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New York state is acquiring 6,000 acres of land along and around the Salmon River, a major recreation and tourism asset for Oswego County.

The muskellunge, or muskie, is a popular fighting fish found in Northern waters. Martha Foley and Paul Smiths College naturalist Dr. Curt Stager talk about this primitive fresh water predator.

The numbers are finally in on the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare and the outlook for people in New York State is mixed.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is slamming President Trump's proposed federal budget that includes more money for military spending but deep cuts to poverty programs like food stamps and slash funding for Medicaid. Cuomo spoke to reporters during a swing through Upstate New York yesterday.

Sometimes you take the trail less traveled. Sometimes you avoid the trail altogether. A wild bushwhack along the trail-free South Fork of the Boquet River leads to gorgeous vistas and a big waterfall.

Historic high water is washing away the fresh-water sand dunes along Lake Ontario in Oswego and Jefferson counties. These strips of land protect shoreline communities, and they’re being breached by the historic high water.

The end of the school year is just around the corner, but students at North Country School and Camp Treetops are busy outdoors at the start of the gardening season. Most of the students and faculty took a break from books and blackboards last week and helped plant hundreds of pounds of potatoes.

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau wants a new generation of pipelines and refineries to link his country's oil reserves in Alberta to the outside world. That puts him on a collision course with some First Nations aboriginal leaders and activists.

A new poll finds New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is at his highest approval rating in three years.

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