Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect For Fairfield County Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect For Fairfield County
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect For Fairfield County As a potent system with scattered severe storms sweeps through, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has now been issued for much of the region. It's in effect until midnight Sunday, Aug. 13. The main threat is for damaging wind gusts and large hail, the National Weather Service said, adding that isolated tornadoes are possible, mainly north and west of New York City. In addition, storms will be capable of locally heavy rainfall which could lead to some urban, low lying and poor drainage flooding with isolated to scattered flash flooding possible. In New York, the watch co…
Tornado Watch Issued For Connecticut, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible Tornado Watch Issued For Connecticut, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible
Tornado Watch Issued For Connecticut, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible As a slow-moving storm system barrels through the Northeast, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for much of the region until 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16. It includes parts of southeastern New York -- Long Island, as well as Westchester, and Putnam counties -- as well as all eight counties in Connecticut, and the following counties in Massachusetts: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester. A look at all areas under the watch, also including parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine, is marked in yellow in the image above from the National Weather Service. …
NY Woman Killed During Severe Storm ID'd As 35-Year-Old Trying To Rescue Dog NY Woman Killed During Severe Storm ID'd As 35-Year-Old Trying To Rescue Dog
NY Woman Killed During Severe Storm ID'd As 35-Year-Old Trying To Rescue Dog New Update: Woman Who Died Trying To Save Dog In Hudson Valley Flash Flood Remembered For 'Generous Heart' The one fatality confirmed after the epicenter of a severe storm system hit the Hudson Valley region has been identified as a 35-year-old woman trying to rescue her dog in Orange County amid flash flooding and torrential downpours. "She came out, seeing her house was taking on too much water," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a news conference in the village of Highland Falls, which borders West Point, and was one of the communities hit hardest. "She was with her dog and her…
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver From Danbury Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Driver From Danbury Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car: Police
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver From Danbury Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car: Police A Fairfield County drunk driver faces a felony charge after being caught driving on the wrong side of a Hudson Valley road with a 12-year-old boy inside the car, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened in Putnam County on Sunday, July 2 around 12:30 a.m., when sheriff's deputies saw a car driving in the wrong lane in Southeast on Danbury Road (Route 202), according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  When authorities pulled the car over, they found that the driver, 35-year-old Segundo Castro Rodriguez of Danbury, Connecticut, was allegedly drunk af…
Norwalk Woman Defrauds Car Dealership: Police Norwalk Woman Defrauds Car Dealership: Police
Norwalk Woman Defrauds Car Dealership: Police A Fairfield County woman faces grand larceny charges after allegedly defrauding a car dealership in the Hudson Valley while trading in her vehicle, police said.  On Tuesday, June 13, Norwalk resident Melanie Ham was arrested for defrauding a dealership, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, June 30. Ham's arrest stemmed from an investigation that began on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, when a Putnam County sheriff's deputy was sent to a dealership within the county to take a complaint regarding a fraudulent transaction.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Ham had traded…
Woman, Age 36, From Region Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game Woman, Age 36, From Region Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game
Woman, Age 36, From Region Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game A woman died after a crash that happened while she was pulling into a parking lot at her son's youth baseball game in the Hudson Valley. Putnam County resident Kaylyn Anna Touhey, of Carmel, was killed on Tuesday, May 16 at the age of 36 when she was rear-ended and pushed into oncoming traffic while pulling into her son Benjamin's baseball game in the hamlet of Milton in Ulster County just before 5:40 p.m.  According to Marlborough Police, a black Nissan driven by a 42-year-old Dutchess County woman from Hopewell Junction had been traveling north on Route 9W when she collided with a wh…
Man Steals Catalytic Converters From Cars In CT: Police Man Steals Catalytic Converters From Cars In CT: Police
Man Steals Catalytic Converters From Cars In CT: Police A man faces numerous charges after allegedly stealing catalytic converters from vehicles throughout the Hudson Valley and Connecticut, including one that was parked at a high school, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened on Thursday, March 23 around 3 p.m., when a Putnam County sheriff's deputy assigned as a school resource officer at Putnam Valley High School was told that a vehicle parked in the school's lot had a catalytic converter stolen from it.  According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, this deputy was able to obtain surveillance video …
'Our Shining Light': 26-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash Remembered 'Our Shining Light': 26-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash Remembered
'Our Shining Light': 26-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash Remembered A 26-year-old Connecticut woman born and raised in New York who was killed in a single-vehicle crash is being remembered as a "beautiful, sweet soul." New Haven County resident Jessica Anne Bulfaro, of Milford, who was born in Westchester County and lived in Putnam County, in the town of Carmel, died on Thursday, April 20 when she lost control of her silver 2021 Subaru Impreza and struck two utility poles in Newtown, said the Newtown Police.  She was born on Thursday, August 22, 1996, in White Plains, to her parents Stephen and Jeanette (Santorelli) Bulfaro. After graduating hi…
Fatal Crash: 26-Year-Old Woman Hits 2 Utility Poles In Newtown Fatal Crash: 26-Year-Old Woman Hits 2 Utility Poles In Newtown
Fatal Crash: 26-Year-Old Woman Hits 2 Utility Poles In Newtown A 26-year-old woman was killed after losing control of her SUV and hitting two utility poles in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Newtown around 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 20 on Berkshire Road.  Newtown Police, along with Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Newtown Ambulance responded to a single-vehicle crash on Berkshire Road between Sherman Street and Zoar Road, said Sgt. William Chapman of the Newtown Police. An investigation determined that a silver 2021 Subraru Impreza driven by Putnam County, New York resident Jessica Bulfaro, age 27, of Carmel, drove off the side of the r…
Man, Woman From CT Both Ejected After Vehicle Overturns On I-84 Stretch Man, Woman From CT Both Ejected After Vehicle Overturns On I-84 Stretch
Man, Woman From CT Both Ejected After Vehicle Overturns On I-84 Stretch A man and woman were both ejected in a single-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley, authorities said. It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, April 15 in Putnam County on I-84 in the town of Southeast. A preliminary investigation determined that the driver, Yorman Hernandez-Alcala, age 29, of Bristol, Connecticut, was traveling eastbound in the right lane when the vehicle in the left lane failed to stay in the lane, causing him to lose control, New York State Police said. During the investigation, it was determined that Hernandez-Alcala drove off the roadway and overturned in an embankme…
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region The most potent winter storm of the season has resulted in scores of school closures and slippery travel conditions. Here's a look at some snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service and other sources on Tuesday morning, Feb. 28. If you don't see your town listed, post the total in a comment. New York Manhattan Central Park, 1.8  inches Nassau County Manhasset Hills, 3.5 inches Herricks, 3.5 inches Suffolk County Commack, 5 inches Centereach, 4.5 inches Mattituck, 4.5 inches Mount Sina, 4.5 inches Bridgehampton, 4.4 inches Rockland County Stony Point, 6.1 inc…
Upcoming Lane Closures To Affect I-684 Stretch Upcoming Lane Closures To Affect I-684 Stretch
Upcoming Lane Closures To Affect I-684 Stretch A series of planned lane closures will affect traffic on Interstate 684 in the Hudson Valley. The closures will affect I-684 in both Westchester and Putnam Counties, between Exit 8 in North Salem (Hardscrabble Road) and Exit 9 in Brewster (Interstate 84), according to the New York Department of Transportation.  On both Wednesday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, Feb. 23, one northbound lane will close between the two exits from 8 p.m. and midnight, and two northbound lanes will close between midnight and 3 a.m. As for the southbound direction, two lanes will close on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.…