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LISTEN: https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2023/Headlines/HEADLINE+52423+MCGUIREPRESSER.mp3     During a press conference held earlier this month, Acting Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty revealed the indictment of three individuals, including the child’s parents, in relation to their daughter’s fatal overdose.   Acting Sullivan County District Attorney expressed concerns about County Attorney McGuire’s handling of […]

County Attorney Addresses Allegations of Mishandling in Infant Death Case

LISTEN: https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2023/Headlines/SeekersUpdate.mp3   We have an update on the asylum seekers in Sullivan County, and that update is that they are no longer in the county. They’re now in Poughkeepsie.   How did this story start?   Sullivan County received word from New York Mayor Eric Adams’s office on Wednesday […]

Asylum Seekers Relocated from Sullivan County to Poughkeepsie

LISTEN:  https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2023/Headlines/HEADLINE+-+SulCo+Housing+Emergency+MAY+18+4p+5p+6p.wav Asylum seekers from New York City are arriving in Sullivan County, and the County has declared a State of Emergency.   Representatives from Mayor Eric Adams’ office in New York City called Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek last night to inform him of plans to relocate 80 New […]

Sullivan County Declares State of Emergency as Asylum Seekers Arrive ...

Don’t miss tonight’s episode of Local Edition! We’ll be discussing the latest updates on the arrival of migrants and sharing some laughs with our comedy night in the Catskills, starting at 6:30PM. Stay informed and entertained with us!

Updates on Migrant Arrival and more…

Maia Hibbet from NY Focus gives us some insight into some of the key highlights including increased funding for education and healthcare, as well as investments in infrastructure and affordable housing. The budget also includes provisions for criminal justice reform and environmental protections.   LISTEN TO FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2023/TLE/May+5+Maia+Hibbet+Ny+Focus+Budget+Post+-+UPLOAD+FULL+EDIT.wav […]

The 2023 New York State Budget has just been released, ...

LISTEN: https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2023/Headlines/ToddlerHEADLINEREEL.wav   On May 2nd, 2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., officers with the Village of Liberty Police Department responded to a 911 call for a child in cardiac arrest at the Knights Inn Motel on State Route 52 in the Village of Liberty.   Responding officers found a 16-month-old […]

Toddler dies from fentanyl overdose, parents charged with homicide

🔴 Don’t miss tonight’s episode of The Local Edition at 6:30 PM! 🎙️ We’re chatting with the director and writer of Zoe Comes Home, the play showing at Tusten Theatre this weekend. Plus, we’ve got the inside scoop on Wayne County Elections. Tune in now! 📺    Cindy Furman, Director […]

Exclusive Interview with Director and Writer of Zoe Comes Home ...

LISTEN HERE:   https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2023/Headlines/Headlines+Tornado+42423_mixdown5.mp3   Over the weekend a tornado touched down in Sullivan County, causing damage to trees, structures, and property. The tornado began north of Jeffersonville, along Callicoon Center Road near Laundry Brook, where it damaged trees before moving northward.   As it continued to move north, it crossed […]

Powerful Tornado Sweeps Through Sullivan County

LISTEN: https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2023/Headlines/Headline4823_mixdown.mp3   CUDDEBACKVILLE — A Glen Spey man who has been missing for more than a week has been found dead in a marsh in the Town of Forestburgh.   Harold Hoyt, age 35, was reported missing by a friend on March 31st after the car the pair was […]

Search for missing father of two ends in tragedy