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No details yet, but late blight - which can devastate tomato and potato plants - has been confirmed in several tomato pants in Onondaga County. Cooperative Extension's Amy Ivy says more information should be coming soon. Call your local Cooperative Extension office if you think you're seeing late blight.That, and an explanation on biennials in our weekly conversation.

We're looking outside the High Peaks for summer fun.

On Monday, prosecutors present the second of two corruption cases against former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo in federal district court in Manhattan.

There's a chance for rain here and there, but it's going to be another great weekend weather-wise in the Adirondacks.

Runners, including Brian Mann, navigate 11.5 miles over rough trails and mountains streams, climbing more than 2,900 feet.

It looks like Lake Ontario may have already reached its peak high for the season, which is good news for lakefront home owners and business owners.

President Trump and his trade team have threatened to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, and they want major concessions from Canada. Those talks turned ugly this week, with new U.S. tariffs already in place and Canada promising to retaliate July 1. The North Country's border towns are caught between the two sides. Much of the region's economy is integrated with that of Canada, and some business leaders worry that the trade battle is damaging a decades-old economic partnership.

A common (if unwelcome) sight on trees in the apple and cherry family is the nest of the tent caterpillar, whose voracious appetite can completely strip a tree of foliage. These moth larvae are unusual, both in their engineering feats and their social organization.

Some experts say a dangerous line has already been crossed and a full-scale trade war is more likely.

A Siena poll finds Gov. Andrew Cuomo is securely ahead of his challengers, Democrat Cynthia Nixon and Republican Marc Molinaro, in his re-election bid.