Senate Leader John Flanagan said he’s not running for governor right now, but in an interview with public radio and television, he admitted that he’s thought about it from time to time. [full story]

The entire Adirondack region picked up at least a few inches of new snow this week on top of heavier snow that arrived last weekend. [full story]

Eight miles may seem like a short distance to travel, but for North Country loggers in the late 1800s, it was anything but. This North Country at Work story is about one of those loggers, Lawrence Keys, who worked in the Loon Lake lumber camps. Lawrence was born in the Irish community of Alderbrook in 1850, and like many others, he logged all week and came home to his family on the weekends. [full story]

Lawmakers grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s economic development chair Wednesday at a budget hearing, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that’s led to charges against several former associates of the governor. [full story]

Sometimes one person, one encounter, can bring a complex and terrible story into focus. [full story]

It's a delicious flavor, for humans and deer alike, but it's also so much more. There's just something special about salt, a naturally occurring mineral that humans and many animals crave. Found naturally in its crystalline solid form, sea water and rock deposits left behind by ancient oceans, this chemical compound is among those that many of our cells need to survive.Conversation with Martha Foley and Curt Stager gets a little salty. [full story]

Bill Torrey, who won our Plattsburgh Howl Story Slam, came back to the Grand Slam at Pickens Hall with this story about the risks a teenage boy will take to spend some alone time with a girl.The Adirondack Center for Writing is co-sponsor of the Howl Story Slams [full story]

Eight protesters were arrested outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office Tuesday as they called for more money for legal aid services for the state’s poorest.Protesters chanted, “What do we want? Lawyers,” and blockaded an entrance to Cuomo’s suite of offices at the Capitol. [full story]

It could be another year before a new detox center in Clinton County is open for business. The detox planned for Schuyler Falls, near Plattsburgh, will help people safely go through withdrawal from alcohol, heroin, and other drugs. The state-funded facility would fill a huge gap in services. Many were hoping it would be up and running by now. But there is some good news, too. [full story]

A pair of athletes from India may not be able to attend the World Snowshoe Championships later this month in Saranac Lake, reportedly due to President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration. Abid Khan and Tanveer Hussain have been denied visas. [full story]