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DWI Blooming Grove Driver Sends Car Over 100-Foot Embankment: NYSP DWI Blooming Grove Driver Sends Car Over 100-Foot Embankment: NYSP
DWI Blooming Grove Driver Sends Car Over 100-Foot Embankment: Nysp A 26-year-old New York man and his passenger had to be rescued after crashing his car down an embankment on the Palisades Interstate Parkway—only to be charged with DWI after showing signs of impairment, police said. At 4:07 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, New York State Police troopers from Haverstraw responded to a one-car crash on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway between exits 13 and 14, according to Trooper Jennifer Alvarez. The investigation found that Steven Beleno, of Blooming Grove, lost control of his 2018 Toyota after another vehicle allegedly cut him off, causing him to veer …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Native Pilot Among Crew Members Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports NY Native Pilot Among Crew Members Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports
NY Native Pilot Among Crew Members Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports Relatives and loved ones have identified the four crew members on the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, DC, according to reports. The crew on American Airlines Flight 5342 was based in Charlotte Douglas International Airport, WSOC-TV Channel 9 reported. Among them were Captain Jonathan Campos, First Officer Samuel Lilley, and flight attendants Ian Epstein and Danasia Elder. The plane was also carrying 60 passengers from Wichita, Kansas, when it crashed over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport just before 9 p.m. on Wed…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Firefighter Falls Through Floor While Battling Blaze At Hudson Valley Home Firefighter Falls Through Floor While Battling Blaze At Hudson Valley Home
Firefighter Falls Through Floor While Battling Blaze At Hudson Valley Home A firefighter fell through a floor during the response to a blaze at a Northern Westchester residence. The blaze began on Tuesday, Oct. 29 inside the laundry room at a North Salem home on Nash Road, according to the Croton Falls Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews soon began dousing the flames with hose lines and started making their way inside. However, while firefighters were battling the blaze inside, one member fell through the floor, prompting a mayday transmission.  The firefighter was soon found, though, and removed from the building with minor injuries. The response to…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Soldiers Stationed In Hudson Valley Sent To Help Helene Recovery Efforts As Death Toll Hits 200 Soldiers Stationed In Hudson Valley Sent To Help Helene Recovery Efforts As Death Toll Hits 200
Soldiers Stationed In Hudson Valley Sent To Help Helene Recovery Efforts As Death Toll Hits 200 Several engineer soldiers with the New York State National Guard, including some stationed in Northern Westchester, have been sent to help southern communities bounce back from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. A total of 20 engineer soldiers, including some stationed at Camp Smith in Cortlandt, have been deployed to South Carolina to support the recovery efforts, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday, Oct. 3. There, they will report to the South Carolina Army National Guard's Readiness Center in Greenville, South Carolina. They were deployed alongside 17 pieces of heavy equipment, i…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff Near Port Jervis Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff Near Port Jervis
Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff Near Port Jervis A missing woman who had not been seen in a day was located by a New York State Police drone at the bottom of a Hudson Valley cliff.  The incident occurred in Orange County around 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 27, at the Hawk's Nest in Sparrow Bush. According to State Police Trooper Steven Nevel, the 41-year-old New York City woman from Brooklyn, had been reported missing to the New York City Police on Thursday, Sept. 26.  Nevel said Deerpark Police located a 2008 Honda FIT registered to the missing woman at a pull-off area along Route 97.  A state police pilot conducted a search u…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Flown to Hospital After Truck Rolls Over On I-84 In Hudson Valley Driver Flown to Hospital After Truck Rolls Over On I-84 In Hudson Valley
Driver Flown to Hospital After Truck Rolls Over On I-84 In Hudson Valley An interstate in the Hudson Valley was temporarily closed after a truck overturned, injuring the driver.  The crash happened in Putnam County on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 10, when a truck crashed on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 just east of Route 312 in Brewster, according to the Brewster Fire Department.  As a result of the crash, the driver became trapped inside the truck's twisted structure. Luckily though, arriving fire crews were able to stabilize the vehicle and rescue them using specialized extrication equipment.  The department said the driver was then flown t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Parkway In Hudson Valley 2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Parkway In Hudson Valley
2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Parkway In Hudson Valley Two people had to cross a ladder over fast-moving water to get to safety after their cars crashed and overturned next to a stream during heavy rain in Northern Westchester.  The rescue happened on Sunday, Aug. 18 at around 4:30 p.m., when two vehicles crashed and flipped on the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown, eventually ending up in a stream 100 feet off the road, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Because of heavy rain that had just passed through the area, the normally small stream had turned into a "swift water scenario," the department said, …

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by Ben Crnic