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Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Shopper At Supermarket In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for stabbing a random man who was shopping to death at a ShopRite supermarket in 2016.
Orange County resident Andrew Goodenough, age 41, of New Windsor, was sentenced on Monday, March 28 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in February.
At the time that he pleaded guilty, Goodenough admitted that on Saturday, June 11, 2016, he stabbed Michael Kohus, age 35, of Highland Falls in the neck while he was shopping at a supermarket in the Town of New Windsor, the DA's Office said.
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Man Admits To Random Supermarket Stabbing Murder In Area
A Hudson Valley man who walked up to a stranger at a grocery store and fatally stabbed him in the neck has pleaded guilty to murder.
Orange County resident, Andrew Goodenough, age 41, of New Windsor, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 2, to the murder of Michael Kohus, age 35, of Highland Falls in June 2016, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
At the time that he pleaded guilty, Goodenough admitted that he stabbed and killed Kohus who was shopping at a supermarket in the Town of New Windsor.
Police and prosecutors were unable to discover any p…
Man, 23, Jumps To His Death From Bear Mountain Bridge, State Police Say
A Hudson Valley man who jumped to his death from the Bear Moutain Bridge has been identified by New York State Police.
Orange County resident, Justin J. Griffith, age 23, of Highland Falls, died around 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 22 after jumping from the bridge near Cortlandt, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
His vehicle was found near the bridge, Hicks said.
A search on Friday failed to find his body. His body was recovered by the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team on Saturday, Oct. 23.
No signs of foul play have been discovered.
Covid-19: New Westchester Communities Designated As 'Yellow Zones'
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Several new communities in the Hudson Valley have been designated as COVID-19 “yellow zone” micro-clusters amid the new rise in new cases and positive infection rate.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday, Nov. 19 that in Westchester, parts of Yonkers, New Rochelle, Tarrytown, Ossining, and Peekskill are among the latest in the Hudson Valley to be designated in the “yellow zone.”
In Rockland, Pearl River, Suffern, Stony Point, and West Haverstraw were designated, and i…
Longtime Peekskill Resident and Camp Smith Employee, Eddie Camper, 73
Eddie Lee Camper, Sr., died at his home in Hattiesburg, MS, on Sept. 17 after a battle with cancer. He was 73 years old.
Eddie, born May 12, 1947 in Hattiesburg, was a long-time resident of Peekskill before making his way back to Mississippi. His primary school education was at Earl Travillion Attendance Center in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS. With a family move from Mississippi to New York, Eddie attended Peekskill High School, graduating in 1967.
He was employed at Camp Smith in Cortlandt Manor, from which he retired and before returning to Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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Isaias Outage Update: New Breakdown Of Most-Affected Communities In Rockland, Orange
Hundreds in Rockland and Orange County remain without power nearly a week after Tropical Storm Isaias wreaked havoc on the East Coast.
As of 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, crews from Rockland & Orange Utilities was still responding to 417 reported outages, which were impacting 1,345 of their New York customers.
In Orange County, 705 of the company’s 104,130 customers were still reporting outages, while 628 of their 117,244 Rockland County residents were still in the dark.
During the storm, more than 200,000 Rockland & Orange customers lost power due to the high wind gusts and rain …
Man Charged With Sexually Abusing, Raping Minor In Area, Police Say
A 28-year-old Orange County man has been charged with sexually abusing and raping a minor, police say.
New York State Police say Joshua Vitek, 28, of Highland Falls was involved with a sexual relationship with a person less than 15 years old.
Vitek was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 25 and faces the following charges:
First-degree sexual abuse, a felony
Second-degree criminal sexual act, a felony
Predatory sexual act against a child, a felony
First-degree rape, a felony
Second-degree rape, a felony
Vitek was arraigned in the Town of Monroe Court and remanded to Orange County Jail without b…
