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Huge Brawl After Hudson Valley HS Basketball Game Triggers Large Police Response Huge Brawl After Hudson Valley HS Basketball Game Triggers Large Police Response
Huge Brawl After Hudson Valley HS Basketball Game Triggers Large Police Response A huge brawl involving fans following a high school basketball game in the Hudson Valley triggered a large police response. The incident took place in Orange County at Valley Central High School in the town of Montgomery around 8:10 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31. As the game between Valley Central High School and Newburgh Free Academy ended, the fights started in the gym, said Montgomery Police Chief John Hank. School resource officers immediately requested additional backup as Orange County 911 was overwhelmed with calls reporting the fights and some reported that someone had a weapon, the chief…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley
Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley A smoke shop in the Hudson Valley known for its winning lottery tickets has struck again with a lucky player pocketing $100,000 in the latest Powerball game. The Power Play ticket for the Monday, Jan. 30 game matched four numbers and the Powerball, said New York Lottery officials. The winning numbers for Jan. 30 are 1-4-12-36-49 and the Powerball is 5. The Power Play multiplier for the drawing was 2. The Power Play prize-winning ticket was purchased at Smokes 4 Less in Orange County in Newburgh, lottery officials said. The Power Play ticket, the third place prize – not including the jackp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley It's not just another day for one lucky Hudson Valley Powerball player who walked away with a $50,000 third prize. A New York Lottery spokesman said five tickets won the third-place prize including one in Orange County in Newburgh. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Jan. 18 Powerball are 6-15-22-42-47 and the Powerball is 26. The winning ticket, which matched four of the five numbers and the Powerball, was purchased at the  Smokes for Less store on Plank Road in Newburgh. No word yet on who the winner is. The other tickets were sold in Hempstead, Manhattan, Hewlett, and Ki…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Accused Sexual Predator Nabbed By State Police In Hudson Valley Accused Sexual Predator Nabbed By State Police In Hudson Valley
Accused Sexual Predator Nabbed By State Police In Hudson Valley An accused sexual predator from Connecticut is behind bars without bail after allegedly sexually assaulting a child under the age of 11 years old in the Hudson Valley. Fairfield County resident Patrick Lynch, age 41, of Bethel, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 18 following an indictment for predatory sexual assault of a child, by an Orange County grand jury, said Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police. The arrest was made in conjunction with Orange County Child Protective Services and Bethel Police Department in Connecticut after receiving a law enforcement tip in July of 2020, N…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
Ex-Knick, Hudson Valley Resident Amar'e Stoudemire Charged After Punching Daughter: Report Ex-Knick, Hudson Valley Resident Amar'e Stoudemire Charged After Punching Daughter: Report
Ex-Knick, Hudson Valley Resident Amar'e Stoudemire Charged After Punching Daughter: Report Ex-New York Knick Amar'e Stoudemire has been charged with battery after allegedly punching his teen daughter in the jaw at his Miami condo, the Miami Herald reports. The 40-year-old former basketball great's daughter, who is between ages 14 and 17, allegedly told cops that her 6-foot and 10-inch tall dad slapped her hard enough to draw blood and punched her sometime over the weekend, the outlet says citing police papers. The girl allegedly sent a photo to her mom of herself with blood on her face, sweater and sweatpants, crying, the Herald says citing the arrest report. The former NBA star…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
14 Hudson Valley Gang Members, Associates Charged With Racketeering, Narcotics, Other Offenses 14 Hudson Valley Gang Members, Associates Charged With Racketeering, Narcotics, Other Offenses
14 Hudson Valley Gang Members, Associates Charged With Racketeering, Narcotics, Other Offenses The FBI and other law enforcement officials in the Hudson Valley raided numerous homes in a warrant sweep charging 14 members of a street gang for committing various racketeering, narcotics, and firearms offenses.  The "takedown," took place in Orange and Dutchess counties on Thursday, Dec. 1, focusing on Poughkeepsie and the city of Newburgh, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. An indictment charges several members of the Young Gunnaz Gang, aka “YG," with acts of violence. This includes Kashad Sampson, aka “Shoca,” a YG leader who is charged w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For 17-Year-Old Who's Gone Missing In Hudson Valley Alert Issued For 17-Year-Old Who's Gone Missing In Hudson Valley
Alert Issued For 17-Year-Old Who's Gone Missing In Hudson Valley A 17-year-old has gone missing in the Hudson Valley and authorities are asking for the public's help locating him. Jose Molina-Guevara left his Orange County residence in Whispering Hills in the Village of Chester on foot between midnight and 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9. He is around 5-foot-6, 140 pounds with a medium build, brown eyes and black/brown hair, the Village Of Chester Police Department said.  He was last seen wearing gray sweat pants, a light blue hoodie with a picture of money and red lettering on it, and may also be wearing a black, thigh-length, puffy jacket, accor…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Details: Father Killed In Westchester Crash Was Former Superintendent In Hudson Valley New Details: Father Killed In Westchester Crash Was Former Superintendent In Hudson Valley
New Details: Father Killed In Westchester Crash Was Former Superintendent In Hudson Valley A father who was killed in a crash in Westchester County while driving with his son was a former superintendent in the Hudson Valley.  Earlier Report - 51-Year-Old Father From Newburgh Killed In Hudson Valley After His Car Hits Wall: Police Ronel Cook, age 51, of Newburgh, who died in Yonkers on Sunday, Nov. 20, was the superintendent of the Catskill Central School District in Greene County from July 2017 to July 2022, according to a post by the school district. Cook died after his 2015 Nissan Altima veered off the Cross County Parkway and hit a wall at the Seminary Ave…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
51-Year-Old Father Killed In Westchester County After His Car Hits Wall: Police 51-Year-Old Father Killed In Westchester County After His Car Hits Wall: Police
51-Year-Old Father Killed In Westchester County After His Car Hits Wall: Police New Details: Father Killed In Yonkers Crash Was Former Superintendent In Hudson Valley A father driving with his son was killed after his vehicle struck a wall in Westchester County, police said. On Sunday, Nov. 20 around 1:15 p.m., Orange County resident 51-year-old Ronel Cook of Newburgh was driving his 2015 Nissan Altima eastbound on the Cross County Parkway in Yonkers with his son when the vehicle veered off the road and hit a wall at the Seminary Avenue overpass, according to the Westchester County Department of Public Safety.  Cook was killed as a result of the cra…

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by Ben Crnic
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This Westchester County Hospital Receives 'A' Grade For Patient Safety, Report Says This Westchester County Hospital Receives 'A' Grade For Patient Safety, Report Says
This Westchester County Hospital Receives 'A' Grade For Patient Safety, Report Says One hospital in the Hudson Valley is at the top of its class for keeping patients safe, according to a new report.  Westchester County's White Plains Hospital, located at 41 East Post Rd, has been assigned an "A" grade for patient safety in a new Fall 2022 report by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for safety in hospitals.  The report gives letter grades to nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country based on how well they protect patients from preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, according to the gr…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
$50,000 Ticket From Record $2.04B Powerball Drawing Sold In Westchester $50,000 Ticket From Record $2.04B Powerball Drawing Sold In Westchester
$50,000 Ticket From Record $2.04B Powerball Drawing Sold In Westchester While no one in the Hudson Valley hit the more than $2 billion big Powerball grand prize, several did hit it, just on a smaller scale. According to the New York Lottery, several local residents picked the right combination of numbers to win the $50,000 third prize, including one in Westchester County in White Plains. $50,000 third-prize winning tickets were sold at: Stop & Shop at 154 Westchester Ave. in White Plains Putnam County at the A&S Mini-Mart in Mahopac Rockland County at the 7-Eleven in Nanuet Orange County at the Smokes 4 Less in Newburgh To win the $50,000, players had…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man was killed during a large house fire overnight. The fire took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8 on Babes Lanes in the town of Newburgh. Police and firefighters responded to a home on Babes Lane after receiving 911 calls reporting smoke and fire, said Lt. Peter Talarico, of the town of Newburgh Police. Police arrived to find one of the five occupants had not emerged from the house safely. Unfortunately, the victim, identified as Michael Gida, age 64, succumbed to the fire and smoke, Talarico said. Gida was transported to St Luke's h…

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by Kathy Reakes