Newburgh News

Seton Hall University sophomore Katie Riley competed in the three-meter springboard preliminaries at the 2012 BIG EAST Diving Championships on Saturday, Feb.

Thomas Douglass in Judge Don Williams' Ulster County Courtroom in Kingston, NY on Friday, February 10, 2012.

MIDDLETOWN Law enforcement, members of the Safe Streets Task Force, conducted early morning raids and made arrests on suspected Bloods gang members and drug dealers in the Middletown/Town of Wallkill area.

Local law enforcement members gathered at City Hall in Newburgh Thursday, asking the state to expand the DNA collection law.

Back in the fall of 2010, movie crews were hanging out in Newburgh, shooting a film they were hoping would score a distribution deal.

In hopes of saving at least $90,000 a year, the Town Board is debating whether to hire a full- or part-time police chief.

Artists will use river ice and other objects to create sculptures for the Beauty of Ice sculpting contest at Long Dock Park in Beacon from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Police said when officers arrived at 105 Benkard Ave.about 10 a.m., they found 39-year-old Manuel Santiago attacking a 22-year-old in a common hallway.

Research firm gives local bank five-star rating - Riverside Bank of Poughkeepsie was recognized as a five-star-rated bank by BauerFinancial Inc., a national bank rating and research firm.

At the intersection of Balmville Road, Commonwealth Avenue and River Road in the hamlet of Balmville in this town sits New York's smallest state forest at 348 square feet.

Ten injured retired Newburgh firefighters say the city illegally cut their pay when it negotiated salary cuts with active-duty firefighters.

Alfonso Adams of Newburgh was indicted Tuesday on robbery charges. Adams, 48, is facing felony robbery and assault charges.

Morris was appointed to a five-year term by the board of judges for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The Newburgh School District is on track to hire a new executive principal for the area's largest high school by the end of February.

Three men were indicted Monday on charges of trying to rob cab drivers. Marco Thelisme, 21, and Mark Adams, 26, of Newburgh; and Dwayne White, 26, of Wappingers Falls, were indicted on counts of attempted first- and second-degree robbery.

AARP tax aide Pete Chadwick, right, helps Ben Butensky of Middletown with his taxes at the Mulberry House Senior Center in Middletown.

Are you a Beatles fan? Are you going to see the Fab Faux, a Beatles tribute band, at UPAC in... City of Newburgh Police Narcotics and Anti-Crime Units served a search warrant Friday at Chelsea's Jerk Center on William Street.

Jardell Ward has been indicted on charges including attemped first- and second-degree murder after a Jan.

Town of Newburgh resident Bennett Weiss, who among others helped organize the rally, said he was inspired by Occupy Wall Street's focus on economic justice.

When I think of Super Bowl Sunday, I think of chili and guacamole and chips. And Ro-Tel cheese dip.