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The village of Lake Placid is moving forward with plans to use eminent domain to force the sale of a main street property owned by Adirondack Experience, the museum in Blue Mountain Lake.

President Trump's 2018 budget is seen as a big setback for the Great Lakes. It eliminates $300 million from a restoration fund and cuts spending for key agencies. We’re traveling around the five lakes for a sampling of the projects that are being threatened. Yesterday, we heard about the planned elimination of all the country’s Sea Grant programs - with research and education chapters in all coastal states. Today we go to the St. Lawrence Seaway’s point of origin: Duluth, Minnesota, far west at the headwaters of Lake Superior for a story about a familiar-sounding project: clean-up of a century’s worth of industrial waste.

A lot of attention has been focused on President Donald Trump's proposal to eliminate funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which doles out $300 million a year for different projects. But there are some other cuts in Trump’s "skinny budget" that would affect the region, including the National Sea Grant program.

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports that Essex County officials are withholding details about the death of Olympic gold medal bobsled racer Steven Holcomb.

The New York state legislative session is drawing to a close, and Democrats and Republicans are digging in on the remaining issues of 2017. Among them is a measure to extend the New York City mayor’s control of the public schools, which has now been linked to a number of diverse issues affecting people in the rest of the state.

New York State is getting ready to implement a new, federal education law. The Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, gives states more authority over their own educational policies and standards. President Barack Obama signed it in 2015. It replaced the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act, which laid the groundwork for Common Core educational standards and related testing. That set off years of protests. In 2016, at least 55 percent of parents in Plattsburgh opted their kids out of New York State tests. Parents and teachers were angry. But a recent meeting in Plattsburgh about the new plan was more subdued.

It's sweet. It's salty. It's addictive, and often popped on-site in a massive wok-looking bowl. Kettle corn has been around for centuries and it's a summer favorite at festivals, outdoor concerts and other gatherings around the region. The term "kettle corn" originates from the corn being cooked in a stainless steel kettle. Add the oil to the hot kettle, toss in your kernels, add some sugar and salt and then stir with a long wooden paddle. Within minutes it's freshly popped kettle corn.Todd Moe got his first taste and an up-close look at the fluffy clouds of flavor last summer when this story first aired.

In this Italian folktale Giufa, the Fool of Sicily, shows why it is important to not forget who we are.Story Traveler is unscripted storytelling from everywhere in the world, stories for the heart to hear and the mind to imagine.

The cool, rainy spring has left a lot of new transplants behind schedule, and perennials that are tender and leggy. They'll welcome the sun and heat, but the resulting sudden growth spurt can be a challenge. Cooperative Extension's Amy Ivy offers some tips for extra care and feeding!

A group called Act for America held rallies across the U.S. on Saturday designed to support President Donald Trump and oppose sharia law. In Syracuse, the event turned into a metaphor of a divided nation.