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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Shipwreck hunters say they've found the sunken houseboat of a northern New York businessman who disappeared during a trip on Lake Ontario 40 years ago.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The international agency that operates a bridge linking the U.S. and Canada in northern New York plans to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to finish a project aimed at preserving a landmark in the Thousand Islands region on the St. Lawrence River.

Friday, December 21, 2012  A federal border agent has been convicted of falsifying records while on the job in northern New York.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  No one was inside a minivan when it rolled off a ferry crossing the St. Lawrence River along New York's northern border with Canada.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  A northern New York man has been put on probation for lying about time he supposedly spent on patrol for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  There's a new online source available for boaters interested in doing some recreational port hopping along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Another showdown is brewing between fishermen and cormorants.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  A federal border agent has been accused of stealing money while on the job in northern New York.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  The northern New York man who was operating a boat that struck a shoal on the St. Lawrence River, injuring himself and five passengers, remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Authorities say six people have been injured, two of them seriously, when their motor boat struck a shoal in the St. Lawrence River near the Canadian border in northern New York.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  A published report says the United States and Canada don't believe the St. Lawrence Seaway needs to be expanded to allow larger, ocean-bound ships to enter the system.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  Police say a Canadian scuba diver has died after a diving accident in the St. Lawrence River off northern New York.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  The water level on Lake Ontario is beginning to drop after a wet spring pushed it a foot above average.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  A northern New York congressman says the U.S. tourism and fishing industries along the St. Lawrence River will be crippled by Canada's policy requiring boaters to report to customs every time they venture into Canadian waters.

Monday, June 20, 2011  State police say they're investigating the death of a 56-year-old Syracuse-area man whose body was found in the St. Lawrence River.