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New York resident with state’s first case of mosquito-borne EEE virus in nearly a decade has died
September 24, 2024 | 9:04amThe case was the first instance of EEE in New York since 2015.
NY resident tests positive for potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus
September 21, 2024 | 12:01pmThe last time there was a human case of eastern equine encephalitis in New York state was 2015.
NY mom says she's victim of sexual harassment after 'coward' ships her penis-shaped gummies and confetti: 'Malicious'
June 16, 2024 | 4:11pmThe confetti fell onto the floor when it opened — by design — and got all over the mom's clothes and furniture near her children, according to legal papers filed...
39-year-old dead after plunging 70 feet off cliff at NY state park while taking pics with husband
December 28, 2023 | 3:09amA tourist from Singapore fell to her death Friday while snapping photos with her husband on the edge of a cliff in a New York state park, authorities said.
NY county hands out creepy 'I voted' stickers that went viral
November 3, 2022 | 5:49pmA drawing of a spider-like psychedelic critter won the local New York contest, in which 13- to 18-year-olds to submitted art to be featured on the voting day stickers.
Wildflower Farms resort brings nature to frenzied New Yorkers
October 25, 2022 | 7:18amThe just-opened Wildflower Farms, an Auberge resort set in Gardiner, NY, is luring affluent urbanites with its luxury-rustic delights, including a working farm where guests can feed chickens and pick...
Upstate New York mom arrested for letting 10-year-old son get tattoo: cops
October 14, 2022 | 1:05pmCrystal Thomas, 33, allegedly let the youngster get his name in big block letters in a procedure done at a "transient" hotel in the town of Highland.
Sleeping in a tent in Catskills reaches mountain high number
September 23, 2022 | 6:54pmThat's life in the so-called new Hamptons.
'Psychedelic' creature leading pack to appear on 'I Voted' sticker in NY county
July 8, 2022 | 12:01pmThe “I Voted” sticker is getting a makeover in upstate New York – and a spider-like psychedelic critter is squirming its way to victory.
Ritzy new developments are turning Hudson Valley into the Hamptons
July 1, 2022 | 5:10pmInsane housing prices, private clubs and Zimmerman gowns? The Hudson Valley is starting to look a lot more like the Hamptons.
New York state trooper charged with murder in death of 11-year-old Brooklyn girl
October 27, 2021 | 9:49pmA New York state trooper was indicted for murder in connection with the death of an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl on the New York State Thruway last December, prosecutors said Wednesday....
Hochul launching purge of Cuomo cronies from Albany: sources
September 25, 2021 | 2:05amGov. Kathy Hochul is cleaning house of agency heads and officials appointed by former governor Andrew Cuomo.
COVID-positive Rikers inmates infect upstate prisoner after Hochul-ordered transfer
September 22, 2021 | 10:05pmAn upstate NY prison knowingly admitted two inmates infected with COVID-19 after Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered them transferred from Rikers Island -- and another tested positive the next day, The...
'He wants to silence us': Judge favored abusive men in custody cases, lawsuit claims
August 20, 2021 | 3:07pmAn upstate domestic violence survivor has accused a family court judge of violating her rights by awarding custody of her teen son to her abusive ex — and she claims...
Triple threat: Upstate NY man arrested three times in the same day
March 17, 2021 | 1:00pmA 29-year-old upstate man was arrested three times in a single day -- including twice by the same state trooper, police said Wednesday.
Uproar as NY election honcho in Boston amid hours-long early voting lines
October 27, 2020 | 5:43pmAn upstate elections commissioner has been out of town since Saturday when the start of early voting began with hour-plus lines, The Post has learned. One of Ulster County's two...
Woman, two kids killed in New York State Thruway crash
August 4, 2020 | 5:39pmThree family members were killed and five were injured Monday night when a tractor-trailer rear-ended a car on the New York State Thruway and sent it barreling into another vehicle,...
LI woman busted for allegedly harassing 'harlequin' tot with skin condition
November 10, 2019 | 3:12pmA Long Island woman has been arrested for allegedly harassing an upstate tot who suffers from a rare genetic condition that causes her skin to crack when exposed to air,...
Equestrian crushed to death by her own horse
September 2, 2016 | 5:02pmA talented young amateur equestrian from Long Island died in a freak jumping-competition accident upstate — crushed to death by her own horse when the animal fell on top of...
Get away like David Bowie at this quiet upstate upstart
May 19, 2016 | 4:27amRocker David Bowie bequeathed half of his $100 million fortune to his wife, Iman, after his death in January, including the apartment the two shared in Soho, which he bought...