Body Of Goshen Native, Husband Returned To Family In Israel: Both Killed In Oct. 7 Attacks Body Of Goshen Native, Husband Returned To Family In Israel: Both Killed In Oct. 7 Attacks
Body Of Goshen Native, Husband Returned To Family In Israel: Both Killed In Oct. 7 Attacks The remains of a Hudson Valley native and her husband who were both killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and brought to Gaza have been returned to their family by Israeli forces.  The recovery operation, which the Israel Defense Forces undertook, was announced by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Thursday, June 5.  As a result of the operation, the bodies of both Orange County native Judith Weinstein of Goshen and her husband, Gad Haggai were taken back into Israel from Gaza, Huckabee said in a post on X.  Weinstein, age 70, who held citizenship in Israel, the…
2-Alarm Blaze Tears Through Middletown Home 2-Alarm Blaze Tears Through Middletown Home
2-Alarm Blaze Tears Through Middletown Home A fast-moving blaze broke out at an Orange County home Wednesday afternoon, June 4, prompting a large emergency response and a swift knockdown by firefighters. The fire began around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, at a Middletown residence located at 75 Grand Ave., according to the Middletown Fire Department.  Upon arrival, firefighters immediately called for a second alarm due to the intensity of the flames. The Slate Hill Fire Department’s FASTeam was dispatched to assist at the scene, while crews from Mechanicstown, Pocatello, and Howells fire departments provided standby support a…
Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In Chester Neighborhood Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In Chester Neighborhood
Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In Chester Neighborhood Police are investigating a series of vehicle thefts that occurred overnight in Orange County.  The thefts took place between 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, and 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, specifically in the Lake Region and Walton Lake Estates areas of Chester, the Chester Police Department said on Wednesday morning.  Authorities are urging residents in those neighborhoods to check their vehicles and security camera systems for any signs of suspicious activity.  Police also asked anyone who may have personally witnessed suspicious individuals or vehicles in the area during the…
Trump Appoints Newburgh Man To Federal Role Trump Appoints Newburgh Man To Federal Role
Trump Appoints Newburgh Man To Federal Role A longtime Orange County public servant is returning to federal leadership with a new appointment from the Trump Administration.  Richard Mayfield, a resident of Newburgh, has been named the State Director for USDA Rural Development in New York, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced last week.   The appointment places Mayfield at the helm of federal efforts to promote economic prosperity and strengthen rural communities across the Empire State, USDA officials said.  The USDA Rural Development program oversees funding and support for housing, business, and…
Dealer Used Girlfriend, Middleman in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme In Newburgh: DA Dealer Used Girlfriend, Middleman in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme In Newburgh: DA
Dealer Used Girlfriend, Middleman in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme In Newburgh: DA A man has pleaded guilty to serious drug and weapons charges stemming from a multi-agency investigation that uncovered a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation in Orange County, prosecutors announced.  Ronald Davis, 53, entered a guilty plea on Wednesday, May 28 in Orange County Court to first-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to court documents and statements made during the plea, the investigation began on September 23, 2024, when D…
Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal Goshen Blaze (UPDATE) Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal Goshen Blaze (UPDATE)
Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal Goshen Blaze (Update) Police have released additional details about the devastating Hudson Valley, NY house fire that claimed the lives of a father and his two young sons.  The fire broke out around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at a multi-family residence at 876 Pulaski Highway in the Orange County town of Goshen, as Daily Voice previously reported.  According to New York State Police, an upstairs neighbor first noticed smoke coming from a pipe behind the kitchen stove, immediately evacuated with her two children, and called 911. Just before exiting, the neighbor saw her downstairs neighbor, Shane M…
2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials 2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials
2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials An Orange County town official has been arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who came to his home asking for directions, and who later needed two feet of his small intestine removed, prosecutors said.  John J. Reilly III, 48, the Highway Superintendent for the Town of Chester, was arraigned on Monday, June 2, in Orange County Court on a 13-count indictment related to the Friday, May 2 shooting of delivery driver Alpha Oumar Barry, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Reilly is facing a host of …
Van Carrying 12 Children Rolls Over In I-87 Crash In New Windsor: Driver Ticketed Van Carrying 12 Children Rolls Over In I-87 Crash In New Windsor: Driver Ticketed
Van Carrying 12 Children Rolls Over In I-87 Crash In New Windsor: Driver Ticketed A van carrying more than a dozen people, including 12 children, rolled over on Interstate 87 in Orange County following a rear-end crash, police said.  The crash happened around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, in the southbound lanes of I-87 just south of Exit 17 in the Town of New Windsor, New York State Police announced on Sunday, June 1.  Investigators say a 2014 Chevrolet Express van was headed south when it struck the rear of a 2026 Subaru Outback that had slowed for traffic.  The impact caused the van to roll over and come to a stop in the left lane, while the Subaru sp…
Cops ID Goshen Father, 2 Young Sons Killed In Fire Cops ID Goshen Father, 2 Young Sons Killed In Fire
Cops ID Goshen Father, 2 Young Sons Killed In Fire A father and his two young sons were killed in a devastating house fire Saturday night, May 31, in a Hudson Valley, NY town, authorities said. Shane Munn, 40, and his two sons, ages 12 and 17, all died in the blaze at 876 Pulaski Highway in Goshen at approximately 8:10 p.m., according to New York State Police. Firefighters arrived on scene to find the building completely engulfed in flames, police said. Munn was found dead inside the home, while his two sons were rushed to Garnett Health Medical Center in Wallkill, where they later died from their injuries, according to NYSP.…
Man Fleeing Police Threatens To Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge, Cops Rescue Him Instead: PD Man Fleeing Police Threatens To Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge, Cops Rescue Him Instead: PD
Man Fleeing Police Threatens To Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge, Cops Rescue Him Instead: PD A man in emotional crisis was safely rescued from the Bear Mountain Bridge thanks to the quick teamwork of state and county police, authorities said. The incident happened just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, after the man reportedly fled police in Orange County and stopped his car on the bridge, according to the Westchester County Police Department. The Emergency Service Unit assisted the New York State Police on the Bear Mountain Bridge yesterday to aid a man in... Posted by Westchester County Police Department on Thursday, May 29, 2025 The Emergency Service Unit assisted…
Former NYPD Officer Sentenced 100 MPH Drunk Driving Haverstraw Crash That Killed Husband Former NYPD Officer Sentenced 100 MPH Drunk Driving Haverstraw Crash That Killed Husband
Former Nypd Officer Sentenced 100 MPH Drunk Driving Haverstraw Crash That Killed Husband A former NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley has been sentenced after pleading guilty to causing the crash that killed her husband while she was driving drunk at over 100 miles per hour in Rockland County. Bernadine Thomas, 36, of Maybrook in Orange County, was sentenced to five years of probation for criminally negligent homicide after causing the February 2023 crash that claimed the life of her husband, Chevy Thomas, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday, May 29.  The sentencing follows Thomas’s February 3 guilty plea in Rockland County Court before Judge Kevi…
3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown 3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown
3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown Three students at an Orange County middle school were hospitalized after consuming a "gummy-like substance," prompting an ongoing investigation and a warning to families about unverified social media rumors.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 28 at Monhagen Middle School in Middletown and involved four students, three of whom became ill after ingesting the substance, according to a letter sent to families by Principal Dominick Radogna on Thursday, May 29.  The students were transported to the hospital as a precaution, and the school says it remains in contact with their fami…