Franklin County News

Federal authorities have charged more than 45 people nationwide over their alleged roles in an international drug-smuggling operation that moved $1 billion worth of marijuana.

A large international drug bust in Franklin County, N.Y. Police say they seized more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana, 25 kilograms of cocaine and $6 million in cash.

A judge has dismissed a sexual abuse case against a Fort Covington man accused of molesting a young boy.

Once the cook, five correction officers and three sergeants move to other state correctional facilities, Camp McGregor will officially close today after at least a decade of talk about its demise.

The trend in hydropower these days is more dams are coming down than are being built .

Navigating through the region's health and human services agencies can sometimes be a challenge for those in need.

You can view photos from past issues of the Press-Republican grouped in monthly galleries.

Franklin, Clinton and St. Lawrence counties were designated high-intensity drug trafficking areas Wednesday.

A new national law designates Franklin, Clinton and St. Lawrence counties as High-Intensity Drug-Trafficking Areas, making them eligible for extra federal funding.

Bitten by a deal with a disreputable contractor, Franklin County commissioners plan to adopt new rules Tuesday to forbid paying public dollars to crooks, tax dodgers and other scofflaws.

A third person has officially entered the race to replace John McHugh in Congress.

The graduates in the Class of 2009 at Franklin County High School were urged to be kind, loving and compassionate to other people as they move to the next phase of their lives.

The eventual resolution of a federal land-claim lawsuit filed by the St. Regis Mohawk tribe could solve a smaller property dispute, as well.

Franklin County Republican Legislator Paul Maroun has become the first to declare his candidacy for the 23rd Congressional District.

New traffic signs at some intersections may be surprising and possibly confusing some drivers.

The expected confirmation of John McHugh as the next secretary of the Army will open up his seat in the North Country's 23rd Congressional District.

Hundreds of correction officers on Tuesday urged lawmakers to reject a plan by Gov.

There will soon be surveillance cameras on main streets in Franklin County communities like Tupper Lake, and along the northern border.

On May 21, 2009, at 8:15 p.m., the New York State Police in Malone were contacted by A Franklin County Child Protective Services and advised of a 5-month-old child suffering from a potentially life threatening injury to his brain.A The victim, Ethan Lavertue, was treated at Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone and subsequently transferred to ...

Eighteen animals and a child were removed from a Brighton man's property on Tuesday.