accidents
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 2:36 pm
Two drivers in two counties took the hit-and-run to new places this past weekend.
The first, a 20-year-old Narrowsburg man, reportedly hit a guardrail on Gables Road in the town of Tusten on Saturday, and then drove off. Not only did Victor J. Chmura... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 10:48 am
The Daily Mail reports that Bailiwick Ranch, a zoo in the town of Catskill in Greene County, lost a bunch of animals in a fire in the property's reptile house last night:
“It’s upsetting,” said Garry Koschitzki, the facility’s owner. “You come home and it... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 9:40 am
A car carrier loaded with nine vehicles burned for hours on the Thruway just south of Kingston yesterday, closing traffic in both directions for much of the afternoon, according to a press release from the State Police.
Several of the cars being hauled... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 25, 2011 - 9:24 pm
Tragedy struck in Esopus this afternoon when 22-year-old Thomas Heil was struck and killed by a CSX train. His brother, 20-year-old Christopher Heil, was also on the tracks, and sustained a shoulder injury.
The press release from the Ulster County Sheriff... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Apr. 24, 2011 - 10:10 am
The Daily Freeman reports that a fire in Samsonville, in the town of Olive, has displaced its occupant and claimed the life of his dog.
Olive Fire Chief Chris Winne said the fire started in the kitchen of the single-family home at 30 Ravenwood Road and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 8:54 pm
Two employees of the Sullivan County town of Neversink resigned this week in the wake of an incident on Monday in which a handgun was allegedly fired in the town hall.
According to several sources that declined to give their names on the record, town code... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Apr. 16, 2011 - 8:31 pm
A trailer containing three horses slid off the road and partially overturned on Rte. 28 in Andes this afternoon, leading to a dramatic equine rescue by the Andes Fire Department, state troopers, a Delhi veterinarian, and multiple volunteers who rushed to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 9:49 am
The Daily Star has the story:
A 27-year-old East Branch man died Monday evening when he lost control of his motorcycle, state police in Binghamton said.
Tony C. Eggler, 27, was driving west shortly after 8 p.m. on state Route 206, just east of Ackerman... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 2:40 pm
According to an alert from Delaware County Emergency Management, State Highway 206 in Walton was shut down earlier today after a natural gas line break, and was re-opened around 12:45 pm.
The Walton Reporter writes on their Facebook wall that they've... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 3:23 pm
On Saturday, the Daily Freeman ran a story good enough to appear in a fine satirical publication like The Onion. The headline itself is a gem: "Cat wasn't burned alive, New Paltz police say."
As you may have guessed, this is a follow-up story to a story... Read more
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