(Apr 26, 2024) The Netflix documentary "The Program" exposed alleged physical, mental, and sexual abuse students were subjected to at a former boarding school near Ogdensburg. We talk with the filmmaker, who is also a former student, about what happened at Ivy Ridge. And we talk with people in Ogdensburg about grappling with Ivy Ridge's legacy.

(Apr 25, 2024) For the last two months, a nonprofit SPCA near Plattsburgh has been caring for almost 50 dogs seized in an alleged animal cruelty case. The organization's leaders say they've been stretched thin, but things are turning a corner as they ready the dogs for adoption. Also: Environmental groups say they'll push the New York State Assembly to approve a key climate change bill before the session ends in June.

(Apr 24, 2024) The new state budget includes the first-ever paid pre-natal leave policy in the country. Who that could help in the North Country, and whether it's enough to help pregnant people get the health care they need. Also: Efforts are underway to highlight the history of Harriet Tubman and other Upstate New Yorkers who fought against slavery with a new Underground Railroad Corridor.

(Apr 23, 2024) North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is leading the push to get the president of Columbia University to resign amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus. Also: A post-Earth Day walk with a poet on the shores of Lake Champlain in Crown Point.

(Apr 22, 2024) Akwesasne's Indian Time newspaper has been a groundbreaking indigenous media source for 40 years. But the paper is facing financial troubles and had to suspend publication for a month. Also: Some of the details in New York's new $237 billion budget.

(Apr 19, 2024) The Adirondack signs, brown with yellow writing, have become iconic symbols of the Adirondack Park. Have you ever wondered who makes them? They all come from one workshop in Northville. Also: The federal government is investing $6 billion in Micron's semiconductor chip factories north of Syracuse.

(Apr 18, 2024) People in North Creek in the southern Adirondacks are worried the only local nursing home is about to close. Elderwood's administrator says the future hinges on a $2.5 million state grant. Also: A new visitor center on the St. Lawrence Seaway will give people a great new view of the locks in Massena.

(Apr 17, 2024) Thousands of people flooded into the Adirondacks to witness the total solar eclipse last week. In Saranac Lake, some businesses saw big bumps in sales, while others came away a little disappointed. Also: An independent candidate is joining the crowded field to be Plattsburgh's next mayor.

(Apr 16, 2024) Glens Falls was the first community in the North Country to win the state's 10 million dollar revitalization grant. Eight long years later, the city can finally see the finish line for all its projects and improvements. Also: The hospital in Plattsburgh went into lockdown for a few hours yesterday, two months after police prevented a potential mass shooting there.

(Apr 15, 2024) A burial and funeral for a loved one can cost a family thousands of dollars. The government helps pay for the poorest people, but eligibility is low, leaving families to scramble for money when someone dies. Also: The state budget is two weeks late, and lawmakers are starting to point fingers.

(Apr 12, 2024) A nursing home in North Creek in the southern Adirondacks is teetering on the brink of closure. The problem is the way nursing homes get reimbursed by Medicaid. Also: A spring hike to a mighty waterfall, also in the southern Adirondacks.

(Apr 11, 2024) The worst predictions about eclipse gridlock and bare grocery shelves didn't come true Monday. But there was bumper-to-bumper traffic heading to the Northway. One pizzeria in Warrensburg started delivering to hungry motorists. Also: A deal to incentivize new affordable housing in New York is holding up the state budget.

(Apr 10, 2024) Colleges and universities are a pillar of the North Country's economy. Many are under severe financial stress right now. College communities like Canton, Potsdam, and Plattsburgh are worried about the future. Also: What to do with those eclipse sunglasses now that we won't see another in the North Country for decades.

(Apr 9, 2024) Many people had to work during the eclipse yesterday. At a hardware store in Canton, employees got creative and slipped up to the roof to get a perfect view. Also: A woman from Louisville in St. Lawrence County is trying to bring the community's historic town hall back to life.

(Apr 8, 2024) The eclipse! People from Canton to Tupper Lake to Keene on what totality meant for them on this extraordinary day in the North Country.

(Apr 5, 2024) Hermon-Dekalb Central School has been planning for months to make the total solar eclipse extra special for its students. They’ve been teaching astronomy lessons, doing science experiments and planning lots of fun activities for eclipse day on Monday, April 8. Also: North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik raised over $7 million in the first quarter of 2024. That’s the most money she’s ever raised in a single quarter. Stefanik was in the national spotlight in December when she questioned university presidents about on-campus antisemitism amid student protests against Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.

(Apr 4, 2024) A new report says emergency services are struggling across New York, and that they need more help from the state. We’ll hear from ambulance services in Jefferson and Warren counties. Also: Watertown’s city council has approved some short-term funding to keep Zoo New York open, but local leaders still aren’t sure about its long-term future.

(Apr 3, 2024) New York has decided to lock down its 44 state prisons for the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. While others watch the moon block out the sun, inmates and some prison staff will be kept inside. Some may never have another chance to see a total solar eclipse; the next one in New York won’t be for another 55 years. A small group of inmates, including one from Lake Placid, is suing the state. They say watching the eclipse is part of their constitutional right to religious freedom.

(Apr 2, 2024) New York has an ambitious set of climate goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One state mandate says every public school bus must be electric by 2035. That rule's gotten a lot of pushback from Republican lawmakers and some school districts. Today, reporter Amy Feiereisel takes us to the first place in the North Country to get electric buses on the road — Alexandria Bay Central School District.

(Apr 1, 2024) People seeking specialized medical care in the North Country often struggle to find doctors. Starting today, a visa waiver program that aims to increase the pool of foreign doctors in the region is opening up to specialty physicians. Also: A disagreement over increasing criminal penalties for retail theft is one of many issues delaying the state budget.