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Double-Fatal House Fire: Mother, 1-Year-Old Daughter ID'd As Victims In Dutchess County Double-Fatal House Fire: Mother, 1-Year-Old Daughter ID'd As Victims In Dutchess County
Double-Fatal House Fire: Mother, 1-Year-Old Daughter ID'd As Victims In Dutchess County A mother and her 1-year-old daughter were killed in a large house fire in the region that left another child and a man were seriously injured. The blaze broke out in Dutchess County in the town of Clinton at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, troopers responded to a residential house fire with the East Clinton Fire Department on Clinton Hollow Road in the town of Clinton. Troopers and first responders found the caller outside the residence, who stated two children and their mother were inside the house on the second floor, Hicks said. Hicks…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Shot, Killed After Stabbing Person At Pleasant Valley Home: Police 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed After Stabbing Person At Pleasant Valley Home: Police
20-Year-Old Shot, Killed After Stabbing Person At Pleasant Valley Home: Police A man was shot and killed after state police say he stabbed a person inside a home in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Saturday, Oct. 5 in the town of Pleasant Valley. Responding state police troopers and Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office deputies officers located one victim suffering from a stab wound and another the victim of gunfire at the residence on Rawls Road, located just west of the Taconic State Parkway. Troopers and deputies secured the scene and began attempted  life-saving-techniques for both victims.   Empress …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Dutchess County Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Dutchess County
Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Dutchess County A man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on a busy roadway in the region. It happened in Dutchess County at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 44 near Traver Road in Pleasant Valley. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, an initial investigation determined a 2023 Mercedes-Benz van was traveling eastbound when an electric scooter driven by Brandon Vogel, age 32, of Pleasant Valley, entered the roadway from the south shoulder and was struck. Vogel was transported to Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie by the Pleasant Valley Fire Department, where h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Armed With Knife Holds Police At Bay For 5 Hours Hudson Valley Man Armed With Knife Holds Police At Bay For 5 Hours
Man Holds Police At Bay In Pleasant Valley For 5 Hours An attempt to serve an arrest warrant in the region led to a five-hour standoff with law enforcement. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at around 11 a.m. on Monday, July 1, on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, and detectives responded to a residence on Route 44 in the Town of Pleasant Valley to serve an arrest warrant.  Shortly after the arrival of law enforcement, the wanted man armed himself with a knife and barricaded himself inside a room within the residence, police said. The Dutchess County S…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Rescued From Apartment Fire In Area Man Rescued From Apartment Fire In Area
Man Rescued From Apartment Fire In Area A man who was seriously injured was rescued from an apartment fire by a brave neighbor and two workers in the area. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 9:45 a.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 16 in Pleasant Valley. According to Lieutenant Shawn Castano, of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to assist the Pleasant Valley Fire Department at the scene of a reported structure fire with a resident trapped at the Country Commons Apartments located at 216 West Road in Pleasant Valley. The first arriving sheriff’s deputies reported smoke showing from t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Off Road Into Trees, Utility Pole In Area Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Off Road Into Trees, Utility Pole In Area
Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Off Road Into Trees, Utility Pole In Area Authorities are investigating after a man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on a busy area roadway. Michael Santiago, age 45, of Poughkeepsie, was pronounced dead following the crash that happened on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. At about 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, Santiago was driving a 2017 Toyota minivan east on Route 44 near Rossway Road when the Toyota exited the roadway off the southern shoulder The Toyota struck two signs, a mailbox and a utility pole, authorities reported. Santiago was taken to a hospital where he was late…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Police ID Two Men, Woman Hospitalized After Wrong-Way Head-On Crash Police ID Two Men, Woman Hospitalized After Wrong-Way Head-On Crash
Police ID Two Men, Woman Hospitalized After Wrong-Way Head-On Crash Police have identified three people hospitalized in a wrong-way, head-on crash that caused the closure of a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway this week. It happened on the southbound side around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4 in Pleasant Valley just south of Exit 54 (Route 44). An investigation revealed a 2019 Mercedes Sprinter, operated by Jim George, 42, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, was driving north in the southbound lanes and struck a 2017 Subaru Impreza, state police said. George was transported to Vassar Brothers Hospital, and treated for non-life threatening injurie…

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by Daily Voice
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Woman Home Alone In Area Killed After Dog Attack, State Police Say Woman Home Alone In Area Killed After Dog Attack, State Police Say
Woman Home Alone In Area Killed After Dog Attack, State Police Say Click here for an updated story: 'It's Nothing Short Of A Nightmare': Family Stunned By Death Of Area Woman In Dog Attack A woman home alone was killed after being attacked by one or more dogs, state police said. It happened around 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 in Dutchess County on Barkit Kennel Road in the town of Pleasant Valley. New York State Police and Pleasant Valley Fire Department EMS were dispatched for a report of a woman with life-threatening injuries. The woman was identified as Arlene Renna, 67, who was found unconscious on the living room floor of her residence by he…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized, Cat Killed In Town Of Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire Man Hospitalized, Cat Killed In Town Of Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire
Man Hospitalized, Cat Killed In Town Of Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire One person was hospitalized, and a cat was killed when a fire broke out in a basement apartment in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Crews from the Arlington Fire District were dispatched to a Seitz Terrace home at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, where there was a report of smoke coming from the structure. Fire officials said that firefighters were at the scene within minutes and made entry into the home that was filled with smoke. The residence was searched and found to be unoccupied. The investigation into the fire found that the blaze originated from a kitchen in a basement apart…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Pedestrian Suffers Serious Head Injuries After Being Hit By Minivan In Pleasant Valley Teen Pedestrian Suffers Serious Head Injuries After Being Hit By Minivan In Pleasant Valley
Teen Pedestrian Suffers Serious Head Injuries After Being Hit By Minivan In Pleasant Valley A 13-year-old teen received serious head injuries after being hit by a minivan on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley. The incident took place around 5:10 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, on Route 44, near Clark Heights, said Capt. John Watterson with the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation into the crash found that a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country driven by William Plaza, 35, of Wappingers Falls, and occupied by Kataura Ross, 25, of Poughkeepsie, was traveling westbound on Route 44 when it struck the 13-year-old from Pleasant Valley, Watterson said. The teen suffered serious …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police ID Teen Driver Killed In Hyde Park School Bus Crash Police ID Teen Driver Killed In Hyde Park School Bus Crash
Police ID Teen Driver Killed In Hyde Park School Bus Crash Police have identified the person killed in a crash with a school bus in the area on Monday morning. According to Lt. Robert Benson, Tondra Lashae Walker, 19, of Poughkeepsie, was pronounced dead at the scene after being partially ejected from her vehicle during the crash that occurred around 8 a.m. Monday on South Quaker Lane and Dana Place in Hyde Park. A preliminary investigation indicates that James Damico, 63, from Germantown, was traveling south in a 2015 Red Hook School bus on South Quaker Lane when Walker’s vehicle left the roadway and went onto the right shoulder, Benson said. Pol…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Motorist Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Area Motorist Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Area
Motorist Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Area One person died following a crash between a car and a Red Hook school bus, according to Hyde Park police. According to Lt. Robert Benson, the crash occurred around 8 a.m., Monday in the area of South Quaker Lane and Dana Place. Once on scene, officers found a head-on crash between the bus and the car with a possible ejection. An investigation into the crash revealed that a 2002 Honda Civic was traveling north on South Quaker Lane, and a 2015 Ford Red Hook School bus traveling south on South Quaker lane collided. The operator of the Honda was partially ejected and was pronounced dead at the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Dutchess Legend Charles Edward Conklin, 91, Businessman, Benefactor Dutchess Legend Charles Edward Conklin, 91, Businessman, Benefactor
Dutchess Legend Charles Edward Conklin, 91, Businessman, Benefactor Charles “Charlie” Edward Conklin, 91, of Pleasant Valley and Vero Beach, Fla., died Tuesday, Jan. 30 of natural causes at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.  He was a successful businessman and major benefactor to local colleges, hospitals and other institutions. Mr. Conklin was born on Feb. 21, 1926, in Poughkeepsie to the late Preston Marshall and Agnes Curley Conklin.  Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro issued a statement that read: “I am grateful, honored and humbled to have worked with him." "Dutchess County lost a great man of our time. Charles Conklin was a benevolent t…

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by Jon Craig
News
Pleasant Valley Man Killed After Being Pinned Under Pickup Truck Pleasant Valley Man Killed After Being Pinned Under Pickup Truck
Pleasant Valley Man Killed After Being Pinned Under Pickup Truck A 36-year-old Hudson Valley man is dead after he became pinned under a pickup truck Wednesday morning, state police said.Troopers from the Poughkeepsie barracks were dispatched by Dutchess County 911 for a report of a man pinned underneath of a vehicle located at 113 Tyrell Road just east of the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of Pleasant Valley at about 10:35 a.m. According to a preliminary investigation Timothy Russell Jr. of Pleasant Valley, was laying on the ground, performing work to the underside of his Ford F250 pickup truck when it is believed that the vehicle rolled backwards, whi…

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by Joe Lombardi