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There’s a stray weather balloon somewhere between Alexandria Bay and Lake Champlain. It’s white, with a red parachute.

It's spring musical season around our region, and Saranac Lake High School's production of “Urinetown: the Musical” opens Thursday night in the school's auditorium.

The case involving last week’s shooting in AuSable Forks is now headed to a Clinton County Grand Jury. David Bova faces a second degree murder charge in the death of Magen Goyette.

Two North Country Republican lawmakers want to change the way New York votes for its legislature. Right now both the state Assembly and Senate districts are drawn by population - one person, one vote.

Advocates for children are calling on the state legislature to pass "Erin's Law." It would mandate sexual abuse and assault awareness education in public schools for students from pre-K through 12th grade.

It would also require schools to train school personnel, parents and guardians about recognizing the signs of child sexual abuse and where to refer survivors.

After surgery, a doctor may prescribe physical therapy to help a patient recover. That’s where people like Rick Preston take over.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is running again for President. Sanders lost to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary, but he beat Clinton in every county in the North Country. It's a very different primary this year, with a crowded field of Democrats hoping to challenge the incumbent, President Donald Trump.

Some of the best young cooks in the region recently gathered in Potsdam for the North Country Junior Iron Chef competition. It’s a culinary contest that challenges teams to create healthy, local dishes that inspire school meal programs. Students from 18 area school districts chopped, sliced and sauteed their way through the sixth annual event.

SUNY Canton will offer a new course on the business side of cannabis starting next fall. The school says the course, CannaBusiness Management, was developed in response to the national trend toward legalization and decriminalization of marijuana.

We've got a good thaw going on. Local officials will be watching local rivers in the region today and tomorrow, on the lookout for ice jams and isolated flooding as river ice breaks up and begins moving downstream.