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Newburgh fire leaves more than a dozen homeless
NEWBURGH- A Saturday fire at 89 Overlook Place in the City of Newburgh advanced to multiple alarms and destroyed a building leaving more than a dozen people homeless. The Red Cross was called to provide support to the families that were displaced. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Newburgh woman accused of having more than 500 syringes in car
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A Newburgh woman was arrested after police in Evansville said they found more than 500 syringes in her car. Police said they responded to reports of a woman slumped over the wheel of a van at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Elliot Street around 6:30 Friday night. Police said they […]
Chief leaves police department to oversee school safety
NEWBURGH – Newburgh City Police Chief Anthony Geraci has resigned from the city police department to take a position in the Newburgh school district. Geraci was named the director of safety and security for the Newburgh Enlarged City School District at a special meeting of the board of education on Friday.
Seen Him? Washingtonville 18-Year-Old Reported Missing
Orange County resident Tyler Rivera was last seen at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in the village of Washingtonville on Emerson Drive. Rivera is considered a vulnerable adult with autism and may be in need of medical attention, according to the Washingtonville Village Police Department. At the time of...
Chester honors Jack Deshler with tree planting at Carpenter Field
CHESTER – Visitors waited more than an hour in the rain to pay their respects to Jack Deshler at his wake last September. It was a tribute to a hard-working and kind-hearted man beloved by Chester residents and Deshler was honored again this week. The Town of Chester planted a tree in Deshler’s memory for Arbor Day on Thursday.
Human skeleton unearthed from Hudson Valley home sparking mystery of its origin
An excavation crew unearthed human remains from a home in the Hudson Valley last week — igniting and quickly destroying a town’s hopes to finally solve a decades-old missing persons case, police said Thursday. The skeleton was found April 16 by a crew that was preparing for a new home build in the town of Patterson, according to the New York State Police. The badly decomposed body offered little clues to the person’s identity, but investigators confirmed that it was not that of that of Robin Murphy, who mysteriously vanished on April 9, 1995 at age 17. Slack co-founder’s missing teen Mint Butterfield...
Officials call for no-show Orange County legislator to step down after missing meetings for two years
Legislator Joel Sierra was elected in 2017 to represent Middletown residents and is in his second term. County records recently obtained by News 12 show the official has missed every meeting - more than 100 - in the last 26 months.
Newburgh Felon Lands in Prison After Latest Police Interaction
Lately things are never quiet or boring at the Orange County District Attorney's Office. It's another day and Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler has yet another announcement, this one comes in regards to the sentencing of a repeat criminal from Newburgh. Details on Repeat Criminals Latest Case. In this...
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