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Hundreds Of Grams Of Cocaine Seized In Hudson Valley Drug Bust, 3 Jailed Without Bail: DA
Three Orange County men have been arrested after a long-term narcotics investigation led authorities to hundreds of grams of cocaine seized from homes and vehicles, prosecutors said.
Middletown residents Denzel Warner, 35, Jose Soto, 35, and Darius Monroe, 36, were arrested following an investigation into alleged narcotics trafficking throughout Middletown and surrounding areas, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 18.
During the investigation, conducted by the Orange County Drug Task Force with the Middletown Police Department and Or…
NYU Langone, Upmc To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals
Two major New York and Pennsylvania health systems will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors under agreements reached with the US Department of Justice, federal officials announced Friday, Sept. 18.
NYU Langone Hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures to patients younger than 18, according to the DOJ.
NYU also agreed to pay $8.5 million, while UPMC will pay $950,000 as part of the resolutions, the department said.
The agreements resolve investigations into potential vio…
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow
The battle over what media outlets get through the White House gates has sharply escalated.
Click here for a new, updated story: Major TV Networks, Including Fox News, Make Rare Move After Trump Bans 3 Outlets
President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, that he was immediately banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House in an extraordinary, unprecedented move that is sounding alarms about First Amendment rights.
The First Amendment protects five basic freedoms from government interference: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
Trump disclosed t…
Poughkeepsie Duo Found Stealing From Home Depot — Then Caught With Narcotics, Sheriff Says
Two Dutchess County residents were caught with narcotics after authorities said they found one of them loading stolen items from a Putnam County Home Depot into their vehicle.
Poughkeepsie residents Dennis M. Bussanich, 45, and Karleen Carter, 37, were arrested following an incident at the Home Depot at 80 Independent Way in Brewster, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 18.
The investigation began on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at around 6:22 p.m., when deputies saw Bussanich loading stolen merchandise into a vehicle in the store's parking lot, according to …
NJ Man Shot Dead By NY State Trooper ‘Would Give You The Shirt Off His Back,’ Friends Say
A New Jersey man shot dead by New York State Police will be remembered at services Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19, according to his loved ones.
Amir Hamza, 45, of Ridgewood, NJ, was killed Monday, Sept. 14 at Whip-o-Will Campground in Ulster County, NY, authorities said.
A funeral prayer for Hamza will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, according to a Facebook post from Mahmoud Hamza. A burial at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton will follow.
Additionally, a religious program and condolence gathering is scheduled for El-Zahra Islamic Cent…
