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Hochul Provides Update On Wildfires In Hudson Valley Hochul Provides Update On Wildfires In Hudson Valley
Hochul Provides Update On Wildfires In Hudson Valley As the wildfires continue to burn across the Hudson Valley, Gov. Kathy Hochul updated what's being done to mitigate and contain them. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Hochul said a multi-agency response had been deployed to fires in Orange and Ulster counties in close coordination with local fire departments and first responders.  According to Hochul, an aerial investigation shows the Orange County fire named the Jennings Creek/Sterling State Park wildfire in New York and New Jersey now encompasses 5,000 acres, half of which is in New York, and is 10 percent contained in both states. The fire in …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Video: Coyote Chases Deer In Front Yard Of Northern Westchester Home Video: Coyote Chases Deer In Front Yard Of Northern Westchester Home
Video: Coyote Chases Deer In Front Yard Of Northern Westchester Home It wasn't a roadrunner, but a coyote failed to get his mark during a chase with an animal in Northern Westchester. A coyote was caught on a doorbell camera in Yorktown Heights chasing a deer before veering off and heading in a different direction in defeat.  The surveillance video was taken near the Jefferson Valley Mall off of Oakside Road. The homeowner noted that she originally thought it to be a fox chasing the deer, but ultimately determined that it was a coyote that may have been making the rounds in Westchester. You can see it play out at the very start of the video here. …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Coyote Spotted In Front Of Northern Westchester Home Coyote Spotted In Front Of Northern Westchester Home
Coyote Spotted In Front Of Northern Westchester Home Is Westchester going to the dogs? Members of the North Castle Police Department were dispatched to an Annadale Road home at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, when a resident reported that there was a coyote in front of her home. Police said that officers responded to the scene, only to find that the coyote had fled into a nearby wooded area away from the home. Officers monitored the area, but the animal never made a return appearance. The sightings follow several others throughout Westchester in recent weeks, including several others in New Rochelle, Greenburgh, Eastchester, Mou…

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by Zak Failla