Catskill News

Calling hours have been announced for a State Trooper originally from the North Country who died Wednesday in a crash in the Town of Catskill.

A procession of state police vehicles on Thursday escorted Trooper David Lane's body to the village of Dexter, on Lake Ontario's northeastern shore 65 miles north of Syracuse.

A New York State Trooper died this afternoon in an automobile collision. Trooper David Lane, 30, a four-year veteran of the state police, was driving northbound on State Route 32 in the Town of Catskill around 2:30 p.m. when he attempted to pass another vehicle.

Catskill, N.Y. - A state trooper has been killed in a head-on collision in the Hudson Valley.Lt. Brian Shortall of the state police barracks in Middletown says an on-duty trooper was killed Wednesday afternoon.

Hike name: Freddie's walk: the Major Welsh Trail. Location: Bear Mountain/Harriman State Park Length: Four miles round-trip Rating: The long, steep part is a real quadriceps burner.

Local hospitals stand to lose $9.4 million in state funding over the next 16 months if Gov.

Dylan is back in town. OK, Bob Dylan isn't actually back in the Catskill region, but his likeness will be shown plenty of times in the 2007 film "I'm Not There," showing at 7 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

The bankruptcy auction of Friar Tuck resort in Catskill has been postponed and rescheduled for Nov.

Alcohol and excessive speed are believed to be factors in a weekend crash in the Catskill Mountains that killed a Putnam County man, state police said Monday.

New York City says it needs more time to study flooding problems here that officials have known about for nearly two decades, according to documents.

New York City's top environmental official on Friday called the risk that drilling for natural gas in the upstate region that supplies most of the city's drinking water "especially alarming." New York state recently proposed rules allowing drilling in the multistate Marcellus Shale formation.

This morning I received a letter from Rev. Cathryn Platine and Rev. Viktoria Whittaker, First Battakes and Battakes-in-Waiting of the Maetreum of Cybele located in upstate New York.

At least one person has no problem with district attorney candidate Glenn Kroll putting his campaign sticker on Krol vodka bottles and giving them out.

Fall colors on Doe Brook Road, Delaware County in the Catskill Mountains. Here's a sure-fire way to boost your spirits on this Monday.

A GreeneLander was honored this morning with the title Hudson Valley Hero . The title was conferred by leaders of Scenic Hudson, flanked by leaders of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission and the New York State Parks Commission.

From the North Lake Beach parking area in the Catskill Forest Preserve, a narrow foot trail climbs a rocky incline.

After months of back and forth with the Erie County district attorney's office, Stephen Shepherd pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree manslaughter for killing his wife in May.

For Immediate Release: October 12, 2009 ; 9:41 p.m. TRAFFIC ADVISORY UPDATE: Authority Announces Tractor Trailer Accident Southbound Between Int.

Oct 7th 2009 at 4:02PM Nominated for a Luxist Award in the furniture category, is Lamu Industries , a Catskill, N.Y.-based firm known for its hand-crafted solid wood armories, beds, chairs and consoles, in addition to a wide variety of tables, including coffee, conference, library and dining tables.

The latest volume of an epic story about the Southern Tier's global energy ambitions is still being printed, and it has already generated plenty of buzz.