Poughkeepsie

Staff Sgt. Eric Christian (credit: Christian family)

Gov. Cuomo Orders Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of Fallen NY Marine

Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick and another Marine were killed Saturday while conducting combat operations in the Farah province of Afghanistan, the Department of Defense said.

2013/05/07

The Marist College men's crew team found the unusual object floating in the Hudson River. (credit: Marist College Crew Team/Facebook)

Marist College Crew Team Finds Giant Floating ‘Head’

Anyone lose a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass?

2013/04/26

Group Holds Hudson Valley Gay Tourism Conference

Stephan Hengst of BigGayHudsonValley.com said the aim of the conference is to work with vendors looking to attract gays and lesbians to do business across the state.

2013/03/27

New York State Thruway Near Poughkeepsie - Feb. 9, 2013 (credit: NYSDOT)

Senior Citizen Dies After Car Strikes Him On Snowy Poughkeepsie Street

Police say Muril M. Hancock was hit by a car as he walked near the shoulder of a street in this town 70 miles north of New York City.

2013/02/09

Israeli Police: Man From Poughkeepsie Shoots, Kills Chef At Red Sea Hotel

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld identified the suspect as William Hershkovitz from Poughkeepsie and said his family had been notified.

2012/10/05

Report: Driver In Fatal Poughkeepsie Crash Was Wanted By Police

State corrections officials told The Poughkeepsie Journal that 22-year-old Ryan Floryan was released from prison in March after serving two years for robbery.

2012/08/03

Police Chase In Poughkeepsie Leaves Couple Dead, Children Injured

Police said the incident started with officers chasing Ryan Floryan’s blue Chevy. They said the suspect swerved a few times before speeding through the intersection.

2012/08/02

Firefighters Receive Specialized Training (Credit: CBS 2)

Suburban Firefighters Receive Specialized Training In Rail-Rescue Operations In Westchester

Firefighters were taken to a place where fire is the least of their worries, where one misstep can be fatal. It’s a world that they could be asked to enter at a moment’s notice to save you.

2012/07/13

2,351 Dancers Perform ‘Hokey Pokey’ In Poughkeepsie To Break Guinness World Record

The instructions at a pedestrian bridge in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., today included telling thousands of people to put their left foot in, their left foot out and shake it all about.

2012/06/09

Makeshift memorial for Marist College fire victims (credit: CBS 2)

Police Closing Investigation Into Fatal Poughkeepsie Fire

Investigators have failed to figure out what caused a fire that killed three college students in an off-campus house in January.

2012/03/31

Gov. Cuomo Says Tappan Zee Bridge Being Mulled As Walkway

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state is considering turning the Tappan Zee Bridge into a “greenway” instead of demolishing it when a new adjacent span is built to cross the Hudson River.

2012/02/22

Memorial Service Held For Marist College Students Killed In Fire

Nearly 4,000 students wearing red ribbons gathered for Wednesday’s memorial service for a chance to come together as a community and mourn.

2012/01/25

Passengers wait as a Metro-North passenger train approaches the platform. (file/credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Quiet Cars Make Debut On Metro-North Railroad

If tranquility on the train is what you seek – an escape from inconsiderate cell phone shouters and blabbing, blathering bozos – Metro-North hears you loud and clear.

2011/10/17

Innocent Man Leaves NY Prison For Boxing Ring

Bozella was up the Hudson River at Sing Sing, one of the nation’s most notorious prisons. Sent there for the 1977 murder of a 92-year-old woman in Poughkeepsie, maintained his innocence.

2011/10/14