The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last week announced the release of proposed changes to coolwater sportfish regulations. DEC said the changes will help protect spawning fish ...

Officials are designing new ways to protect the shorelines from sudden flooding and longer storm seasons. Officials are designing new ways to protect the shorelines from sudden flooding and longer ...

Rescuers pulled six survivors from a remote California site where 15 backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche, the authorities said. Nine others were still missing. By Livia Albeck-Ripka ...

You may never guess it by looking at the outside of a brick building in Lake Placid, but behind its walls, some are training to reach Olympic glory in ski jumping. Ski jumpers take pride in the thrill ...

If you like chasing walleye in the spring, you’re going to want to pay attention to this. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is proposing changes to coolwater ...

Shipwreck experts revealed Sunday that they have located the remains of a steamer that sank in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago. Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn, 80, completed a 60-year ...

NEW YORK STATE — New Yorkers will once again have the chance to go fishing without a license on several days this year. The program started back in 1991 to give people who’ve never tried fishing a ...

“Over and over again, as the story writers have moved in and out of Lake Placid, they’ve asked, ‘How can such a small community as this command such attention? Why are you so different than any other ...