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New York environmental officials are investigating how thousands of tires ended up at the bottom of Lake Champlain. A boat captain discovered the tires earlier this summer, strung together along the bottom of Cumberland Bay near Plattsburgh. The discovery has raised environmental and boating safety concerns.

The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh has surpassed its $50,000 fundraising goal after receiving community donations for one week. The money addresses immediate financial challenges, but board members say recovery efforts will continue through spending reductions, stronger fundraising and sponsorships, and the pursuit of new revenue.

Mobile sports betting generated $1.3 billion in New York tax revenue during the latest fiscal year, making it the state’s second-largest gaming revenue source behind the lottery. A state comptroller’s report also found calls to New York’s problem gambling hotline increased eight-and-a-half percent between 2020 and 2025.

A state audit found Beekmantown Central School District investments were legal, safe and accessible, but officials lacked a comprehensive investment program. The Clinton County district did not prepare cash-flow forecasts or seek competing interest-rate quotes, causing it to miss more than $1 million in potential revenue.

New York has been named the nation’s safest state for teen drivers for the third consecutive year. A WalletHub study ranked the state second in overall safety and driving laws. New York also recorded the fourth-fewest teen driver deaths per capita and the third-fewest teen DWI arrests.

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"The Oldies Show with Jerry Crouth" airs every Sunday Morning at 6:00 AM, just before "Worship with Pastor Ric."

While it's been said that imitation is the best form of flattery, stealing intellectual property is quite another thing altogether.  

Once both sides are satisfied with the testimony provided, closing arguments are expected.

The long awaited diverging diamond traffic pattern went into effect Thursday morning at Interstate 89 Exit 16.

A car crashed into a gas pump at a convenience store in Orleans.

Crews have completed a new permanent bridge at the Onion River Campground in Marshfield, replacing a bridge destroyed by flooding in 2023.

The Headwaters Community Trust has signed on to buy the campus, which formerly housed the small, environmentally focused college.