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Details Emerge On Alleged Misbehavior By Bill Murray On Movie Set Details Emerge On Alleged Misbehavior By Bill Murray On Movie Set
Details Emerge On Alleged Misbehavior By Bill Murray On Movie Set After months of speculation surrounding Bill Murray and his alleged transgression on the set of a new movie with a much younger woman, new details have now come to light. According to Puck, filming was suspended in April on the film "Being Moral, also starring Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansari after a complaint was made against the Hudson Valley resident who lives in Rockland County's Orangetown, for inappropriate behavior. Sources told Puck that Murray was very friendly with one female production staffer and at one moment when the two were near a bed on the set, Murray started kissing her body an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move
Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move In a historic move, President Joe Biden announced he is pardoning all of those with prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.  The White House announced the marijuana reform on Thursday, Oct. 6 during Biden's visit to the Hudson Valley at an IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, saying he has directed Attorney General Merrick Garland to develop an administrative process to issue certificates of pardon to individuals who are eligible. Biden said thousands of people with federal convictions for marijuana possession have had their lives upended.  "Criminal records for m…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Ex-NY Cop Gets Record-Setting Sentence For Assaulting Officer During Jan. 6 Riots Ex-NY Cop Gets Record-Setting Sentence For Assaulting Officer During Jan. 6 Riots
Ex-NY Cop Gets Record-Setting Sentence For Assaulting Officer During Jan. 6 Riots A retired NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley received the longest prison sentence to date among those convicted of taking part in riots at the US Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Orange County resident Thomas Webster, age 56, of the village of Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday, Sept. 1, after a jury convicted him of assaulting a Washington, DC police officer with a deadly weapon. In May 2022, the jury found him guilty of five felonies and one misdemeanor for his actions during the Capitol breach. Earlier Report: Ex-Cop From Orange County Convicte…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Wanted Man From New England Apprehended In NY Wanted Man From New England Apprehended In NY
Wanted Man From New England Apprehended In NY An out-of-state man wanted for assaulting a woman was nabbed by police in the Hudson Valley. The man was apprehended in Ulster County while officers were conducting a warrant investigation on Tuesday, Aug. 23. While conducting the investigation, officers located AJ Brown, age unknown, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, living in the hamlet of Glasco, in the town of Saugerties, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. Brown was wanted out of Maryland on a warrant from Baltimore County for felony assault of a woman on I-95 in December 2021, Sinagra said. He was taken into custody by officers…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
Tornado Touch Down Confirmed In NY Tornado Touch Down Confirmed In NY
Tornado Touch Down Confirmed In NY A tornado touched down in the Hudson Valley region during a round of isolated, severe thunderstorms earlier this week.The National Weather Service in New York announced on Saturday morning, July 16 that a storm survey conducted in eastern Ulster County found that damage that occurred west of Kingston on Wednesday, July 13 was the result of both a macroburst (straight line winds) as well as an EF-1 tornado. An EF-1 is the second weakest of the six levels of tornadoes on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Affected communities where there was widespread wind damage were Kingston, Hurley…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On I-684, Police Say Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On I-684, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On I-684, Police Say A man is facing multiple felony charges following a road-rage incident in the Hudson Valley, state police said. At about 3:20 p.m. July, 10, troopers from the Somers barracks were dispatched to Interstate 684 in Putnam County, in the town of Southeast, for a report of a man menacing another motorist with a firearm.  Troopers located the suspect’s vehicle northbound near mile marker 27. An investigation determined the man, identified as Justin D. Blundell, age 23, of Lexington, Massachusetts, got into the incident with another operator and menaced the victim, who had children in …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Teen Brought Knife To NY School Intending To Stab Staffer, Police Say Teen Brought Knife To NY School Intending To Stab Staffer, Police Say
Teen Brought Knife To NY School Intending To Stab Staffer, Police Say A 13-year-old student in upstate New York is facing charges after authorities say he brought an 8-inch knife to a school in the Hudson Valley and intended to stab a school staffer. The incident happened in Ulster County on Monday morning, May 16 at Ellenville Junior High School. Ellenville Police say that when officers arrived, the student was no longer in possession of the knife and was "isolated in a room with building administration." An investigation revealed the student brought the kitchen knife in his backpack into the school and intended to stab one of the staff members at the schoo…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Details Emerge On Apparent Love Triangle In Murder-Suicide Involving NY Cop Details Emerge On Apparent Love Triangle In Murder-Suicide Involving NY Cop
Details Emerge On Apparent Love Triangle In Murder-Suicide Involving NY Cop New information has emerged after an off-duty NYPD police officer followed his wife and her 20-year-old dog walker to a Hudson Valley hotel before chasing them in a vehicle and then gunning down her alleged lover and killing himself, according to the New York Post. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Wallkill around und 10:30 p.m., Sunday, May 9 in the parking lot of the Buffalo Wild Wings. When officers arrived on the scene at the Buffalo Wild Wings they found Sean Armstead, age 36, of Port Jervis, and Sullivan County resident Edward Wilkins, age 20, of Wurtsboro, said…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Reportedly Killed In Shooting Involving Off-Duty Cop At Restaurant In Hudson Valley Two Reportedly Killed In Shooting Involving Off-Duty Cop At Restaurant In Hudson Valley
Two Reportedly Killed In Shooting Involving Off-Duty Cop At Restaurant In Hudson Valley Updated story: IDs Released In Hudson Valley Murder-Suicide In Restaurant Parking Lot Involving Off-Duty Cop An off-duty NYPD officer reportedly shot and killed a man before killing himself in the parking lot of a popular Hudson Valley restaurant, according to law enforcement sources. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Wallkill around 10:30 p.m., Sunday, May 8. The officer reportedly killed another man in the parking lot of the Buffalo Wild Wings located on Route 211 and then killed himself over a woman, the source said.  Police at work.Rockland Video Producti…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Region Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Region
Steven Spielberg Stops By Popular Deli In Region Steven Spielberg stopped by a popular deli in the Hudson Valley. Rossi Rosticceria Deli in Dutchess County shared a photo on Wednesday, April 27, of the 75-year-old world-renowned director, producer, and screenwriter's visit on social media. "We’ve made lunch for A Lot of people but this is way up there," the business with two Poughkeepsie locations (on Clover Street and Eastdale Avenue) said in the Instagram post. Spielberg has directed numerous celebrated films, including Jurassic Park, Jaws, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. View a photo Rossi Deli staffers snapped wi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Weather
Band Of Snow Sweeps Through Region, Causing Slippery Roads, Some Delayed School Starts Band Of Snow Sweeps Through Region, Causing Slippery Roads, Some Delayed School Starts
Band Of Snow Sweeps Through Region, Causing Slippery Roads, Some Delayed School Starts A band of snowfall moving from north to south is causing slippery roads during the morning commute on Monday, March 28, leading some schools to delay starting times. For a look at areas affected by the band, including parts of the eastern Hudson Valley, central Connecticut and eastern Long Island, check the radar image above. Wind-chill values throughout the region are bone-chilling as a blast of Artic air has arrived. "Conditions over the next few days will be reminiscent of mid-January," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Randy Adkins. Monday will be mostly sunny and blustery, with a high a…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD
Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD Updated story: West Point Cadets ID'd As Six Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says As spring break starts to get into full swing, law enforcement officials are warning about the dangers of fentanyl-laced drugs after six students overdosed on what they thought was cocaine. The six spring breakers were found inside a vacation rental home in Florida after using cocaine that was laced with fentanyl, leaving one in critical condition inFort Lauderdale, authorities said.   Locally, law enforcement said they are seeing a "tremendous" number of fatal overdose deaths from drugs with fentanyl.…

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by Kathy Reakes