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The jury is deadlocked in the federal corruption trial of Joseph Percoco, former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Judge Valerie Caproni told them to go back and resume deliberations.

The North Country is part of a national wave of Democrats stepping forward, hoping to challenge Republican control of Congress.Seven candidates are vying to win the Democratic nomination in the 21st House district. That is a crowded field. It means candidates are looking for an edge, trying to find money and volunteers to help them pull ahead of the pack.Several candidates are now seeking that support across Lake Champlain in Vermont. In this year's election, Vermont offers a big pool of untapped progressive energy and cash.

Things got heated on the New York State Senate floor this week over a debate on bills that majority party Republicans say will improve school safety. Meanwhile, the state Assembly on Tuesday passed its own set of gun control bills.

The field of Democrats seeking to unseat North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has shrunk yet again. Ronald Kim, an attorney from the Queensbury-Glens Falls area says he's suspending his campaign.

Special license plates to raise money for armed guards in schools are part of a package of legislation passed by the Republican-controlled New York State Senate.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former closest aide, Joe Percoco, is waiting to find out whether he'll be convicted of bribery and other charges as a jury continues to deliberate in federal court.

Flyers promoting a white supremacist group appeared in downtown Plattsburgh this week. The signs include a Nazi-inspired slogan and show a masked man holding an American flag.

Just off Lake Ontario in Irondequoit Bay, Dave Hulburt is doing some work at the BayCreek Paddling Center.The shop is closed in winter, but it's unusually warm and sunny by the water. A few cars drive by, a flock of geese flies overhead, but other than that it's quiet on the dock.

If you're planning for onions in your home garden this summer, you're looking at some deadlines. Right now is the time to start seeds indoors. That, and other points on the onion timeline from Amy Ivy.

Last fall, the city of Watertown was awarded $10 million from New York State to rebuild its downtown. Members of the local planning committee - a group of 20 community members and business people - have spent the last five months narrowing down which projects the money should go to. Last week, they announced the top candidates.