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New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Busy Roadways In Hudson Valley New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Busy Roadways In Hudson Valley
New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Busy Roadways In Hudson Valley 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
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At Least 1 Dead After Severe Storms With Flash Flooding Pound Hudson Valley At Least 1 Dead After Severe Storms With Flash Flooding Pound Hudson Valley
At Least 1 Dead After Severe Storms With Flash Flooding Pound Hudson Valley New Update: Hudson Valley Woman Killed During Severe Storm ID'd As 35-Year-Old Trying To Rescue Dog At least one fatality has been confirmed in New York where flash flooding from a slow-moving severe storm system hit the Hudson Valley region hard where widespread damage has been reported and as much as 8 inches of rainfall fell in some spots. In Orange County where the epicenter of the storm struck, the person was killed during the height of the storm on Sunday, July 9. On Monday morning, July 10, "storm and emergency officials remain on scene to conduct damage assessments," according…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Man Killed In Helicopter Crash Near Mountain In Hudson Valley ID Released For Man Killed In Helicopter Crash Near Mountain In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Man Killed In Helicopter Crash Near Mountain In Hudson Valley The identity has been released of a man who was killed in a helicopter crash in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened in Orange County in the town of Cornwall at about 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 10 near Storm King Mountain and Route 218. The pilot of the helicopter, Long Island resident Arthur Charych, age 73, of Setauket in Suffolk County, was pronounced dead at the scene, New York State Police announced Monday morning, Oct. 11. There were no passengers on board.  The helicopter he was operating was a 2007 Robinson R44 Rotocraft, said police. The investigation is ongoing. …

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by Joe Lombardi