Tag Archives: local-news

Puppy Mills in New York

The ASPCA is currently leading a campaign to prohibit pet stores from purchasing puppies from -->

Walmart Announces a 5-Day Black Friday

Black Friday is no longer on just Friday, according to Walmart. The world’s largest retailers -->

Despite December 2013 Metro-North Derailment, Commuters Still Not Worried

Following the December 2013 fatal Metro-North derailment, there has been a lot of talk in -->

More Scams Sweeping the Hudson Valley

Two scams involving chimney sweeps and one involving Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., have -->

Williamsburg Recycling Facility Fined $40,000 in Heat-Related Death of Employee

A Williamsburg industrial recycling facility got hit with a $40,500 fine by the federal government -->

Common Knockout Game Turns Deadly When 60-Year-Old Woman Shoots 2 Teens After Being Attacked

Last Monday, a woman was attacked by 2 teenagers before she fired shots into the -->

Saugerties Man Dies After Being Hit by Vehicle on 9W

A Saugerties man was hit a car yesterday evening and died when he was walking -->

Safety Panel Offers Guide to Address School Violence

After 13 meetings, the Ulster County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee has weighed in with a -->

Help Us Stop Teen Texting & Driving

Earlier this year, we teamed up with CBS6 News in Albany to spread the word -->

FDA Moves to Ban Trans Fats from Food Supply

The FDA recently proposed actions to remove trans fats, the artery clogging substance and major -->

Navigation Systems Include Locations of Speed and Red-Light Cameras

Cameras for catching speeders and drivers running red-lights have been increasing nationwide. A chief supplier -->

FDA Urging a Tighter Control on Painkiller Prescriptions

The FDA has recently recommended tighter controls on how doctors prescribe the most commonly used -->

3 Young Siblings, Their Father & Pregnant Woman are Victims in Horrific Accident Involving Driver on Cell Phone

A horrific accident in Lodi, California has taken the lives of 3 small children, their -->

Truck Accident on Thruway Kills One

According to the Times Herald Record, an accident involving a tractor-trailer rig has killed one -->

Fishkill Route 9 Accident Causes Morning Delays

An early morning accident on Route 9 just south of Dutchess Mall has backed up -->

Children & Guns: Accidents from Accessibility

The .45-caliber pistol that killed Lucas Heagren, 3, on Memorial Day last year at his -->

Safety Advocates Feud Over Rear View Mirror Systems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it will add the rearview mirror video -->

Governor Cuomo Announces Designated Highway “Texting Zones”

On Monday, September 23, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that in the state of New York, -->

Honda Recalls Vehicles Due to Defective Airbags

Honda is recalling 318,000 Odyssey minivans in the U.S. and 64,400 Acura MDX sport-utility vehicles -->

New York’s Nursing Homes Earn Failing Grade

When it comes to the quality of care to its residents, nursing homes earn a -->