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20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley
20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley A young man has died in an apparent drowning in the Hudson Valley. In Orange County, state police were called at around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, with reports of a possible drowning on the Delaware River in Deerpark, near Hook Road Beach. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the Town of Deerpark Police and Sparrowbush Fire Department. Related story: Westchester Man Drowns At Bear Mountain State Park Crews eventually found the man underwater. He was taken to Bon Secours community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities identified him as 20-year-old …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced To 15 Years For Starving Boy To Death Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced To 15 Years For Starving Boy To Death
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced To 15 Years For Starving Boy To Death A Hudson Valley woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for starving to death a 7-year-old boy in her care. Orange County resident Leticia Bravo, age 40, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 21 after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of Peter Cucuas. In addition to the 15 years, Bravo will also serve five years post-release supervision, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. On February 10, 2021, shortly after 8 a.m., Bravo brought Cuacuas’ lifeless body to St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, the DA's Office said…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Killed In Multiple-Vehicle I-87 Crash One Killed In Multiple-Vehicle I-87 Crash
One Killed In Multiple-Vehicle I-87 Crash A 64-year-old tractor-trailer driver was killed during a multiple-vehicle crash on a stretch of I-87 in the area. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, in Orange County, in the town of Newburgh,  A preliminary investigation determined a 2020 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by Michael Guerra, age 64, of Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, was traveling southbound when he struck a 1994 Peterbilt tractor-trailer operated by Adam S. Tommell, age 37, of Voorheesville, New York, directly in the rear of the trailer, said New York State Police Trooper Tara McCormi…

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by Kathy Reakes