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The Mt. Van Hoevenberg East trail is a quick 1.7-mile outing for hikers and snowshoers. The payoff is awesome.

Among the statewide races, the contest for state comptroller often gets little attention from voters. But there's still lots of interest in the post itself; incumbent Tom DiNapoli faces three challengers.

One of the Lake Champlain Transportation Company's boats could end up at the bottom of the lake.

The Champlain has carried people and their cars between New York and Vermont since the 1950s, but because of a decline in ridership on one of its routes, the ferry company doesn’t need it anymore. Instead of selling the vessel, or disassembling it and selling the parts, the company is studying whether preserving it underwater - sinking it near Burlington - makes the most sense. But not everyone is a fan of the idea.

In most cases, we get half our genes from one parent, half from the other. But it doesn't always happen that way. Parts of the genetic inheritance can be turned on or off, and genes from other familial sources can play a role in shaping the individual body. Martha Foley and Curt Stager explore what happens when there are ripples in the gene pool.

The state Senate races are among the closest contests in New York on Nov. 6. Democrats need just one seat to take the majority away from Republicans. Spending on the races is growing intense, and accusations are flying.

Candidates for Congress in the North Country raised more than $1.2 million dollars over the past three months of their campaigns, according to new fundraising data.

With less than three weeks to go now before the big November election, things are moving pretty fast now. Brian Mann joins Martha Foley to talk about the latest developments in the NY-21 House race.

A 14-year-old accused of killing a man in Clinton County last week is now being held at Albany Juvenile Detention Center, according to the Plattsburgh Press Republican.

The boy was arrested in the town of Black Brook on Thursday after he allegedly stabbed 29-year-old Michael Zindler in the chest. Police haven’t shared the teen’s name or any details about the investigation, but the alleged killer’s mom is speaking out.

House candidate Lynn Kahn says she can win the 21st district House seat, but even some of her party's leading figures say that's not going to happen. So what's next for the Green movement in the North Country?

State Democrats and Republicans are accusing each other of condoning violence after a weekend incident that left the GOP’s Metropolitan Club in New York City vandalized and protesters from far-right and far-left groups under arrest.