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Body of climber from Upstate NY recovered after 1,000-foot fatal fall on Alaska peak
Anchorage, Alaska — A helicopter crew recovered on Saturday the body of a climber who died after falling about 1,000 feet while on a steep, technical route in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, park officials said in a statement. Robbi Mecus, 52, of Keene Valley, New York,...
Saranac Police investigating potential hate crimes aimed at transgender resident
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) - A number of North Country residents are condemning potentially hate-motivated incidents in Saranac Lake. For many homeowners, flags are a point of pride and a way to show what they stand for. In the case of one Saranac Lake resident, their transgender flags were the target of what police are investigating as a possible hate crime.
North Country police investigating Pride flag vandalism
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) - Police in Northern New York are investigating vandalism to Pride flags. The police chief in Saranac Lake says they are looking for any potential bias that may be connected to the case. The victim told WCAX News that two flags were ripped from their property...
Part of Telegraph Road in Peru, New York closed indefinitely due to culvert repairs
PERU, N.Y. — A section of Telegraph Road will be shut indefinitely on Friday afternoon as crews begin work to fix a major culvert collapse. Town of Peru officials announced that Telegraph Road between houses #403 and 382 will be closed for the foreseeable future as of Friday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m.
Popular Central NY brewery expanding into Adirondacks this summer
On hot days in the Adirondacks this summer, there will be a new option to grab a refreshing cold drink. Central New York’s popular Prison City Pub & Brewery plans to open a new taproom early this summer in Lake Placid at 2577 Main Street, recently vacated by Bear Essentials Apparel. It’s a stone’s throw away from the Lake Placid Olympic Complex.
Exploring the uncharted terrain of Kate Mountain
A bushwhack hike up Kate Mountain, the ‘Queen of Vermontville’. Kate Mountain is the queen of Vermontville, a (nearly) 3,000-foot peak that commands the horizon from the Vermontville town park, and looms alone looking north from the agricultural high ground of Norman Ridge. Although it’s miles from Debar Mountain,...
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