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Driver Passes School Bus, Forcing Child To Run Out Of Way In NY: Nysp
A Dutchess County man is facing felony charges after police say he drove past a stopped school bus in Greene County and nearly struck a child who was getting off.
Neal V. Daley, age 51, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Saturday, March 7, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, March 11.
The investigation began the day before, on Thursday, March 6, at around 3 p.m., when a Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District bus was stopped on Route 9W in New Baltimore with its emergency lights activated and stop arm extended while dropping off a student.
According to police, a…
Newburgh Firefighter, Army Vet Seriously Injured By Wrong-Way Driver On NJ Turnpike
A Hudson Valley firefighter, US Army veteran, and young father is facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a wrong-way driver on the NJ Turnpike last weekend, loved ones say.
Guillermo Mollins, 39, of Poughkeepsie, was in a Honda sedan when he was struck by a Ford pickup truck driven by 44-year-old Bruce Canfield, of Pottstown, PA, who was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike early Saturday, Jan. 3, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
Canfield died as a result of the head-on crash near milepost 117.8, which sent the pickup into a concrete …
Best Children's Activity And Best Children's Museum In 2025: Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum
We are thrilled to announce that Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum has been named Best Children's Activity and Best Children's Museum in the Hudson Valley in the 2025 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards, winning the titles for the second year in a row!
According to its website, the museum celebrates childhood learning through hands-on exhibits that encourage children to move, build, pretend, collaborate, and explore together. Its mission, as stated online, is to empower children and their families while fostering curiosity, confidence, and self-worth.
The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum.
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Gun Violence Drops In These Hudson Valley Cities, Hochul Says: Here's Why
Gun violence is on the decline in several Hudson Valley cities, with officials crediting a new initiative for the progress.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that across the 28 municipalities participating in New York State’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative, including Mount Vernon, Yonkers, and Poughkeepsie, shooting incidents with injury fell 14 percent in the first eight months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.
The number of people shot dropped 22 percent, and gun-related deaths decreased by nearly a third, Hochul ad…
Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In NY, Police Say
Police in Dutchess County have made arrests in a gunfire case last year that they say involved two teenagers.
The incident happened in Poughkeepsie on Nov. 1, 2024, when officers responded to Cannon Street in the area of Reservoir Square for reports of shots fired, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said in an announcement on Thursday, Sept. 11.
At the scene, officers recovered seven shell casings. Following an investigation, two people were charged in connection with the shooting, police said.
A 17-year-old city resident was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Meanwhile, Jeremyah Newton…
Columbia Cracks Top 10 In 2026 Rankings, Seven Other NY Colleges Make Top 100: See Which Ones
Universities across the Northeast dominated a new list of the best colleges in the US, with more than 30 institutions ranked among the nation's top 100.
Niche released its 2026 Best Colleges in America list on Monday, Aug. 25. The annual rankings cover more than 4,000 US colleges and universities, comparing them based on academics, value, student life, and athletics.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was ranked No. 1 overall. Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, followed in second place, while fellow Cambridge school Harvard University finished fo…
Woman, 72, Struck, Killed Down Road From NY Elementary School
A 72-year-old pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car down the road from an elementary school in Dutchess County, police said.
The crash happened around 8:49 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the intersection of Schnabl Court and Myers Corner Road in Wappinger, just down the street from Myers Corners Elementary School, according to New York State Police.
Police said an 85-year-old Poughkeepsie woman was driving a 2016 Toyota RAV4 westbound on Myers Corner Road when Li Jin Huang, 72, of Wappingers Falls, who had been walking westbound in the eastbound lane, abruptly crossed the roadway…
Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In NY: DA
A woman who was arrested earlier this year for fatally stabbing her 78-year-old mother in Dutchess County has now been indicted on a second-degree murder charge, prosecutors announced.
Denise Gilpin, age 50, was arraigned in Dutchess County Court following her indictment by a grand jury in the death of her mother, Olga Hinds-Coley, at their 2 Oak Crescent home in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, April 7, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
On the day of the incident, police responded around 1:19 p.m. and found Hinds-Coley suffering from a stab wo…
‘Operation Powder Burn’: 20 Caught In Largest Gun Bust In Orange County History, DA Says
A massive, eight-month investigation into an illegal gun and drug trafficking ring operating out of Orange County has resulted in the arrest of 20 people and the recovery of more than 55 firearms, hundreds of grams of drugs, and over $65,000 in cash, prosecutors announced.
Dubbed “Operation Powder Burn,” the coordinated effort spanned multiple states and involved local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, making it the largest gun trafficking case in Orange County history, District Attorney David M. Hoovler said in an announcement on Friday, Aug. 1.
The investigation re…
