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New brewery opens soon in the North Country

The aroma of hops cooking can now be smelled in Canton as production ramps up at the new St. Lawrence Brewing Company. Owner Ken Hebb has been brewing craft beers in his personal life for years and is ready to share his talents with the North Country. YNN’s Barry Wygel got a behind the scenes look at the operation as the brewery gets ready to open to the public.

New brewery opens soon in the North Country

5:26 PM

McLaughlin considering a run for governor in 2014

Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin said he's considering a run for governor. Since Governor Cuomo defeated Republican challenger Carl Paladino back in 2010, the search has been on for the next Republican to challenge Cuomo.

2:58 PM

Lax manager shows team life is bigger than the game (Part 2)

It wasn't easy for Carthage Lacrosse Coach Kirk Ventiquattro .There wasn't time or energy to spend on anything other than the game. But it didn't take long for Kevin Cook, his cousin born with Down Syndrome, to show him the true spirit of what life is really about. In the second part of our look at Carthage Team Manager Kevin Cook, our Brian Dwyer brings us inside the relationship between these two men, and how Kevin's spirit has taught those lessons to a decade's worth of Carthage teams.

Updated 7:18 PM

Legislative session winds down this week

Several issues are still on the table as the legislative session winds down this week. Capital Tonight's Nick Reisman is in Albany with more.

4:59 PM

Pipe noise disrupts City Hall employees

There is some noise circulating throughout the halls at City Hall in Watertown. A humming noise that is and it's causing quite the disruption to employees. YNN's Carmella Mataloni spoke with officials on how they plan to fix the problem to restore the peace and quiet.

Updated 06/17/2013 10:38 PM

Franklin County officials working to prevent future floods

Last week's flooding in Franklin County may have been out of the ordinary for most residents. But that's not the case for everyone. On Lower Park Street in Malone, residents are forced out of their homes on an almost yearly basis. Our Barry Wygel spoke with some Franklin County officials who are working to put an end to the problem.

Updated 06/17/2013 04:48 PM

Body of Lt. Col. Todd Clark returns home

The body of a fallen Fort Drum soldier returned home Monday morning. Lieutenant Colonel Todd Clark was among three New Yorkers killed back on June eighth in Afghanistan.

Updated 06/17/2013 11:31 AM

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4:40 PM

Anti-fracking activists rally at the Capitol

Anti-fracking activists gather at the state Capitol to voice their opposition to the controversial drilling process.

Anti-fracking activists rally at the Capitol

06/17/2013 03:22 PM

Poll: New lows for Cuomo and Silver

Governor Cuomo's favorability rating dips to its lowest level since he's been in office. And a majority of New Yorkers want Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to go. That's according to a new poll from the Siena Research Institute released Monday. Steve Greenberg stopped by YNN to break down the numbers.

06/17/2013 01:55 PM

Crunch look to split series with Griffins

After crawling back from a 3-game deficit in the Calder Cup finals, the Syracuse Crunch are staying alive in the series, trailing two games to three with the game 6 advantage on home ice.

Crunch look to split series with Griffins

King of Kings kicks off at Utica College

The annual NCAA sanctioned King of Kings men's basketball summer league kicked with a doubleheader at Utica College Monday. In the first game, Utica Select beat Takeover 84-78. In the second game, Upstate Swagger took down Syracuse Elite 86-68.

King of Kings kicks off at Utica College

Defending DSGO champ seeking repeat

Reigning champion Willie Wood said Monday he's hoping to repeat his 2012 performance in eight weeks when he and the rest of the Champions Tour pros return to En-Joie Golf Club for the seventh annual Dick's Sporting Goods Open.

Defending DSGO champ seeking repeat

Probation officers fired, demoted over Renz case

Several U.S. probation officers have been fired or demoted in response to their lack of oversight of David Renz. Renz is charged with killing 47-year old Lori Bresnahan and raping a 10-year-old girl in March. Katie Gibas reports.

Probation officers fired, demoted over Renz case

Updated 5:52 PM

Three-year-old boy in critical condition after falls from window

A three-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling from a second story window.

Three-year-old boy in critical condition after falls from window

Updated 8:08 PM

Sit down with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara

Governor Andrew Cuomo has been pushing hard for some sort of ethics and campaign finance reform since the string of lawmaker arrests earlier this spring. At the center of those investigations was U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara who called public corruption rampant in Albany Now, with legislators set to possibly pass some reform measures, our Capital Tonight host Liz Benjamin sat down with Bharara to talk about what he thinks is the best way to clean up Albany.

Sit down with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara

06/17/2013 10:10 PM

Obama salutes fathers; GOP focuses on student loan interest rates

President Obama took some time this weekend to salute the fathers all across America. Obama said being an involved parent is the most important job in the world. Meanwhile, republicans touched upon the student loan interest rates issue during their weekly address.

Obama salutes fathers; GOP focuses on student loan interest rates

Updated 06/17/2013 09:44 PM

Sports games big on keeping it real

In part two of this week's five-part series highlighting some of the top titles from the E3 video game convention, Adam Balkin highlights some games that draw so many in even if they don't consider themselves serious gamers.

Sports games big on keeping it real

Teach your children how to manage money (Part 7)

Before young people charge straight into a lifetime of debt, parents have plenty of chances to talk to them about how to use credit wisely. Money Matters reporter Tara Lynn Wagner filed the following report.

Teach your children how to manage money (Part 7)

Healthy Fruit Smoothie

Using unsweetened pomegranate juice for added healthy goodness!

Healthy Fruit Smoothie

Strengthening and stretching your calves

Your calves are one of the most used muscles in the body. To strengthen and stretch the calves, you'll need something to balance yourself with and you'll need a box or a riser approximately 6 inches to 12 inches off the floor. For this edition of Tone Up, YNN’s Marcie Fraser shows us calf dips.

Strengthening and stretching your calves

Five auto myths debunked

There are many myths when it comes to your vehicle. For this edition of The Car Coach, YNN’s Lauren Fix has the facts.

Five auto myths debunked

Today in New York History: June 18

Here's a look at what happened Today in New York History for June 18.

Today in New York History: June 18