Northern Light

(Oct 23, 2026) In the race to represent the 49th State Senate District, Republican incumbent Mark Walczyk takes on Democratic challenger Cassie Robbins-Forbus; the Adirondack Thunder hockey team celebrated with fans in...

(Oct 22, 2026) New York State’s top lawyer says voters should be more skeptical than ever about what they hear about political candidates; we meet a builder in the Southern Adirondacks who is keeping the timber framing...

(Oct 21, 2026) People in Jefferson County are pushing back on a proposed solar farm in Hounsfield that’s supposed to help the state meet its renewable energy goals; New York has updated its blueprint for conservation...

(Oct 20, 2026) Moratoriums on new battery storage systems are popping up in towns all over the North Country, but energy experts say they're crucial to upgrading New York's aging grid; in the upcoming midterm elections...

(Oct 19, 2026) Protestors gathered at No Kings rallies across the North Country over the weekend, with a focus on midterm elections; we dig into the race to represent the 114th Assembly District between incumbent...

(Oct 16, 2026) In a recent poll for NY-21, 5% of respondents opted for a write-in candidate who's not on the ballot; the remains of Continental soldiers who died in the Battle of Valcour Island were laid to rest in...

(Oct 7, 2026) A statewide moratorium on new data centers is currently in effect, but a massive proposed facility near the St. Lawrence River in Massena could be exempt; the price of heating oil has almost doubled from...

(Oct 6, 2026) Residents in Chateaugay are pushing back on a data center development proposed by a man from Plattsburgh; women make up the fastest-growing group of U.S. veterans, but fewer than half of them are enrolled...

(Oct 2, 2026) Gov. Kathy Hochul is appointing the state’s top lawyer to lead a special investigation into the alleged gang rape at Cornell University; we meet a woman in Ticonderoga who helps high schoolers start their...

(Oct 1, 2026) The New York Power Authority now has majority ownership of the largest solar project in St. Lawrence County; we explore options for hunters with disabilities as hunting season ramps up; and there’s a new...

(Sep 30, 2026) A highly regarded election forecaster has changed its rating of a North Country Congressional race from solid to likely Republican for the first time in several years; leaders are marking the political...

(Sep 29, 2026) Two housing projects in Tupper Lake are trying to chip away at the affordable housing shortage in the Adirondacks; environmentalists are concerned that federal rollbacks on power plant regulations will...

(Sep 28, 2026) The New York News Publishers Association is holding a series of fact-checking seminars to help folks determine what's factual, misleading, or just untrue on their social media feeds; as Election Day gets...

(Sep 25, 2026) We join a group of adaptive kayakers in the Adirondacks, where some creative equipment is helping people with disabilities get out on the water; the village of Hammond in St. Lawrence County is moving...

(Sep 24, 2026) The candidates running to represent much of the North Country in Congress still haven't agreed to a debate; a plumber living and working in the southern Adirondacks says it’s a balancing act to make a...