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Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties
Storm Update: Tornado Watch Issued For These NY Counties As thunderstorms, some severe, sweep through the region, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for parts of New York. The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 in the counties shown in yellow. In New York, those counties are: Sullivan Allegany Broome Catttaragugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Cortland Delaware Livingston Madison Oneida Onondaga Ontario Oswego Otsego Schuyler Seneca Steuben Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Wayne  Yates The time frame for the most severe storms from the system began at 5 p.m. and will last through around 9 p.m. Saturday. Related story -&…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash: Fire Breaks Out After Tesla Crashes Into House In Columbia County Double-Fatal Crash: Fire Breaks Out After Tesla Crashes Into House In Columbia County
Double-Fatal Crash: Fire Breaks Out After Tesla Crashes Into House In Columbia County Two people are dead after a Tesla crashed off the road and into a house in the region, causing a fire to break out. New York State Police released information on Wednesday, July 5 surrounding the crash that happened late last week in Columbia County, near the border of northwestern Dutchess County. A days-long investigation determined that the 2022 Tesla Model X was traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Route 9 in the town of Livingston and left the roadway at about 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 29.  The vehicle struck a tree and then the residence before the fire started.&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Dies In Single-Vehicle Crash On Columbia County Highway Man Dies In Single-Vehicle Crash On Columbia County Highway
Man Dies In Single-Vehicle Crash On Columbia County Highway A 59-year-old man has died following a single-car crash on a highway in the region, authorities said. Emergency crews in Columbia County were called at around 2:50 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, with reports of a crash in the town of Livingston, at the intersection of State Route 9 and County Route 8, according to State Police. When troopers arrived, they found a Nissan Titan driven by Thomas Jahoda, of Germantown, off the roadway. Investigators determined he had struck a gravel pile before crashing into a tree. Jahoda was taken by ambulance to Columbia Memorial Hospital, where he later died from h…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Nursing Home Employees In Livingston Stole Drugs, Falsified Records, Police Say Nursing Home Employees In Livingston Stole Drugs, Falsified Records, Police Say
Nursing Home Employees In Livingston Stole Drugs, Falsified Records, Police Say Two employees at a nursing home in the region are facing charges after allegedly stealing drugs from the facility and then falsifying business records to cover their tracks, authorities said. The thefts occurred in Columbia County at the Livingston Hills Nursing Home in Livingston, according to State Police. Investigators determined that 39-year-old Lauren Emery, of Hudson, and 47-year-old Alison Steedle, of Clinton in Oneida County, falsified and forged business records in an attempt to conceal their theft of narcotics, police said. Both women were arrested Thursday, Dec. 8, on multiple c…

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by Michael Mashburn
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60-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Golf Cart In Kinderhook 60-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Golf Cart In Kinderhook
60-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Golf Cart In Kinderhook One person is dead and another is injured after a golf cart was struck by a car in the region, authorities said. The incident happened at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, on Route 9 in Columbia County, in the town of Kinderhook. State Police said a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe was southbound when the golf cart entered the roadway near Maple Lane South and the vehicles collided. The impact killed the golf cart driver, identified as 60-year-old Dopson Wynter, of Kinderhook. A 55-year-old passenger in the golf cart, Henry Griffiths, of Kinderhook, was taken to Albany Medical Center with serious …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Traffic Stop In Livingston Turns Up Stolen Car, Gun, Drugs Traffic Stop In Livingston Turns Up Stolen Car, Gun, Drugs
Traffic Stop In Livingston Turns Up Stolen Car, Gun, Drugs Three people are facing charges after state troopers recovered a stolen car and gun in the Capital District. Troopers in Columbia County stopped the Hyundai Santa Fe just before 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14, on State Route 9 near Stickles Road in Livingston. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Livingston the previous Friday, July 8, according to New York State Police. Inside the car troopers found three suspects, along with small amounts of crack-cocaine and heroin, police said. They also recovered a stolen Ruger 17 HMR rifle. Police identified the suspects as Carlyle Gill, age 35, of L…

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by Michael Mashburn