In the Catskills, cold streams have shaped a world-renowned fly fishing tradition for generations. But today, rising temperatures and stronger storms are putting that fragile ecosystem — and the fish it supports…
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NY FOCUS: ICE Collaboration and Prisons in Crisis: Four Questions for State Law Enforcement
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. By Chris Gelardi , New York Focus It’s an…
Electric Heaters May Have Sparked Yulan Apartment Fire, Officials Say
Yulan, NY —Preliminary findings indicate that electric space heaters may have sparked an early-morning fire that killed two people in a Yulan apartment last week, the New York State Police said. The…
New York Gets Failing Grade for Tobacco Prevention Funding
A new national report finds New York has made progress protecting residents from secondhand smoke and raising tobacco taxes — but the state is falling short where it may matter most: funding…
New York Drivers Face Steeper Penalties Under Sweeping DMV Point Reform
A sweeping change to New York’s driver penalty system is now in effect — and a single offense could cost some motorists their license. Under new rules from the New York State…
ICE Retracts Claim It Bought Chester Warehouse, Calls Statement a ‘Mistake’
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said the federal agency has not purchased any facility in Chester after stating Friday that it had bought a warehouse in Orange County. “ICE has NOT…
State Police Troopers Shoot Man Carrying Pellet Gun in Ulster County; Suspect Identified, Charged
Three members of the New York State Police shot and critically wounded a man Monday after authorities say he displayed what appeared to be a handgun while walking along a highway in…
‘We Want Them Out’: Hundreds Protest Outside ICE’s New Windsor Office in Orange County
Hundreds of people rallied against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s expansion plans in the Hudson Valley on Monday afternoon outside of ICE’s recently identified New Windsor office. READ: As Thousands Protest ICE…
Liberty Police Arrest Four After Gunpoint Robbery, Alleged Inside Accomplice Charged
Four men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery on South Main Street in the Village of Liberty, police said. Officers responded to the area around 8:40 p.m. on Feb….