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Catskill family faces new tragedy as landslide claims home months after fatal crash
CATSKILL, N.Y. (WRGB) — A Catskill family is left picking up the pieces after a landslide last week took their home and everything inside. It’s the second tragedy to hit the Whittaker family this year. Their friends, Jill O’Connell and Carol Greene, who are also their neighbors, are now stepping up to help, hoping the community will do the same. They’ve started a GoFundMe for the family.
Missing woman pulled alive from Hudson River
A 55-year-old woman was pulled alive from the Hudson River in Selkirk Tuesday morning. Police were called to Henry Hudson Park around 9:15 a.m. for a report of a missing woman. They found her car and several hours later found her alive in the river. She was conscious and talking...
Germantown girl, 11, becomes sheriff for the day
You might have seen an unusually young member of the sheriff’s department trying out equipment in Hudson today. An 11-year-old girl quickly rose through the ranks to become sheriff right away. Kelsey Mergenthaler is a fifth grader at Germantown Elementary. She won the contest to be sheriff for the...
Escaped Upstate, New York Bull Rescued Thanks to Heatseeking Drone
A young Angus bull escaped from its Upstate, New York farm earlier this week and took several days before getting rescued. We're used to seeing animals in the element around Upstate, New York. Seeing a bear, deer, snakes, and skunks running down the road isn't uncommon. But when a bull is running around town, it will definitely make you do a double-take.
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