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For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that ...

The accused, 36-year-old Jhader Augusto Uribe-Tobar, is alleged to have smuggled Ana Karen Vasquez-Flores over the border ...

Michael Banks, a longtime former border agent himself, touted the plunge in illegal crossings in an interview on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” Thursday, adding that prosecutions of criminal ...

Jhader Augusto Uribe-Tobar has been extradited from Canada to the United States and arraigned on charges related to the ...

The Hudson Crossing Park in Schuylerville is inviting graduating high school or homeschooled seniors to apply for their ...

Ana Karen Vasquez-Flores, who was from Mexico, died in December 2023 while trying to illegally enter the U.S. by crossing the Chazy River in Champlain, New York. Authorities say a relative of ...

In late December, the Federal Highway Administration awarded the first grants under a new $125 million Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program. Unless the grants are somehow undone by President Donald ...

A torchbearer from the 1980 Winter Olympics spoke with college students in Plattsburgh Monday to mark the 45th anniversary of their historic run. Vermont's Secretary of State is checking in on new ...

Israel’s defense minister says he has instructed the army to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the ...

A new mass notification alert system for Colonie Town residents begins Monday, offering enhanced communication options like ...

Kurver Kreme in Colonie is closing a chapter. The Hostig and Wagner families are taking over the longtime business.