Fran Betters, a fly fisherman, writer, sport shop owner and the spokesman for the West Branch of the AuSable River for the past four decades, died Sunday in his Wilmington home after a battle with heart disease. He was 78. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

The Forever Wired Conference at Clarkson University drew 260 people Tuesday to discuss bringing jobs to the north country by promoting broadband access. Read more.

From: Watertown Daily Times

Some visitors browsed through shops offering handmade souvenirs of the Adirondacks. Others paddled canoes down the Moose River. Read more.

From: Utica Observer-Dispatch

A revised proposal for classifying lands in the Lows Lake area would make about three-quarters of that lake's bed and waters wilderness and about one-quarter primitive. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Warren County supervisors plan to seek proposals for a new operator for the Upper Hudson River Railroad, as one of the supervisors seeks to have a special southern train run this fall to generate interest. Read more.

From: Glens Falls Post-Star

The discovery of a newspaper article on the Internet about the alleged serial burglar who was dubbed the "Mountain Man" of northern Warren County has led to the family tracking down their long-lost relative after decades. Read more.

From: Glens Falls Post-Star