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New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In Region New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In Region
New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In Region Multiple roads in the Hudson Valley remain closed Monday, July 10, and Metro-North service was reduced after torrents of rain sent vehicles floating, created sinkholes, and flooded homes. A state of emergency was issued In Orange County by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus issued an executive order banning all vehicles and pedestrians from roads in the Town of Highland until 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 10. Neuhaus also reported a woman, reportedly in her 30s, drowned near West Point. In Westchester County, Yorktown Supervisor Tom Diana issued a state of emergency on M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
29-Year-Old Killed After BMW Crashes Down Embankment In Area 29-Year-Old Killed After BMW Crashes Down Embankment In Area
29-Year-Old Killed After BMW Crashes Down Embankment In Area A 29-year-old was killed in a single-vehicle crash that happened in the area over the weekend. It happened around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, in Orange County on Long Mountain Traffic Circle in the Town of Highland. A preliminary investigation by state police from the Haverstraw barracks revealed that Pierre D. Brooks, age 29, from the Bronx, was operating a 2000 BMW when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the roadway on the northeast shoulder and traveled approximately 40 feet down an embankment.  Brooks, the operator and only occupant of the vehicle, was ejected…

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by Joe Lombardi