Altona News

An Altona man is facing charges for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a young child.

New York State Police say the man who caused a double-fatal crash last week in Plattsburgh was impaired by drugs.

A judge has decided that two Republican candidates for the Altona Town Council should have their names removed from the Nov.

Delivery of absentee ballots in Clinton County has been held up by a court case that involves a candidate who was killed in a car accident last week.

Jean Pascal has never had to fight a rematch in his professional career, so believes he's in no position to pontificate on the merits of boxing the same opponent more than once.

Two men have died as the result of a motor vehicle accident according to New York State Police.

The state has finally taken the long-overdue step of banning practically all open burning of residential waste, effective today.

The Clinton County Advocacy and Resource Center hosted its second annual Fall Festival at the Clinton County Fairgrounds in Morrisonville Oct.

Law enforcement and rescue personnel combed the woods in the Town of Plattsburgh for hours after residents spotted a parachutist dropping from the sky.

A search is under way for a parachutist who dropped into the woods Friday morning in the Town of Plattsburgh.

JEERS to New York Gov. David Paterson for not showing up at the Sept. 19 Champlain Quadricentennial signature event in Crown Point.

Please make sure your Speakout is not longer than 100 words. We will reject them completely or cut them down if they are too long.

A family is displaced after a fire broke out and destroyed their wood-sided mobile home Saturday at about 4:15 p.m. Tina and Orville Ryan of 96 Anderson Road watched as firefighters from a number of departments removed furniture from the inside of their home.

Crews pour cement as part of the construction of Miner's "Million Dollar Dam" on the Altona Flat Rock between Altona and West Chazy.

Crews pour cement as part of the construction of Miner's "Million Dollar Dam" on the Altona Flat Rock between Altona and West Chazy.

When the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy held an open house earlier this summer, organizers expected about 300 visitors.

Michael and Candy Thibodeau woke early Tuesday morning to find their large dairy barn being consumed by flames.

Five-year-old Hannah Sames is battling a rare, debilitating neurological disorder, but she isn't alone in her struggle.

The Town Council here rescinded its motion, in a split vote, to enforce the town's wind-facilities law on a project belonging to Penn Energy Trust.

The Press-Republican has received a number of Speakouts both insulting and praising the candidates for Essex County district attorney.