ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Spring Valley police discovered a female pedestrian dead after receiving calls of a person on the ground.The incident took place around 1:40 a.m., Sunday when officers responded to the area of Commerce Street and South Myrtle Avenue for a person lying on the ground, said Officer Matthew Galli on Tuesday afternoon.Upon arrival, officers found a female lying on ...

Tolls on the new Tappan Zee Bridge may have to hit the $10 mark to pay for the $4 billion construction costs, according to a report from a non-partisan watchdog group.Released Friday by the Citizens  Budget Commission in New York City, the report found that once tolls are unfrozen in 2020, tolls could hit $10 roundtrip -- up from $5 -- to pay for the new three-mile bridge's ...

An NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley who had been the subject of a manhunt was arrested Tuesday in Manhattan for allegedly exposing himself to two girls in the Bronx, said the NYPD.Officer Adam Fridson, who lives in Yonkers and owns a home in Patterson,  has been suspended after he was arrested after the department put out a call to the public for help in identifying a man who flashed ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. --- It's common for officers to strap on their bulletproof vests each day, but pretty soon, one of Putnam County Sheriff's Office K-9 officers will be doing the same thing.K-9 Officer Lex will receive a bullet and stab protective vest that is being donated by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., a non-profit who provides the vests and other assistance to dogs in law ...

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Almost 400 local seniors turned out to have a little fun and dancing during the annual Dutchess Senior Prom on Monday.Sponsored by the Dutchess County Office for the Aging, this year's event was co-sponsored by several local businesses including the Pines at Poughkeepsie, Hudson Cadillac Buick GMC, Windgate Health and numerous others.During the event, seniors ...

Family members and law enforcement from across the county joined together on Monday with the Rockland County Sheriff's Office to officially christened their new patrol boat, in honor of the late Capt. Matthew J. McCune. The 31-foot-patrol boat is the newest in the department's marine unit in which McCune was once a member.Attending the event were McCune's family including his parents, ...

A Mahopac woman got the greeting of her life when she went to meet her family for dinner at the Amenia Steakhouse and was met by a bear digging through a dumpster instead, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Michelle DeKleine told the Journal she pulled into the parking lot around 4:30 p.m., Sunday and saw the bear digging through the restaurant's dumpsters.She said the bear was ...

A Poughkeepsie woman who provided police with a fake identity during a traffic stop was arrested after her deception was uncovered, according to Town of Lloyd Police.Nicole M. Tomitz, 30, was charged with falsifying business records, criminal impersonation and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle on Oct. 10, said Lt. James Janso.Tomitz was stopped by Lloyd police for a traffic ...

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — After being ravaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the staff at Harvest On Hudson knows all too well the hopeless feeling and stress associated with rebuilding after a storm.The Hastings restaurant, after all, suffered its own losses during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.That's why the popular Italian restaurant hopped on board to host a #HarvestHope Fundraiser Friday, ...

This story has been updated.ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- More than 20 homes had to be evacuated early Monday when a high-pressure gas main was hit during work in the area sending gas shooting into the air, said the West Haverstraw Fire Department.The main was hit in the area of N. Wayne Avenue, around 8:20 a.m., officials said.Officials from Orange & Rockland worked for about 30 minutes ...