G. Gordon Liddy, the mastermind of the Watergate burglary, was laid to rest in the Hudson Valley where his public life began.Liddy, who died on Tuesday, March 30, at the age of 90, is known for his role in the Watergate break-in that led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.He started his career as an attorney in Poughkeepsie and later became an assistant district ...

Connecticut State Police have out an alert for a woman wanted for the murder of a 75-year-old Hartford County man.Melissa Feliciano, 31, is wanted for felony murder, murder, robbery, and larceny for the homicide that occurred in Rocky Hill on Monday, April 6, in the death of Robert Iacobucci.Feliciano is described as being 5 foot 2, 85 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police said ...

Connecticut State Police arrested 20 nursing home and long-term care workers after they entered a state office building and refused to leave during a protest calling for better wages and health care.The arrest took place around 4:57 p.m., Thursday, April 8 when the protestors entered the state's Office of the Policy & Management building located at 450 Capitol Ave., in Hartford, ...

A Suffolk County man has been indicted for the alleged murder of a Long Island man in broad daylight on a busy street.Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced the indictment of Joseph Garcia, 19, of Port Jefferson Station, on Thursday, April 8, for the murder of David Bliss Jr., age 25, of Shirley, on Wednesday, March 24.Garcia was charged with murder, criminal ...

A Hudson Valley woman has been arrested for allegedly starting a fire in a senior living facility in order to harm another resident.Barbara Desilva of Spring Valley was arrested on Tuesday, April 6 after Spring Valley police responded to the Golden Acres Residential Facility, at 11 Prospect St., for a report that a resident had started a fire, said Spring Valley Police Det. Matthew ...

A Connecticut woman who lost her 2-year-old rescue dog is a happy woman after the dog was rescued himself.Copper was rescued in Litchfield County by Amy La Russo, manager of Unleashed, a local New Milford kennel, after 13 days in the wild. Copper’s adventure began when walking with his owner Jean Mariano in Saga Meadow Park and he became spooked by a pick-up, said ...

Two men were arrested for allegedly having a loaded handgun in a hotel room on Long Island.Manuel Andrade, age 36, and Refugio Miguel Ponce Nunez, age 51, both of East Meadow, were arrested on Friday, April 2, at the Coliseum Inn, located at 1650 Hempstead Turnpike, in East Meadow, said the Nassau County Police.According to detectives, officers responded to the ...

A Nassau County man has been arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat toward a school official on Long Island.According to detectives, Goran Preda, age 42, of Williston Park, contacted Meadow Drive School officials in Albertson by phone on Thursday, April 8, and expressed his desire to conduct a violent act toward them, Nassau County Police said.School officials immediately ...

A Hudson Valley man is living out his dream by competing on "Jeopardy!," and to top it off winning on his first appearance.Westchester resident Pasquale Palumbo, age 45, of Hawthorne, made his show debut on Thursday, April 8, and walked off the set with  $6,799, and a chance to win again on Friday, April 9. The latest episode will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Friday on WABC-TV (Channel ...

State Police have arrested a woman on manslaughter charges in connection to the alleged killing of another woman.Joan M. Darcy, age 71, of Wappinger, was arrested on Wednesday, April 7, and charged with manslaughter for the November death of the other woman.On Thursday, Nov. 5, State Police from the Wappinger barracks responded to a residence on Scarborough Lane in the town of Wappinger ...