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State officials say bomb threats were emailed to members of 18 different Jewish community centers across New York state yesterday.

One of Vermont’s award-winning independent filmmakers will introduce and discuss his latest movie, Wetware, a sci-fi film noir that tells a story of what happens when new technologies collide with human needs.

It’s looking like it could be one of the nicest weekends we’ve seen in a while, with plenty of snow and moderate temperatures.

The Diocese of Ogdensburg confirmed to North Country Public Radio today that it is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Roman Catholic organization that operates churches, schools and other institutions across the North Country has faced a wave of costly sexual assault lawsuits in recent years, all involving priest-abuse allegations dating back decades.

Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the legendary "Miracle on Ice" hockey game in Lake Placid. The USA men’s hockey team upset the Soviet Union in the semifinals at a time when the Cold War was at its peak.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is again pressing for a ban on flavored tobacco-based vaping products, saying he hopes a law is passed in the next month.

About a hundred skaters in Lake Placid raised more than $60,000 for cancer research and treatment on Tuesday.

Animals that resemble each other may not be closely related. Sometimes the setting shapes their bodies more than their ancestry. Manatees may look like whales or walruses, but that is only because they adapted to the marine environment in a similar way. Martha Foley and Curt stager talk about convergent evolution.