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Tragedy Averted: Couple Pulled From Burning RV On Capital Region Highway Tragedy Averted: Couple Pulled From Burning RV On Capital Region Highway
Tragedy Averted: Couple Pulled From Burning RV On Capital Region Highway An elderly couple are lucky to be alive after finding themselves trapped in a burning RV on the side of the Thruway. The Greene County incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, on I-87 in the town of Catskill. State Police said a motorhome was towing a Jeep when it experienced a mechanical failure that ignited a fire. When troopers arrived, they found the RV on the right shoulder fully engulfed in flames. The vehicle was parked up against the guardrail, blocking the door and preventing the two elderly occupants and their pets from escaping, police said. “Without any reg…

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by Michael Mashburn
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18-Year-Old Dies In Single-Car Crash In Capital Region 18-Year-Old Dies In Single-Car Crash In Capital Region
18-Year-Old Dies In Single-Car Crash In Capital Region An 18-year-old man died following a single-car crash on a highway in the region. Emergency crews in Columbia County were called at around 10:15 p.m. Thursday, April 7, with reports of a fatal crash on Route 9G in Germantown, according to State Police. An investigation found that Raphael McDonald, of Athens in Greene County, was speeding in the northbound lane when he lost control on a curve. The vehicle slid off the road and crashed into a utility pole. McDonald was ejected from the car and died at the scene, police said. Nobody else was inside the car and no other vehicles were involved …

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by Michael Mashburn
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60-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Golf Cart In Capital District 60-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Golf Cart In Capital District
60-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Golf Cart In Capital District One person is dead and another is injured after a golf cart was struck by a car in the region, authorities said. The incident happened at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, on Route 9 in Columbia County, in the town of Kinderhook. State Police said a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe was southbound when the golf cart entered the roadway near Maple Lane South and the vehicles collided. The impact killed the golf cart driver, identified as 60-year-old Dopson Wynter, of Kinderhook. A 55-year-old passenger in the golf cart, Henry Griffiths, of Kinderhook, was taken to Albany Medical Center with serious …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley
Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley Two men were apprehended and are facing charges after a grand larceny investigation at a bank in the Hudson Valley ended in a crash. At about 4:25 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, the Village of Fishkill Police pursued a vehicle northbound on Route 9 in connection to the investigation at Key Bank.  The fleeing vehicle, a 2017 BMW 330i, struck a small school bus on Route 9 in the town of Wappinger and came to rest in a ditch, state police said.   ll occupants of the BMW and the bus were treated at local area hospitals for minor injuries and released, police said. The operator of the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Missing Woman Last Seen In Hudson Valley In March Has Been Located Missing Woman Last Seen In Hudson Valley In March Has Been Located
Missing Woman Last Seen In Hudson Valley In March Has Been Located A 29-year-old woman who went missing in the region more than three months ago has been located. Alicia M. Kenyon was reported missing after having last been seen on Friday, March 19 at the Walmart in the village of Catskill in Greene County. On Friday, March 26, state police released a photo from a security camera showing Kenyon in Ulster County at Stewart's convenience store in the Village of Saugerties on the morning of Saturday, March 20. On Monday, June 28, state police reported she has been found. "Alicia Kenyon was found safe and living in Maryland," state police said in a stat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Ejected From BMW, Dog Killed In Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash Woman Ejected From BMW, Dog Killed In Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash
Woman Ejected From BMW, Dog Killed In Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash A woman is in serious condition following a single-vehicle crash on the Palisades Parkway that also killed her dog. The crash took place around 9:40 a.m., Tuesday, April 13 in Rockland County on the parkway in the town of Stony Point, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. An investigation that a BMW X-5 was traveling south on the Palisades Parkway when the vehicle flipped and ejected the driver of the vehicle and her dog, Nevel said. Prior to the accident, numerous 911 calls were made about this vehicle traveling on Route 6 from Woodbury with three tires, Nevel said. Witnesses …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Woman Who Went Missing In March Has Been Located Hudson Valley Woman Who Went Missing In March Has Been Located
Hudson Valley Woman Who Went Missing In March Has Been Located A 29-year-old woman who went missing in the Hudson Valley more than three months ago has been located. Alicia M. Kenyon was reported missing after having last been seen on Friday, March 19 at the Walmart in the village of Catskill in Greene County. On Friday, March 26, state police released a photo from a security camera showing Kenyon in Ulster County at Stewart's convenience store in the Village of Saugerties on the morning of Saturday, March 20. On Monday, June 28, state police reported she has been found. "Alicia Kenyon was found safe and living in Maryland," state police said in…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Details: Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley New Details: Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley
New Details: Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley Three people are in critical condition, including a female elementary school student, following a school bus crash with a truck in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place around 8:21 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Orange County on Route 207 in the Town of New Windsor. The crash occurred when a commercial tree service truck that was heading westbound on Route 207 at Little Britain and Beattie roads when it crossed over the double-yellow line and struck the Washingtonville School District School bus,  said Town of New Windsor Deputy Police Chief Michael Farbent. When emerge…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley
Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley This story has been updated Three people are in critical condition, including a female elementary school student, following a school bus crash with a truck in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place around 8:21 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Orange County on Route 207 in the Town of New Windsor. The crash occurred when a commercial tree service truck that was heading westbound on Route 207 at Little Britain and Beattie roads when it crossed over the double-yellow line and struck the Washingtonville School District School bus,  said Town of New Windsor Deputy Police Chief …

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by Kathy Reakes
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State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Area Man State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Area Man
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Area Man State Police are looking for an area man who allegedly violated the conditions of his parole by possessing drugs.  State Police said that Ryle Keesler, 22, was arrested in October of 2018 in Sullivan County for third-degree possession of a controlled substance.  Reesler stands at 6 feet tall and has green eyes and brown hair.  According to police, he may be living with family members in the vicinity of Binghamton.  Those with information pertaining to Reesler's whereabouts are asked to contact state police by calling 845-292-6600 or via email at crimetip@troopers.ny.go…

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by Christina Coulter
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ID Released For Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Of Putnam Sheriff's Deputy ID Released For Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Of Putnam Sheriff's Deputy
ID Released For Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Of Putnam Sheriff's Deputy The man who allegedly stabbed a Putnam County deputy during a confrontation has been identified. Timothy Redmond, 25, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, attempted assault, assault and aggravated assault of a police officer, the department said. The unidentified sheriff's deputy was stabbed while investigating a disturbance in the Town of Putnam Valley around 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 20 in Putnam Valley, said Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. According to ABC News 7, two deputies responded to the Putnam Valley home after a report that a man had stabbed his father. Deputi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Deputy Suffered Severed Artery During Stabbing Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says Deputy Suffered Severed Artery During Stabbing Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says
Deputy Suffered Severed Artery During Stabbing Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says The Putnam County sheriff's deputy who was stabbed while investigating a disturbance in the Town of Putnam Valley is out of surgery.  The deputy, whose name was not released, suffered a severed artery which, though repaired during the surgery, may require additional surgeries, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. said. The confrontation happened around 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20 in Putnam Valley on Peekskill Hollow Road. Upon investigation of a disturbance at the residence, a male subject confronted deputies with a knife, stabbing the one deputy, Langley said. The suspect was t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Deputy Stabbed During Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says Deputy Stabbed During Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says
Deputy Stabbed During Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says Update: The Putnam County sheriff's deputy who was stabbed while investigating a disturbance in the Town of Putnam Valley is out of surgery.  The deputy, whose name was not released, suffered a severed artery which, though repaired during the surgery, may require additional surgeries, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. said. The confrontation happened around 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20 in Putnam Valley on Peekskill Hollow Road. Upon investigation of a disturbance at the residence, a male subject confronted deputies with a knife, stabbing the one deputy, Langley said. The susp…

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by Joe Lombardi