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

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.

North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a Republican, is a supporter of President Donald Trump. But on some of the issues that have defined his first term in the White House, she has sharply disagreed with the president. That's happening now again. Stefanik is criticizing Trump and his administration's combative rhetoric on Canada and Trump's repeated promises to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA.)

You know we might think the summer tourism season starts on Memorial Day weekend, but really it doesn�t kick in until the school year ends, and that�ll be next week or so. You can get soft ice cream starting in late May, but it's often just too cold to get into the summer spirit.Here to talk about the start of summer in the Tri-Lakes area is Peter Crowley, managing editor of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise in Saranac Lake.

A zinc mine in St. Lawrence County is getting a new lease on life. A Canadian company is again producing zinc at the former Balmat mines near Gouverneur.

Democrats running for the North Country NY21 House seat met in a final debate late night ahead of the June 26 primary. They talked a lot about the soul of their own party.

Drive around Hammond - a small town on the St. Lawrence River in northwestern St. Lawrence County - and you might notice a one of the beautifully built, old stone houses scattered around town, most of which are nearly 200 years old. Donna Demick, the Hammond Museum Director, has been researching them for years, and says at one point there were over forty stone homes plus a large stone commercial block at Hammond Corners, all built by one particular group of people: Scottish settlers.

Governor Cuomo has begun a statewide tour to promote a bill to give teachers and school administrators the power to go to court and ask a judge to confiscate the guns of a student and their family, if they suspect the student might try to harm themselves or others.

During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the east coast, in Europe, and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic catastrophe.

Trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada escalated dramatically over the weekend, with President Trump writing in a Tweet that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is "weak" and "dishonest."