Lake Placid News

Kasilof's Jay Hakkinen moved up two spots in a World Cup pursuit biathlon race, vaulting from 16th to 14th place, to give the United States three racers in the top 15 Sunday in Kontiolahti, Finland.

Ed McCormack has hit the road running since mid-December when he began learning the duties of Smithfield Township roadmaster under Steve Carey, who is stepping down after about a dozen years on the job.

A Jewish athlete has won Israel its first-ever medal in "skeleton" - a high-speed winter sliding sport that originated in Switzerland.

There is a debate building over what might happen to part of a 141- mile historic rail line that spans the heart of the Adirondacks between Lake Placid and Utica.

In the The New York Times Style Magazine's profile of Lana Del Rey , we learn a few things that we didn't know before.

If you hadn't heard the name Lana Del Rey before last month, you're probably in the majority.

Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance.

Lana Del Rey made her 'Late Show With David Letterman' debut on Thursday night. Her dazzling performance of 'Video Games', which you can see below, should be enough to silence critics who slammed her nervous appearance on 'Saturday Night Live' last month.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to come to Plattsburgh this morning. He's bringing his budget message to the Warren Ball Room, in the Student Center at SUNY Plattsburgh at 10:30. Senior Cuomo staffers have fanned out across the state to talk about the budget.

Lana Del Rey - heard of her? If you haven't, you will because "Born to Die," Del Rey's first full-length album was released today following nearly six months of Internet buzz and an ongoing wave of hatred or fawning adoration from bloggers.

Tomorrow, Lana Del Rey will officially release her major label debut, Born to Die , into the world.

Everyone has something to say about the year's most divisive new artist. But separating myth from fact means untangling a knot that also happens to encapsulate the weird state of pop stardom in 2012.

One of the most talked about singers on the planet, Lana Del Rey, tells Andy Welch about her rise to fame and hopes for the future, ahead of the release of her debut album Born To Die on January 30.

The department announced Thursday that it was calling off its annual Winter Jam, scheduled for Feb.

As the country buckles down for a lengthy and volatile presidential campaign, voters in the North Country are preparing for another election in New York's 23rd Congressional District.

I had what my friend Megan calls a "mini" this week: a short overnight getaway in the middle of an otherwise busy week.

Rick and Karen Link of Bethlehem met Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen July 5 during a late afternoon lunch at an A&W restaurant in Wilmington near Lake Placid.

It's shaping up to be another tough week weather-wise for the North Country. Rain and temperatures in the forties forced volunteer crews in Saranac Lake to suspend work on the Winter Carnival ice palace.

ABOUT THE WEEK OF JAN. 25, 1963, At ARIETTA, members of Piseco Volunteer Fire Department met recently to plan for a Field Day on June 8. The Piseco firemen would sponsor the annual event for the Central Adirondack Firemen's Association.

Lana Del Rey has revealed in an interview with Complex magazine that it felt 'electrifying' when she first fell in love.