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Jan 22, 2021 — Winter has finally arrived in the North Country, with fresh snow across much of the region. Emily Russell recently hiked up Black Mountain in Washington County, one of the wildest places near Lake George. She sent us this audio postcard. Emily RussellEnjoying endless views of the Adirondacks from above Lake George The summit of Black Mountain looks over Lake George from the eastern shore. Photo: Brian Mann It’s bright and cold as I set off. The start of the hike takes me alon...

Jan 22, 2021 — Winter has finally arrived in the North Country, with fresh snow across much of the region. Emily Russell recently hiked up Black Mountain in Washington County, one of the wildest places near Lake George. She sent us this audio postcard. Emily RussellEnjoying endless views of the Adirondacks from above Lake George The summit of Black Mountain looks over Lake George from the eastern shore. Photo: Brian Mann It’s bright and cold as I set off. The start of the hike takes me alon...

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And its not just the national Capitol. State capitols across the country are also on guard this weekend. And for more on that, we turn to NPRs Brian Mann. Good morning, Brian. BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: Hi, Lulu. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Brian, weve heard warnings about what may occur, but theyre vague. Are there any actual threats at state capitols? MANN: Well, there have been some sort of nerve-wracking incidents so far....

He has promised to 'manage the hell' out of the effort.

Rep. Stefanik talking with media in Glens Falls. Photo: Brian Mann Dec 28, 2020 — North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik voted for more government spending during the pandemic in two bills Monday. Stefanik joined 43 other Republicans and the Democratic majority in voting to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2000. The vote backs President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger checks for all Americans. But it goes against Senate Republicans’ preferences, forcing them to change their min...

Dec 18, 2020 — On Monday, State Senator Betty Little hopped into an old Army jeep driven by her grandson for an escorted ride around Glens Falls. The city’s mayor had declared it “Betty Little Day” to celebrate her retirement from elected politics. On Monday, State Senator Betty Little hopped into an old Army jeep driven by her grandson for an escorted ride around Glens Falls. The city’s mayor had declared it “Betty Little Day” to celebrate her retirement from elected politics. P...

This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. The open source testing automation startup Cypress.io announced Wednesday that it closed a $40 million Series B round led by OpenView Venture Partners. In 2018, Cypress nearly ran out of cash, but it was able to find investors that had experience working with open source software companies.  Now, companies like Disney, Slack, Shopify, Wayfair, and NBA use Cyp...

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In the last hour, the first coronavirus vaccine administered in the United States was given to a critical care nurse in New York City. Applause broke out as the event was webcast. (APPLAUSE) INSKEEP: You can understand the feeling. NPRs Brian Mann is covering the story. Lets go right to it. Brian, who was it that received the vaccine? BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: Yeah, Steve, it was Sandra Lindsay. Shes a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and shes been one ...

Dec 11, 2020 — The North Country has had a slow start to winter this year. Some parts of the region haven’t had snow that’s really stuck, while it’s already deep winter up high in the Adirondacks. Emily Russell recently hiked Crane Mountain in Warren County, where she found a frozen mountain lake and a spectacular view from the summit. Emily RussellFinding a frozen pond and stunning views on Crane Mountain in the Adirondacks The summit of Crane Mountain in Warren County has a long stret...

important supreme court decision we dont go into a great deal of detail but if there is an alternative sentence of life imprisonment no parole juries must be advised of that. if not you have to do it all over again. so if juries know they have the choice death or life without parole, the personal never see the light of day again we find theyre more inclined to vote for life in prison. talk about arbitrary and capricious there are 15,000 homicides per year in the u.s.. that iso dn and s...