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Traffic Update: I-84 Stretch Reopens After Tractor-Trailer Overturns Traffic Update: I-84 Stretch Reopens After Tractor-Trailer Overturns
Traffic Update: I-84 Stretch Reopens After Tractor-Trailer Overturns This story has been updated. A stretch of a busy roadway has now reopened after an overturned tractor-trailer crash on a busy roadway in the Hudson Valley. According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the incident occurred in Orange County on I-84 eastbound in Newburgh around 7 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 19. The road was closed from Exit 34 (I-84) - Newburgh (NY 17K) (Newburgh) for several hours. The westbound left lane was also blocked. One of the two eastbound lanes, and the westboun lane, were cleared before both lanes fully reopened. Visit 511NY.org for more information. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Hudson Valley Residents Charged After Threatening Person With Gun, Machete 2 Hudson Valley Residents Charged After Threatening Person With Gun, Machete
2 Hudson Valley Residents Charged After Threatening Person With Gun, Machete A Hudson Valley man and woman were charged with possession of a weapon and menacing after allegedly threatening a person with a gun and a machete. The incident took place in Orange County around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 in Newburgh on Timber Ridge Road.  According to Lt. Peter Talarico of the Newburgh Police, a verbal argument broke between the man and woman and victim when the man pulled out a machete threatened the victim, and hit their car with the weapon as they were leaving. After the incident was reported, police attempted to make contact with Prince-Rasheem Crawley, age 30, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
16-Month-Old Child Severely Burned Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center 16-Month-Old Child Severely Burned Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center
16-Month-Old Child Severely Burned Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center A 16-month-old Hudson Valley boy was severely burned during an accident at his home. The incident took place in Orange County around 3 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4 in New Windsor. According to Chief of New Windsor Police Daniel Valeri, the toddler was burned after pulling on the cord of a vegetable steamer that was on and it spilled onto his head, chest, and back. The mother took the child to an urgent care center in Newburgh who immediately called for a helicopter to fly the child to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, the chief said. The condition of the child was not known on Tuesday, Dec.…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Store Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Store
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Store A popular Hudson Valley store known for winning lottery tickets strikes again as another winning third-place Powerball ticket was purchased there. The ticket, worth $50,000 for the Saturday, Dec. 2, Powerball drawing was sold in Orange County at the Smoke 4 Less store on Plank Road in Newburgh, said New York Lottery officials.  The winning numbers were 28-35-41-47-60 and a Powerball of 3. The winning ticket had four matching numbers and the Powerball, officials said. The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Power Ball is drawn from …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Yowza! Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Convenience Store Yowza! Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Convenience Store
Yowza! Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Convenience Store Just in time for the holidays, a lucky lottery player’s bank account is about to receive a major boost. A Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold in Orange County at the Smokes 4 Less in Newburgh, located at 59 North Plank Road. The second prize-winning ticket was sold for the drawing held on Friday, Nov. 17, New York Lottery announced. Two other million-dollar winners were announced in North Carolina and South Carolina. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website.

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say
Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say A Hudson Valley alleged drug dealer was busted after an investigation into drug sales in the region. The incident took place in Ulster County on Wednesday, Nov. 8. In August, members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (Urgent) initiated an investigation after receiving information about cocaine and crack cocaine sales occurring in the Town of Marlborough, said Capt. Joseph Sciutto, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. A subsequent investigation alleges Orange County resident Richard L. Bonds, age 34, of Newburgh was responsible for the narcotic sales, Sciutt…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing To Death Victim During Altercation Outside Bar Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing To Death Victim During Altercation Outside Bar
Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing To Death Victim During Altercation Outside Bar A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man outside of a bar. Eric McCollum, age 28, of Newburgh, pled guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 14 under a plea agreement where he is expected to be sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. McCollum will be sentenced on Thursday. Dec. 21. Related: Stabbing Death: Newburgh Man Charged In Killing In Front Of Popular Bar As alleged in documents and statements made in court, on Sunday, May 28, around 1:45 am, McCollum and …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Staff Member Strikes Student In Head At Northern Westchester School: Police Staff Member Strikes Student In Head At Northern Westchester School: Police
Staff Member Strikes Student In Head At Northern Westchester School: Police A 38-year-old Hudson Valley man faces charges after allegedly striking a physically disabled student in the head at a Northern Westchester school, police said.  Orange County resident Manuel Pirella of Newburgh, age 38, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 16 in connection with an incident that happened at the Shrub Oak International School in Yorktown at 3151 Stony St., Yorktown Police announced.  According to the department, on Saturday, Oct. 21 around 1:45 p.m., Yorktown officers received a report from the administration at the school that a student had been struck in the head by a f…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
New Update: ID Released For Woman Found Dead On Hudson Valley Golf Course New Update: ID Released For Woman Found Dead On Hudson Valley Golf Course
New Update: ID Released For Woman Found Dead On Hudson Valley Golf Course New York State Police have identified a woman who was found dead on a golf course in the region. Earlier report: Woman's Body Found On Fishkill Golf Course Orange County resident Jaqueline L. Orzeck, age 37, of Middletown, was found dead in the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County on Thursday, Nov. 2.  According to Trooper AJ Hicks, Orzeck was last known to have been seen in the vicinity of William Street and Hasbrouck Street in the city of Newburgh on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Jaqueline L. Orzeck New York State Police Anyone with information regarding Orzeck's whereabouts and or activitie…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed In Hudson Valley With Illegal Gun After Dispute, Cops Say Trio Nabbed In Hudson Valley With Illegal Gun After Dispute, Cops Say
Trio Nabbed In Hudson Valley With Illegal Gun After Dispute, Cops Say Three men were charged with alleged possession of an illegal handgun after a dispute in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County in the village of Maybrook around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5. The gun was discovered after the town of Montgomery Police responded to Rakov Road in Maybrook for a reported dispute with a gun, said Chief John Hank of the Montgomery Police. While responding, officers were advised by 911 that the suspects were leaving the scene in a vehicle. Officers located and stopped it on Indian Trail, Hank said.  Three suspects were in the vehic…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Prison Time: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Beating Former 'Intimate' Partner Prison Time: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Beating Former 'Intimate' Partner
Prison Time: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Beating Former 'Intimate' Partner A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to criminal contempt for attacking a former "intimate" partner while under a protective order. Orange County resident Gregory Gonzalez, age 56, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 10 to two to four years in prison, the maximum permitted under the law. Gonzalez had three prior felony convictions, including a felony sex offense, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. As alleged in statements made and documents filed in court, on Saturday, April 29, members of the City of Middletown Police Departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Women Nabbed For Pointing BB Gun At 2 Men In Hudson Valley, Police Say 2 Women Nabbed For Pointing BB Gun At 2 Men In Hudson Valley, Police Say
2 Women Nabbed For Pointing BB Gun At 2 Men In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two women were charged with menacing after they allegedly pointed a BB gun at two men in a vehicle at a Hudson Valley hotel. The incident took place in Orange County in Newburgh around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the Newburgh Inn, the old Hudson Valley Hotel on Route 17K. Lt. Peter Talarico, of the town of Newburgh Police, said police responded to the hotel and located the victims who told officers that the two women pointed a gun at them and then ran into a room.  An investigation showed the two women were still in the room but they would not come out when asked by police, Tal…

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by Kathy Reakes