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Thousands of students are going to be affected by coronavirus preparedness. Universities across the country are suspending in-person classes to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the new coronavirus.

The mayors of Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake have issued a joint statement about their communities' response to the coronavirus pandemic. They say they plan to minimize human-to-human personal contact in all municipal offices beginning Monday.

UPDATE: Clarkson announced Thursday evening it will move to online classes starting on March 23.

One school that is not joining the pack of colleges shifting to distance learning - yet- is Clarkson University in Potsdam. In a series of tweets to students Wednesday, President Tony Collins said the university is planning to have students back in classes in person after spring break on March 23.

St. Lawrence University, a private institution in Canton, is canceling on-campus classes after spring break, which begins on March 13, through April 13 due to concerns over coronavirus. It becomes the first major college in the North Country to take such a measure.

Prisoners in Washington County are making hand sanitizer to help New York State combat the spread of the coronavirus, but advocates say prisoners are not getting paid a fair wage for their work.

She's won numerous awards for playing fiddle across the country, but ask Gretchen Koehler about her greatest achievement, and she'll tell you it's her students. For years, Koehler has taught traditional fiddle music to hundreds of students, of all ages, throughout the Northeast.