Plattsburgh News

Mr. Harold C. "Cliff" Podschelne, age 90, of Gloversville, died peacefully on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Albany Medical Center with his family at his side.

What a start to the racing season it's been. From a photo finish to young racers moving up the field, there is plenty to be excited about in ACT competition.

A Washington, D.C., reporter for more than 30 years, Jim Limbach covers the federal agencies for ConsumerAffairs.

Early Wednesday morning, the Plattsburgh Police Department received a 911 call from a man reporting that he had just been robbed at gunpoint on Brinkerhoff Street.

Many veterans who depend on the Veterans Affairs primary care clinic in Malone are outraged that it will close Aug.

This year the city and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau will host five tournaments on Lake Champlain.

Laurentian Aerospace, a Plattsburgh, NY jet repair company, has hired a Wall Street investment bank to find backers for a $200 million expansion.

In a statement released Tuesday, U.S. Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, called the reported Internal Revenue Service investigations of conservative political groups related to their tax-exempt status 'completely unacceptable.' 'I support the call for an investigation into what happened, and if it is found that individuals within the IRS ... (more)

Shelby Jean Svenson, 76, died peacefully Wednesday night, May 8, 2013 at her home surrounded by her husband and children, after a long and courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

High-speed broadband Internet is a luxury unavailable to many rural dwellers in the north country, as telecommunications carriers often don't find it profitable enough to provide services here.

An Ava man was entered Friday into the Lewis County Drug Court program after admitting to having drugs at last fall's moe.down music festival.

Shelby Jean Svenson, 76, died peacefully Wednesday night, May 8, 2013 at her home surrounded by her husband and children, after a long and courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Comments by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo about siting prospective casinos pleased St. Lawrence County lawmakers who feel the county has been wronged in the dispute over the state-tribal gaming compact.

Jerry L. Dapo 35, of Peru, was arraigned May 9, 2013 upon an indictment charging Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, 2 counts and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, 2 counts, both class B felonies.

U.S. Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, announced today in a news release that he is creating an Agricultural Advisory Committee for New York's 21st Congressional District.

As the spring 2013 semester concludes, college admissions officers must shift their focus to a new group of prospective students.

The Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports that 20-year-old Scott Denno was found guilty Wednesday by an Essex County jury.

The I.A.C.C .-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center has appointed Jay Zelkowitz front office manager for the historic property.

Lawmakers in the northern New York county that's home to Lake Placid have approved a measure requiring bars to close an hour earlier.

Back in Washington this week after a legislative recess, Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has announced the introduction of an amendment to the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act that would bar the creation of a fee to cross the northern or southwestern borders of the United States.