11+ hour, 55+ min ago   (262+ words) Todd Bender started as a stringer before rising through the ranks to become the Dutchess County Bureau Chief and senior investigative reporter for Mid Hudson News, focusing on crime and government. He is an avid angler and has recently taken…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago   (147+ words) MAHOPAC- The student parking lot at Mahopac High School, Putnam’s largest secondary school campus, has become a colorful new sight, with painted parking spaces bringing a student-led idea to life. A petition generated widespread support from students, families and community…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (172+ words) KINGSTON – Emergency responders, elected officials and members of the public gathered Friday morning for the annual 9/11 commemoration at Firemen’s Park in... Kingston community remembers 9/11 KINGSTON – Emergency responders, elected officials and members of the public gathered Friday morning for the annual…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (132+ words) ELLENVILLE – State Police have made an arrest in the September 8 shooting of a 46-year-old man in Ellenville on Tuesday afternoon. Police said Russell Long allegedly shot the victim, a resident of Jamaica, NY while in a populated suburban area. Troopers…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (157+ words) LIBERTY – A bat has tested positive for rabies in Sullivan County. This time, the animal was found in the Grahamsville area in the Town of Neversink. Last week, a bat tested positive for the deadly virus in Livingston Manor. The…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (130+ words) POUGHKEEPSIE – Poughkeepsie City Alderman Christopher Grant, 38, has been arraigned on a felony charge of attempted assault. The indictment alleges that on the afternoon of August 2, 2025, Alderman Christopher Grant, who was 37 at the time, repeatedly struck a 69-year-old individual in the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (122+ words) GOSHEN – The State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation has arrested a 22-year-old Walden woman who was employed at the Goshen Secure Center on charges of sexual misconduct involving a resident at the facility. Perla Serrano Rivera was charged with rape,…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (125+ words) MAHOPAC – A reported structure fire during weekday hours is every fire department’s worst-case scenario, especially when most volunteer members are at work. Such was the case in Mahopac Falls Wednesday when the county’s 911 Center dispatched the fire department to a…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (120+ words) Mid Hudson News Man wanted in Peekskill gas station robbery apprehended PEEKSKILL – A suspect wanted in connection with a Mobil gas station robbery at 4100 Albany Post Road in Peekskill on August 29, was arrested by Peekskill City Police on September 5. Police…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (97+ words) Mid Hudson News Body found near Newburgh’s People’s Park; incident not suspicious NEWBURGH – The body of a 57-year-old man was found in a small area near People’s Park in the City of Newburgh. Police Chief Brandon Rola told Mid-Hudson News…...