Central Valley News

Having a birthday party might be a normal, special and happy occasion for area children, but Allison Jacobus, a Cadette girl scout who recently completed the requirements for her Gold Award, knows differently.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the front, with some storms reaching severe limits this afternoon and this evening for parts of south central New York, much of Pennsylvania, central ...

Summer's here, and for many Canadians that means it's time for some cross-border shopping.

Annualized return on average equity for the first half of 2008 was 9.63%, compared to 12.11% for the same period in 2007.

In a press release this morning, Sprint has announced the expansion of its nascent QChat Direct Connect service in 14 additional markets across the country, bringing the total count to 56 markets with the ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Rep. Gary Condit claiming author Dominick Dunne slandered him over the death of a young female intern.

Almost a year and a half ago, Orange County officials did something few imagined possible after years of complaints about a 1,000-bed homeless shelter with a deceptively care-free name.

Lee Marshall of Bonny Doon has overcome multiple health setbacks to become, at age 72, an innovative and award-winning machinery designer.

Orange County lawmakers Wednesday night rejected a bid by Easy Equities to buy Camp La Guardia and decided for the second time to postpone choosing a buyer for the 258-acre property.

I f you've perused a fancy menu lately, you might pity the plight of the poor chicken.

Only about 10 percent of diabetic patients see an endocrinologist who specializes in diabetes care.

It reminded me of bees in a hive. All buzzing around doing this task and that, but most importantly working as a team.

The developer of The Marketplace at Newburgh has received conditional final site plan approval for the 775,000-square-foot shopping center.

The American Red Cross says it has depleted its national relief fund and is taking out loans to pay for providing shelters, food and other disaster relief across seven Midwestern states battered by floods.

A citizens' group that has been working with the state Department of Transportation on plans to upgrade the Route 17/32 interchange in Central Valley will meet Thursday night to discuss the latest version of ...

The third day of a heat wave was rolling through the Hudson Valley today, with a high of 97 forecast for later today.

Voting just three days before the 30th anniversary of the passage of Proposition 13, the landmark Jarvis-Gann initiative that cut property taxes and triggered a tax revolt across the country, voters in the ...

Thousands of Short Line customers went back to work after the long holiday weekend Tuesday and tried to put a smiley face on the adventure of getting there despite a bus strike.

King of "The Castle," Brian Leentjes doesn't jest when he says corporate types would enjoy his new restaurant - ' appropriately christened "Jesters Restaurant & Pub" - ' along with its adjoining ...

Short Line has hired 10 drivers and buses to resume a small fraction of its regular commuter service between Orange County and New York City for the duration of the strike.