Dutchess County News

The National Weather Service in Albany has completed a storm survey in Columbia, Dutchess, Litchfield, and Berkshire counties on Wednesday after a reported tornado on Tuesday afternoon in Copake, New York.

May 15, 2013 marked the 100th anniversary the City of Beacon became incorporated.

Unemployment rates dropped in the mid-Hudson region last month compared to the same time a year ago, with some of the biggest employment gains found in the leisure and hospitality industries.

Disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez resigned at 9 a.m., but Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver remains under fire for not doing more to curb Lopez's years of alleged sexual harassment of aides.

The day was May 14, 2012. The call: A home invasion/robbery. Trooper Daniel Hoffman entered the front door while his partner came in through the back.

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, in conjunction with the Dutchess County Arts Council, announced Thursday the winners of his first Ulster County Executive's Arts Awards.

Authorities say they plan to resume the search for an upstate man now that a body found in the Hudson River earlier this week has been identified as his companion in a canoe that capsized last December.

Senator Greg Ball Chairman of the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee issued the following statement in regards to the recent reports of a Dutchess County man being arrested for violating the "NY SAFE Act". Gregory D Dean Jr., 31, of Hopewell Junction, was pulled over on Sunday evening in New Lebanon because the ... (more)

State Sen. John Bonacic told the Ulster Chamber of Commerce Tuesday that the Nevele could lose the race for a casino if the bidding follows Gov.

In Yaphank closed due to accident on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X67/Yaphank Ave and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty.

The state's new gun-control law led to the arrest Sunday of a Dutchess County man for having nine bullets in a magazine instead of seven, the Journal News reported.

A bare hillside along Route 9W is one of the first signs of nearly $1.7 billion in spending New York City has in store for its water supply.

A drunken Dutchess County man burglarized the Shandaken American Legion on Saturday, then led police on a chase into Kingston, where he crashed his car and was arrested, police said.

Dutchess County sheriff's deputies found a Dover Plains woman carrying small bags of heroin and syringes following a traffic stop in Pleasant Valley, police said.

A man caught breaking into a Dutchess County home in February was also responsible for another burglary in Patterson, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department said Thursday.

Gun makers have cute names for kid guns, like the Crickett or Chipmunk and they come in bright colors, even pink for little girls.

Eleven organizations and entities across the Hudson Valley and Catskills have been awarded 2013 Art Works grants by the National Endowment of the Arts.

What are the things that concern you most about advancing age? The group known as Aging in Place America has found the top five things seniors fear most are: losing independence, moving to a nursing home, loss of family and friends, giving up driving and death.

Walkill resident Laura Wilson can spend eight hours a day working outdoors as a professional gardener and then commit another three hours tending to her own garden once she gets home for the evening.

"Mark has excelled at assisting customers with understanding the unique benefits of reverse mortgages," said Lisa Cathie, president and CEO of Ulster Savings Bank.