West Point cadets train amid live-fire drills and a pandemic

The United States Military Academy has trained the future leaders of this nation's standing army from the school's campus on the Hudson River since 1802.

Construction begins on new cell phone towers near Palisades Parkway

Two new cell phone towers are reportedly being constructed near the Palisades Parkway to help deal with potentially dangerous dead zones that have plagued parts of the area for years.

Construction begins on new cell phone towers in Orange, Rockland County
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Two new cell phone towers are reportedly being constructed near the Palisades Parkway to help deal with potentially dangerous dead zones that have plagued parts of the area for years.

Off-duty cop shoots neighbor dead in Orange County, police say

An off-duty police officer shot and killed his neighbor in Cornwall, New York late Monday night, according to the Orange County District Attorney.

NY congressman asks West Point to remove Confederate symbols, names

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is once again asking the U.S. Military Academy to rename buildings honoring Confederate officers.

CDC: If you have COVID-19, stay away from your pets

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released more details into two cases of COVID-19 in pet cats that contracted the disease at the height of the outbreak.

Mid-Hudson Valley begins to reopen; NYC hires contact tracers

Several counties in New York entered the first phase of the state's four-part reopening process Tuesday. In the meantime, New York City has hired 1,700 coronavirus contact tracers, a crucial step to getting the city closer to meeting the reopening requirements.

Mid-Hudson, Long Island entering first phase of reopening

Nassau, Suffolk, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties will take their first steps toward a return to a kind of "normalcy."

Lawmakers demand end to phone dead zones along Palisades Parkway

Drivers taking the Palisades Parkway to Route 6 between Orange and Rockland Counties often find themselves unable to place mobile phone calls due to a lack of Verizon cell phone towers in the area, a fact that local officials say is dangerous and must change.

New Legoland Resort will feature 15,000 Lego models

Being constructed on 150 acres of land, LEGOLAND New York Resort will be the biggest LEGOLAND ever built.

Upstate NY shooting leaves 3 dead, including child, and 1 child wounded

A shooting at a Hudson Valley home on Sunday left three people dead, including a child, and another child in the hospital with gunshot wounds, authorities said.

Commuter train strikes tractor-trailer in Sloatsburg

The Port Jervis line of the Metro-North Railroad is suspended in both directions after a train struck a tractor-trailer near the Sloatsburg and Tuxedo stations in New York on Tuesday night. 

Violent assault in upstate NY brings new bail reform law into question

Video of a man in upstate New York assaulting his girlfriend, after being released from jail with just an appearance ticket is raising questions over New York's new bail reform law.

Video of violent assault raises questions over NY's new bail reform law
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Video of a man in upstate New York assaulting his girlfriend, after being released from jail with just an appearance ticket is raising questions over New York's new bail reform law.

Wildlife center gives a home to hurt bears and other animals

Jim and Susan Kowalczik are wildlife rehabilitators. Their Orphaned Wildlife Center in Orange County, N.Y., is home to nine bears, 13 opossums, six squirrels, and two rabbits.

NY attorney general: Town is trying to keep Hasidic Jews out

New York Attorney General Letitia James is accusing a Hudson Valley town and county of “a concerted, systematic effort” to keep Hasidic Jewish families from moving into the town.

Video: Police dog takes down man who punched cop

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: A drunken suspect punched a Newburgh cop, who then unleased his K-9 partner on the man. The encounter was captured on video posted to Facebook.