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"Roger. I've got you." Vets make a safety net for their own in Watertown
Under the Trump Administration, overseeing care for military veterans will continue to be a huge...
Barbara Rice sworn in as first woman to chair the Franklin County Legislature
For the first time in the history of New York's Franklin County, a woman has been...
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Cuomo's State of State plans take him away from Capitol
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing something different with the State of the State this year....
This Could Be The Busiest And Most Consequential Week Before Trump Takes Office
This week sets the table for Donald Trump's entry into the White House, as Cabinet...
Remember skiing for the first time? Our Watertown reporter gives it a try
Do you remember your first time on skis? The awkwardness, but also the exhilaration?
A...
What Kind Of 'Jobs President' Has Obama Been - In 8 Charts
President Obama inherited an economy that was cratering, the worst recession since the...
Counting the calories in Ontario
Prices aren’t the only numbers on some restaurant menus in Ontario now. On January...
What went wrong on our winter camping trip in the High Peaks
We have a story today about snow, adventure, and the beauty - and the potential peril...
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Here's What You Need To Know About The Coming Fight Over Planned Parenthood Funding
With a Republican in the White House, the GOP and anti-abortion groups hope to succeed...
Thirsty maples: Will this drought year sap next year's sap production?
Given that maple producers have to boil down roughly 40 gallons of sap to make one...
Photo of the day
Thompson Park in Watertown, NY after lake effect snow. Photo: Connie Holberg
A tough first year for the North Country's medical marijuana companies
It’s been a year since medical marijuana hit the shelves in New York State. Under the...
Thoughts for the New Year/Pensées pour la Nouvelle Année
We come into this world fresh from the realm of angels, still sparkling with the...
Robbie Robertson On World Cafe
The guitarist says The Band's debut album, Music From Big Pink, "was music we were...
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Putin Ordered 'Influence Campaign' To Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Report Says
The public version of the intelligence report on the investigation into Russia's...
A day of discord as lawmakers return to Albany
The new year for the state Legislature has begun in discord, with an absent governor...
Music Rewind
What We Know About The Fort Lauderdale Shooting Suspect
Esteban Santiago, 26, had been deployed to Iraq as part of the National Guard. In...
How Will The Trump Administration Approach The War In Afghanistan?
"I think it's a really open question," security analyst Jonathan Schroden tells Here &...
Poll: Most Americans Say Don't Repeal Obamacare Without A Replacement
A poll finds that 75 percent of people want Congress to either leave the law alone or...
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Watch: Angel Olsen, "Give It Up"
Accompanying herself on electric guitar, the singer performs her resolutely earthly...
Best of 2016: Weird Animal Stories
Goat yoga, Flea's bees, a first mate who happens to be a chicken, and many more.
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Is aid-in-dying right for New York?
Susan Rahn's doctors first discovered cancer in her back a few years ago. They traced...
Ads For Nicer Living: The Oddball Gems About What Brightens Our Lives
In 1972, NPR invited listeners to write ads for stuff money can't buy. We're doing it...
Bumblebees and "flower power"
Static electricity plays a role in getting pollen to come loose from the blossom and...
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Wooden skis still have fans in a high-tech age of plastic and steel
If you are out on cross-country ski trails around New York's North Country, every once...
Is Free College Really Free?
Free tuition has been a buzz phrase lately, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's statewide...
Artwork of the day
Duck decoys, painted wood sculpture. Artists: various. These works will be on display at The...
Cuomo wants free college tuition for New Yorkers
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing to offer free tuition at New York public colleges to...
Watch Steve Gunn Play On An Abandoned Railroad Track
The wandering Americana guitarist brings new songs to a forgotten New York relic.
Among the Thousand: A baptism on Grindstone Island
Every island in the Thousand Island has a story. Today we're looking at Grindstone...
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Woman Feeds Birds To Capture Stunning Close-Up Pics While They Eat
When Lisa M. Ca moved from Germany to Michigan to live with her husband she noticed...
Video: Swooping Starlings In Murmuration
There's a science to the coordinated flight of starlings, says anthropologist Barbara...
Nick Hillary moves to sue SLC, Potsdam and 48 individuals
Former soccer coach Nick Hillary has filed an intent to sue St. Lawrence County and...
When It Comes To Russia, So Far Donald Trump Mostly Stands Alone
Republicans have embraced many of Trump's stances on key issues like trade and the...
Great Lakes pollutant lurks in your laundry pile
The United States and Canada are moving to ban microbeads — the tiny plastic bits...
North Country at Work Photo
M4 Sherman tank in downtown Heuvelton, NY as part of "Snowball" U.S. Army winter maneuvers in...
"You can't have it all. . . at once." Samantha Stinson at the Howl Grand Slam
We first met Samantha Stinson at the Howl Story Slam in Potsdam on September 17, 2016....
Prominent Trump Backers Sign Letter Pushing To End Conflicts Of Interest
President-elect Donald Trump hasn't done enough to separate his role as president from...
Among the condiments: Thousand Island dressing
In our series, Among the Thousand, we’ve been telling the stories about the people and...
Declan McKenna: Tiny Desk Concert
Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics,...
The people you meet when you're climbing Mt. Baker in Saranac Lake
Most towns in the North Country have a square or a park or a riverwalk where you can...
What Tenth Mountain soldiers found when they liberated Benito Mussolini's closet
Some of the very last European battles of World War Two were fought around Lake Garda,...
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