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How Haitian ordnance wound up in the Adirondack Mountains

New York’s Fort Ticonderoga is celebrated for the artillery it contributed to the American Revolution. Less known, though, ...

Subways and bear fights? Historic Charleston maps offer peek into the city’s past.

After cataloguing nearly 1,800 historic maps and plans, staff in Charleston’s Records Management division shared a look into ...

9 Phantom Islands That Haunt Old Maps

Old maps are rife with phantom islands. Sometimes these nonexistent landmasses come about because of mistakes made by sailors or cartographers; sometimes they can be traced back to folklore or legends ...

Amber warnings for wind in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Bram batters UK

The storm has closed roads, caused rail and flight cancellations - and brought unseasonably warm temperatures.
Polygon

Bellwright’s Biggest Update Yet Adds An Expansive New Map To The Game

This content was produced in collaboration with Valnet Inc. and the sponsor Donkey Crew and Snail Games USA. More than 18 months on from Bellwright’s Early Access release, Donkey Crew’s hit survival ...
Great Lakes Now

The history of taming the Great Black Swamp

Before farms and suburbs, the Great Black Swamp thrived. Restoring it could help curb Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms today.
Staten Island Advance

N.Y. BABY Benefit: How to get New York’s new $1,800 birth allowance

New York has a new $1,800 birth allowance that officials say will help boost the health of new moms and babies. The state Legislature passed the benefit earlier in 2025 as part of the budget process.
syracuse.com

NY BABY Benefit: Here’s how to get the state’s new $1,800 birth allowance

New York has a new $1,800 birth allowance that officials say will help boost the health of new moms and babies. The state Legislature passed the benefit earlier in 2025 as part of the budget process.
Times Union

New York will close a prison in the North Country as staffing shortage persists

Both decisions were made to take pressure off the state to fill positions that have remained vacant since thousands of correction officers were fired this year following a weeks-long strike over ...
Democrat and Chronicle

Lake-effect snow returns to New York. See projected snowfall maps

Lake-effect snow will continue across parts of western and central New York, creating slick travel conditions. The heaviest snow bands are linked to a connection with Lake Huron, according to the ...
WKBW

Western New York communities tackle problems with growing deer population

WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Regular deer hunting season begins Saturday and runs through December 7 in New York's southern zone, marked in blue on state maps. Beyond being a popular sport, this hunting ...
Bisnow

1,800 Homes Proposed At Long-Vacant Safeway Site In Western Addition

The preliminary application covers the 4-acre property at 1335 Webster St., which is occupied by the vacant grocery store and surface parking. When Align purchased the property earlier this year, the ...