Putnam County

A man who says he was wrongly convicted in the 1994 rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Putnam County was released on bail Friday. Andrew Krivak’s release comes more than a year after the conviction against him was vacated following newly discovered evidence in the killing of Josette Wright. He has maintained his innocence in the child’s...

After spending more than two decades behind bars, Andrew Krivak is hoping new evidence will clear his name. Gilma Avalos reports.

The Putnam County Department of Health, part of New York’s Mid-Hudson region, is warning people about potential COVID exposure in a local supermarket this month, officials confirmed Thursday. It’s the county’s first health alert related to a COVID positive person in a public space to date. Anyone who was in TOPS Friendly Markets in Carmel on July 2 between...

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One tri-state high school is using laundry to teach students important life skills — and do good in the community. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

The remains of the woman were found in marshland behind a Putnam County restaurant, after her car was found in the diner’s parking lot more than two years ago

More than two years after the Connecticut mother disappeared, police say they’ve found her remains about 20 miles away in the marsh behind a Putnam County diner. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

A Putnam County sheriff’s deputy — who had surgery after being stabbed when responding to a disturbance Monday morning — will have to undergo another surgery, according to the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. says that, at approximately 10 a.m., deputies responded to a disturbance at a residence in the Town of Putnam Valley. He said the cops…

A Putnam County sheriff’s deputy had to undergo surgery after being stabbed when responding to a disturbance Monday morning, according to the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. says that, at approximately 10 a.m., deputies responded to a disturbance at a residence in the Town of Putnam Valley. He said the cops found a father and son arguing...

The sheriff’s deputy was stabbed while responding to a call in Putnam Valley, New York.

The sheriff’s deputy was stabbed while responding to a call in Putnam Valley, New York.

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.

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An out-of-state teen was arrested for allegedly falsely reporting a violent hostage situation in upstate New York last year, among other countrywide “swatting” incidents, according to Putnam County officials.

A teen was arrested for falsely reporting a hostage situation in NY last year, among other countrywide “swatting” incidents, authorities say.

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.

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A wallet that Diane Keaton misplaced decades ago has turned up in a New York storage unit.