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The number of Russian troops killed or wounded in Ukraine has topped 1 million, military officials in Kyiv said Thursday, describing the huge price that Moscow has paid for its 3-year-old invasion.
An Air India plane bound for London crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 people on board, the airline said. One passenger who was thrown from the ...
Summer is in full swing at the Tri-Lakes Humane Society as the shelter is set to host its annual Bow Wow Meow Luau Fundraiser. It will take place at the Mount Pisgah Recreation Center for the first ...
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared that all ...
Hikers hoping to tackle one of the town’s most popular trails will have to wait. The reason? One entrenched moose. Goodman Mountain’s hiking trail remains closed to the public as of press time ...
All 14 members of the U.S. Biathlon National Team were in town this week, taking part in their second training camp this summer. While there’s no snow on the ground, these camps are pretty important ...
SARANAC LAKE — North Country Community College has announced the launch of JumpStart, a free summer program designed to help incoming students get ahead and feel confident heading into the fall ...
Volunteers are needed to help rebuild the Bloomingdale Elementary School garden. The Saranac Lake Central School District’s Farm to School program and The Heart Network are hosting a community ...
To some in Lake Placid, this spring has seemed especially quiet, with fewer Canadian visitors on the streets and some weeks of less-than-ideal weather. Business owners and tourism statistics for the ...
The Merry Month of May” was the title of a poem written by someone named Thomas Dekker in 1599. I don’t know what May 1599 was like for Good Old Tom, but for me in 2025 it was anything but merry.
James McDonough served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, fighting in Vietnam and delivering humanitarian aid to Rwanda. For him, Saturday’s military parade in Washington for the Army’s 250th anniversary ...
The Friends of Moody Pond annual meeting will take place on Monday, June 23, at 7 p.m., at 12 Labrador Lane in Saranac Lake. Community members who cares about the pond are welcome to attend the annual ...