters of Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River - and they’re coping in their own ways, too.