A student has been arrested after allegedly making a threat against a high school in the Hudson Valley.The arrest by state police came in Orange County after the post was discovered on social media in mid-April, prompting a two-week investigation by local and state police, Wallkill Central School District Superintendent Kevin Castle said.Following the investigation in which Castle ...

Get set for a stormy stretch of weather with showers, rain and separate rounds of thunderstorms over the next three days.Here's what to expect.Friday, May 3: Following overnight thunderstorms, there will be a chance of showers throughout the day with a high in the upper 50s. A new round of thunderstorms will sweep through in the evening.Saturday, May 4: Warmer, with a high near 70 ...

April showers may bring May flowers, but at the start of the new month, at least, we'll also see more precipitation.An unsettled weather pattern will last well into this weekend, with a chance of rain and showers each day, with thunderstorms possible at times. We'll also see a wide range of temperatures, especially farthest south near the coast compared to those inland.Here's what ...

Where does your high school rank nationally?Now, you can find out.More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation.The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math ...

This story has been updated.A stretch of the Palisades Parkway has reopened after a car fire initially closed both southbound lanes.The incident occurred at Exit 5 (Route 303) in Orangetown just before 4:30 p.m. The left lane reopened just after 5 p.m., and the right lane at around 5:30 p.m.Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

A 56-year-old man was killed after coming into contact with power lines in Northern Westchester, state police said.Troopers were dispatched to Gallows Hill Road in Cortlandt around noon on Sunday, April 28 for a report of a man fallen out of a tree. An investigation found Carlos M. Diaz, 56, of Peekskill, was employed by the homeowner for the purpose of tree trimming, and came ...

This story has been updated.The length and coverage area of the Frost Advisory issued just days away from the start of May have both been expanded.The advisory, for areas where the growing season started, is now in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday, April 29, and now includes Northern Fairfield County as well as Putnam County, Dutchess and Orange counties in the Hudson Valley.It will ...

This story has been updated.The length and coverage area of the Frost Advisory issued just days away from the start of May have both been expanded.The advisory, for areas where the growing season started, is now in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday, April 29, and now includes Northern Fairfield County as well as Putnam County, Dutchess and Orange counties in the Hudson Valley.It will ...

Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s social media game has helped make her famous around the country. Her latest Twitter gaffe may make her infamous.On Thursday, April 25, while targeting Republicans on Twitter, the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate, erroneously referred to Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth as “one of the older male members” of the Republican Party."GOP: ...

Merchants in New York State, after a years-long court battle, now have the right to charge extra for credit card purchases as long as customers are notified, but some are crying foul, saying businesses are not playing fair.But some people are saying they didn’t find out they were paying more for using their credit cards at all, or, in other cases, until after seeing a "Credit Card ...