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In Fursuit: Search For Cubs Underway After Mama Bear Killed On NY Parkway In Fursuit: Search For Cubs Underway After Mama Bear Killed On NY Parkway
In Fursuit: Search For Cubs Underway After Mama Bear Killed On NY Parkway Despite social media buzz and some help from a couple of drone operators, there’s still no sign of a family of black bear cubs days after their mama was struck and killed on a highway in the region. The Columbia County incident happened Friday evening, April 19, on the Taconic State Parkway near Exit 99 in the hamlet of Spencertown. Two or three 10-pound cubs that are still nursing were left orphaned when the adult bear was hit and killed, according to the wildlife nonprofit Lucky Rehabilitation Center. “We located the body of their mom and will be gathering hair samples this morning in th…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY State Trooper Issued Over 30 Fake Tickets While Patrolling, DA Says NY State Trooper Issued Over 30 Fake Tickets While Patrolling, DA Says
NY State Trooper Issued Over 30 Fake Tickets While Patrolling, DA Says A New York State Trooper is charged with issuing more than 30 false tickets while patrolling parkways, officials said.  Westchester County resident Edward Longo, a 34-year-old resident of Yorktown, was charged and arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 31 for allegedly issuing 32 false tickets to people who were never pulled over while patrolling the Sprain Brook and Taconic State Parkways between May 10, 2021, and Oct. 2, 2022, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  Longo also allegedly supported depositions containing false statements and information without actuall…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
NY May Rename Trump State Park NY May Rename Trump State Park
NY May Rename Trump State Park New York State officials are assessing whether or not to rebrand the Donald J. Trump State Park on the Westchester-Putnam border, citing the divisiveness that comes along with the former president's name.  Lawmakers are calling on the state to rename the approximately 435-acre park that stretches between Yorktown and Putnam Valley in the wake of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol during the riots in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6. In a letter to New York States Park Commissioner Erik Kulleseid earlier this month, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef called for the renaming of the park, as well…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Queens Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Hudson Valley Queens Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Hudson Valley
Queens Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Hudson Valley A 65-year-old woman was killed after losing control of her vehicle in a heavy rainstorm on the Taconic State Parkway. Fatos Kaba, of Queens, was killed around 12:41 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, northbound on the parkway in Dutchess County, in the town of Stanford, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. When troopers arrived on the scene, they found a 2008 Honda Fit was found in the center median, Hicks said. An initial investigation suggests Kaba lost control during heavy rainfall, left the roadway, and struck a tree.  She succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect From Queens Nabbed After Police Chase, Crash Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect From Queens Nabbed After Police Chase, Crash
Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect From Queens Nabbed After Police Chase, Crash A teenager in a stolen sports car took New York State Police troopers on a chase before attempting to flee on foot to avoid arrest. New York State Police troopers in Dutchess County attempted to stop a 2019 Dodge Challenger on the Taconic State Parkway when the driver committed a traffic violation while driving at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Milan. The driver failed to slow down, police said, speeding away south on the parkway. Troopers used spike strips to slow the vehicle near the Salt Point Turnpike, but the driver continued on. According to police, the driver continued…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire
Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire A former New York State Thruway employee from the Hudson Valley allegedly attempted to light a Thruway vehicle on fire after losing his job, police said. New York State Police troopers responded to a call of reported arson at the Canaan Toll Plaza on I-90 in Columbia County at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. Police said that the investigation determined that Dutchess County resident Bradley Straley, a recently terminated NYS Thruway employee, attempted to light an occupied NYS Thruway vehicle on fire. Straley, of the Town of Washington, fled the scene before troopers arrived, a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Farmingdale Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash In Hudson Valley Farmingdale Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash In Hudson Valley
Farmingdale Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash In Hudson Valley  A Long Island man was charged with drinking and driving following a single-vehicle crash, state police said. Early on Monday, Nov. 11, troopers from Poughkeepsie stopped Farmingdale resident Richard Tortoso, 27, on the Taconic State Parkway in LaGrange in Dutchess County when he was involved in a single-vehicle crash. During the investigation into the crash, troopers determined that Tortoso was under the influence of alcohol, and he was arrested. Troopers transported Tortoso to New York State Police barracks in Poughkeepsie, where he was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misd…

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by Zak Failla
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NTSB Releases Findings On Plane Crash That Killed Pilot From Woodmere NTSB Releases Findings On Plane Crash That Killed Pilot From Woodmere
NTSB Releases Findings On Plane Crash That Killed Pilot From Woodmere A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board regarding the August plane crash in the area that killed two says the pilot experienced engine failure. The crash happened in Union Vale in Dutchess County just after 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Aug. 17 on South Smith Road in Union Vale, just south of Sky Acres Airport and east of the Taconic State Parkway. The two who died were the pilot of the Cessna 303, identified as Francisco Knipping-Diaz, 61, of Woodmere in Nassau County, and a man who was in the house at the time, Gerard Bocker, 61, state police said. In a five-page …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After LI-Bound Plane Crashes New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After LI-Bound Plane Crashes
New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After Li-bound Plane Crashes Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Killed, Four Injured In Plane Crash Into House Near Area Airport New details have emerged after two people were killed and four others injured when a twin-engine plane with three people aboard crashed into a two-story home near a public-access airport in the area, igniting a fire in the house. First reports of the incident in Dutchess County came at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The plane, identified by the FAA as a Cessna 303, departed from Orange County Airport and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres, which is located in the Town …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Dead, One Missing After LI-Bound Plane Crashes Into House Two Dead, One Missing After LI-Bound Plane Crashes Into House
Two Dead, One Missing After Li-bound Plane Crashes Into House Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Killed, Four Injured In Plane Crash Into House Near Area Airport New details have emerged after two people were killed and four others injured when a twin-engine plane with three people aboard crashed into a two-story home near a public-access airport in the area, igniting a fire in the house. First reports of the incident in Dutchess County came at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The plane, identified by the FAA as a Cessna 303, departed from Orange County Airport and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres, located in the Town of Union Vale…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Killed, One Missing After LI-Bound Plane Crashes Into House Two Killed, One Missing After LI-Bound Plane Crashes Into House
Two Killed, One Missing After Li-bound Plane Crashes Into House Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Killed, Four Injured In Plane Crash Into House Near Area Airport New details have emerged after two people were killed and four others injured when a twin-engine plane with three people aboard crashed into a two-story home near a public-access airport in the area, igniting a fire in the house. First reports of the incident in Dutchess County came at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The plane, identified by the FAA as a Cessna 303, departed from Orange County Airport and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres, located in the Town of Union …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo From Levittown, Brooklyn Facing Drug Possession Charges After Traffic Stop Upstate Duo From Levittown, Brooklyn Facing Drug Possession Charges After Traffic Stop Upstate
Duo From Levittown, Brooklyn Facing Drug Possession Charges After Traffic Stop Upstate Two people are facing drug possession charges following a traffic stop upstate, police say. New York State Police say they observed a violation and conducted a traffic stop on a 2019 Chevrolet on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Claverack on Thursday, May 23 around 4:50 p.m. Further investigation revealed that the occupants, identified as  Zachary Costantini, 20, of Levittown and Benjamin Meyer, 24, of Brooklyn were in possession of the following: 1.4 grams of Psilocybin mushrooms 140 grams of edible marijuana 54 grams of marijuana 65 doses of LSD 2.75 grams of LSD candy 2.6 …

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by Valerie Musson