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Harriman State Park, NY

Hiker Breaks Jaw After Falling 25 Feet Off Cliff At State Park In Hudson Valley Hiker Breaks Jaw After Falling 25 Feet Off Cliff At State Park In Hudson Valley
Hiker Breaks Jaw After Falling 25 Feet Off Cliff At State Park In Hudson Valley A hiker had to be flown out of a state park in the Hudson Valley after falling 25 feet off a cliff, officials announced.  The incident happened in Orange County on Sunday, Dec. 24 around 7:15 p.m., when a hiker fell off a cliff at Harriman State Park in Woodbury, according to the town's fire department.  As a result of the fall, the hiker suffered a broken leg and jaw, fire officials said. After they were found around a mile and a half into the woods, the hiker was packaged and carried out of the woods before being flown to a hospital, according to the department. The hiker's con…
Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland
Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland A speeding driver from New York has been charged with fleeing a police officer and other charges and issued 106 tickets after failing to stop for a traffic infraction. Joseph S. Salazar, age 26, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, June 28, for the incident which took place in Rockland County in the town of Stony Point on Sunday, May 28. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, Salazar was driving a 2016 Dodge Charger when he fled a traffic stop in Harriman State Park in the town of Stony Point.  While fleeing the traffic stop, he struck a New York Sta…
Tip Leads To FBI Raid In Hudson Valley In Search For One Of Agency's 'Most Wanted' Tip Leads To FBI Raid In Hudson Valley In Search For One Of Agency's 'Most Wanted'
Tip Leads To FBI Raid In Hudson Valley In Search For One Of Agency's 'Most Wanted' A woman who is the granddaughter of one of the FBI's most wanted men is furious after the agency raided her Hudson Valley home on a tip. The raid took place on Tuesday, Aug. 17, in Orange County in Warwick at the home of Eugene Palmer's granddaughter, Jamie Lynn Rose, said Amy Thoreson, an FBI spokesperson. Thoreson said it happened after the agency "received information early Tuesday morning regarding the possible whereabouts of Eugene Palmer, an FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive, who is believed to be armed and dangerous." Palmer is wanted for shooting his daughter-in-law Tammy Palmer three …
COVID-19: Eighth Fatality Reported In Rockland County COVID-19: Eighth Fatality Reported In Rockland County
Covid-19: Eighth Fatality Reported In Rockland County An eighth Rockland County resident has died due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Rockland County Department of Health announced Friday afternoon, March 27. The death occurred on Thursday, March, 26. The person was 71 years old and had other significant health problems, the department said. As of the middle of the afternoon Friday, there are 1,694 reported COVID-19 positive cases in Rockland, according to the department. All non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason, are to be canceled or postponed, according to the office of County Executive Ed Day…
Tornado Confirmed In Rockland, Surveying Underway For Westchester, Fairfield Counties Tornado Confirmed In Rockland, Surveying Underway For Westchester, Fairfield Counties
Tornado Confirmed In Rockland, Surveying Underway For Westchester, Fairfield Counties Click here for an updated story: Twister With 110 MPH Winds Confirmed In Northern Westchester As surveying for confirmed tornadoes in Westchester and Fairfield counties, the National Weather Service said late Wednesday morning that a tornado touched down in Rockland County Tuesday afternoon. The EF1 tornado began at Harriman State Park and Gate Hill Road and ended near Wilderness Drive in Stony Point, where it uprooted trees. The twister, with 100 mph winds, touched down around 4:15 p.m. A Tornado Warning was in effect from 4:12 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in Rockland and Northern Westch…
Search For Area Man Wanted In Daughter-In-Law's Murder In Sixth Year Search For Area Man Wanted In Daughter-In-Law's Murder In Sixth Year
Search For Area Man Wanted In Daughter-In-Law's Murder In Sixth Year It's been almost six years since Stony Point resident Eugene Palmer was accused of gunning down his daughter-in-law, but Haverstraw police are still hot on his trail and New York CrimeStoppers is offering a $2,500 reward to help nail him.Palmer, 79, whose family has lived for generations in Stony Point, is wanted for the Sept. 24, 2012, shooting death of his daughter-in-law, Tammy Palmer, Haverstraw police said. Tammy Palmer was estranged from his son, John, whom she had accused of assault. Palmer's family claim their father died in Harriman State Park that borders the family's property, bu…