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The NY State Health Department said masking requirements have been lifted with flu season over.

Springtime is the start of allergy season for many in our area.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer offer milk testing that duplicates state efforts.

The NY Public Service Commission seeks comments on internet program for low-income subscribers.

Governor Hochul announced Monday evening an agreement on the FY2026 budget has been reached.

The private pod for nursing mothers opens at the Champlain Centre today.

A new plan to interconnect northeast electric regions could lead to lower rates and safer power grids.

A request has been made to designate Plattsburgh International Airport as a port of entry.

Potential volunteer firefighters were recruited this weekend.

The State again received more tax dollars from Washington than sent.

Hikers will have to reserve a parking spot in the Keene route 73 corridor starting Thursday.

The first ever Michigan Fest is coming this summer.

The Champlain Centre will be home to the grant funded pod.

For the first time ever the Town and City of Plattsburgh are working together on a Memorial Day event.

Another budget extender was passed on Thursday.

A national observance celebrated on the last Friday of April.

A bipartisan bill has been reintroduced to fund research to combat invasive species.

A North Country cemetery will participate in the "Caring for your Cemetery Day" this Saturday.

A regular NY drivers license will be limited as an instrument of identification.

No new budget yet and the delay seems to be over policy matters not spending.

Stretch limousine operators are now required to give pre-trip safety briefings.

The state budget was due on April first but no new budget is in place yet.

The Heidrick Funeral Home in Elizabethtown was destroyed early Tuesday morning.

April 23rd is Go Orange Day it's intended to bring awareness to work zone safety.

Collection of federal student loan defaults that were paused are about to start again.

A man last known to live in the Plattsburgh area has been identified as the body found in lake.

People are asked to plant a tree and enter planting in new tracker app.

The flag lowering is to honor Pope Francis

Some consider Earth Day to be the start of the modern environmental movement.

Chateaugay is on the fiscal stress monitoring report issued by the office of the Comptroller.

Thousands of dollars will help fund the College Advancement Scholarship Program.

The annual report on workers compensation fraud in NY has been released by the inspector General.

The Gerber Soothe N Chew has been recalled.

A new poll is the latest to show Governor is unpopular.

Applications are now being received to give low-income New Yorkers air conditioners.

DEC certified the Town of Jay in Essex County as a bronze level Climate Smart Community.

Border crossing numbers for the Champlain port of entry were down for car traffic last month.

Clinton Country DA, Andrew Wylie, reported that a 20 year sentence was given out in a kidnapping case.

Police are looking for a Ticonderoga man who they say has been on the run for several days.

The once fragile lake trout population in Lake Champlain is now considered restored by the DEC.

Officials met on Tuesday at SUNY Plattsburgh regarding the move of Clinton Community College to the SUNY Plattsburgh campus.

The state health commissioner is pushing water fluoridation as an important public health measure.

Anyone with information urged to contact the State Police at 518-563-3761.

Storage facilities across NY State house millions of dollars of never used medical equipment.

Human-bear contact in residential areas increases in the Spring.

A multi-police agency search is underway for a suspect police say was involved in a stabbing incident.

Police are searching for a person wanted on a host of charges including attempted murder.

Information still sought by Ticonderoga Police Department.

April 15th is the deadline to send in personal income tax returns.

A Friday night fire destroyed three trucks and contents.

The Vascular Ultrasound program at the Plattsburgh hospital has earned a prestigious accreditation.

Three $50,000 winning tickets were sold in New York

Fired Correction Officers may now seek employment with government entities statewide.

A new report shows complaints against judges are at an all-time high.

NY state has launched a training program for workers in the cannabis industry.

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The Saranac Lake Police Department is hosting the Crisis Intervention training this week.

A voluntary recall of Cabot Creamery premium butter has been issued.

April is "Safe Digging Month" it highlights the importance of safe digging around underground utilities.

Until recently, the last update to the NY endangered list was last completed in 1999.