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11-Year-Old Girl Struck, Killed By Car In Region 11-Year-Old Girl Struck, Killed By Car In Region
11-Year-Old Girl Struck, Killed By Car In Region Friends and strangers from across the region have come together and donated to help a family bury an 11-year-old girl hit and killed by a car. The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, on Route 52 in the Lava area of the town of Tusten. The girl, identified as Delana Weyandt of Lave by her big sister Sophia Weyandt, said the accident occurred as they were "walking, and we went to cross the road safely. "We looked both ways and held each other's hand," Sophia said in a GoFundMe. "A driver came speeding, and before I could move her, it was too late. He hit …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wanted Woman Who Switched License Plates Had Heroin, Meth, State Police Say Wanted Woman Who Switched License Plates Had Heroin, Meth, State Police Say
Wanted Woman Who Switched License Plates Had Heroin, Meth, State Police Say An alert has been issued by New York State Police for a wanted woman who was busted with heroin and meth while driving a car with illegal license plates. Julia Drongowski, 45, is wanted by New York State Police investigators in Liberty following her arrest for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said that Drongowski was arrested during a traffic stop in Tusten when she was stopped for operating a vehicle with license plates that didn’t match the registration and had been swapped out. During the traffic stop, troopers determined that Drongowski was in possession of methamp…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Robbing Residence In Area, Police Say Man Wanted For Robbing Residence In Area, Police Say
Man Wanted For Robbing Residence In Area, Police Say Recognize him? A 61-year-old man is wanted by New York State Police the Hudson Valley after allegedly burglarizing an area home and later failing to show up in court. State Police investigators in Sullivan County are attempting to locate John Pace Jr., who is wanted following his arrest for second-degree burglary in 2018. Police said that Pace was arrested when troopers found him inside a home in Tusten after he triggered an alarm when he broke in. Upon arrival, police said that they found a broken double-hung window in the back of the home and a cut screen with Pace inside. Pace was ta…

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by Zak Failla
News
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Storm Slams Ulster, Sullivan Counties Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Storm Slams Ulster, Sullivan Counties
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Storm Slams Ulster, Sullivan Counties Hundreds of Ulster County and Sullivan County residents are still without power following Monday’s thunder and wind storm. As of 10:45 a.m., on Tuesday, April 14, NYSEG was reporting 52 outages in Sullivan County and three in Ulster, while Central Hudson had no outages in Sullivan, and 359 in Ulster. Previous story: Storm With Gusty Winds Knocks Out Power, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines In Ulster, Sullivan Outages were reported in Gardiner, Lloyd, Marlborough, New Paltz, Plattekill, Shandaken, Bethel, Callicoon, Liberty, and Tusten. According to Central Hudson, “crews and personnel f…

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by Zak Failla