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Story 2.0: Mexico's Fragile Monarch Sanctuary 27 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm
Monarch butterflies that make the long journey from the North Country to Mexico face a lot of threats. They overwinter in mountain forests, taking shelter in trees that loggers also prize, taking up l...
A little schoolhouse in the woods 26 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
A replica 19th century one-room schoolhouse was officially opened at the Wilder Homestead, near Malone, on Saturday. Hundreds of fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Farmer Boy and Little House on the Prair...
Israel Keyes video shows cunning, remorseless killer 26 Aug 2013 | 06:47 pm
This month, the FBI made public more information about the serial killer Israel Keyes, whose murder spree included time in the North Country and Vermont. Authorities believe that Keyes' murder spree c...
Fall's in the air, but it's still summer in the garden 26 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
Yes, there's definitely a chill around the edges, but it's still August, and there's still plenty of gardening weather ahead.Cornell Cooperative Extension's Amy Ivy surveys what vegetables are still c...
NY troopers promise Thruway enforcement push 26 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York State Police say they're planning an enforcement initiative along the Thruway starting Monday and continuing through the week until Labor Day. Troopers along the toll road t...
Vermont to celebrate second anniversary of Irene 26 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Vermont is going to be celebrating the second anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene.Wednesday is the anniversary of the storm that dropped up to 11 inches of rain on parts of the st...
Small quake shakes Adirondacks near Lake George 26 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
WARRENSBURG, N.Y. (AP) Officials say a small earthquake shook homes in the Adirondacks region near Lake George.United States Geological Survey monitors say the magnitude 2.7 quake happened at a depth ...
NY's first black governor recalls March on Washington 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
This week America is remembering and reconsidering one of the most influential moments in our nation's history. Fifty years ago on Wednesday, Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech b...
Almost airborne at Airborne Park Speedway 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Fans, friends and families have been coming to Plattsburgh's Airborne Park Speedway for stock car racing since 1955. Since those old days stockcar racing has become a national phenomenon, one of the n...
Howling for wolves 23 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
The Eastern Timber Wolf lived across the eastern United States before humans virtually erased it from the landscape. But in some parts of Canada, the Eastern Wolf is alive and well. And every August f...
