Dutchess County

Conservative activist and self-described “former liberal” Brandon Straka, a Dutchess County man and a Westchester County man who was allegedly identified by his varsity football jacket are among the latest to be charged federally for their alleged roles in the violent siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Straka, the founder of the “WalkAway Campaign” which helps guide former…

More people in our area were arrested Thursday in connection with the siege at the U.S. Capitol. Sarah Wallace reports.

The teen was piloting a Cessna 172-model plane alone when she crash landed in order to avoid a set of power lines, her father said

A 17-year-old pilot walked away, unharmed, from a plane crash in New York’s Hudson Valley, officials confirmed Sunday. The FAA says the Cessna 172 aircraft had engine trouble and crashed in Millbrook, roughly one mile from the Sky Acres Airport. The young pilot was the only person aboard the plane at the time of the crash Sunday afternoon, officials said….

A young pilot walked away, unharmed, from a plane crash in Millbrook, New York. The FAA says the plane had engine trouble and crashed a mile away from the Sky Acres Airport.

Dutchess County health officials on Friday cautioned residents who voted in person on Election Day to watch for COVID-19 symptoms after a poll worker tested positive for the disease. Health Commissioner Dr. Anil Vaidian says the worker at the East Fishkill Community Center in Hopewell Junction had been wearing a mask, hand sanitizing and social distancing. The poll worker...

Multiple fires over a 300-acre area on Mount Beacon in Hudson Highlands State Park started Monday afternoon. Fishkill town officials say all hikers got off the mountain safely but several vehicles were destroyed.

A plow truck working a parking lot in Elizabeth, New Jersey lost control Monday morning and very nearly plowed the bottom of a river instead. Brian Thompson reports.

An MTA bus struck and killed a pedestrian in Queens, dragging him along the road before coming to a stop early Monday, authorities say. Roseanne Colletti reports.

Storm Team 4 has your Monday forecast update.

A 67-year-old woman was killed in a dog attack in her Dutchess County, New York, home, authorities say.

Two Muslim correctional officers in New York are being reinstated after being suspended for refusing to shave their beards because of religious reasons

This reunion between a Dutchess County woman and her pet was 11 years in the making − and it took years of dedication from a SPCA staff member to make it happen.

The family was shocked to discover that their beloved tabby cat had been living only about two miles away. Even stranger — the woman who found the cat had been a co-worker of one of the cat’s owners years ago. NBC 4 New York’s Stacey Bell reports.

The Cessna 303 aircraft departed Orange County Airport Saturday and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres in LaGrangeville. While en route to Farmingdale, it crashed into Gerry Bocker’s house on Smith Road in Union Vale, killing him and injuring one of his two daughters, according to state police.

Preliminary investigation shows engine issue was passibly the cause of the fatal plane crash Saturday afternoon in Union Vale. Ken Buffa reports.

A fire tore through a fire station in Dutchess County on Friday evening, seriously damaging the building, a fire engine and an ambulance, the department said.

A federal appeals court has ordered a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to report to prison next week.

A plow truck working a parking lot in Elizabeth, New Jersey lost control Monday morning and very nearly plowed the bottom of a river instead.

An MTA bus struck and killed a pedestrian in Queens, dragging him along the road before coming to a stop early Monday, authorities say.