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Imagine sitting in one of your favorite bars while having a few, when you're suddenly joined right next to you by over two tons of pandemonium? And we're not talking about a very big drunken unruly city. In this case, a high-speed van…

Will movie theaters survive? This has been a question on many people's minds since before the pandemic started. Ever since streaming movies became so accessible, people started curling up on their couches rather than going out to the…

How unhealthy are children in the Hudson Valley? A look at obesity rates in each school shows that some districts are raising dangerously overweight children.The New York Department of Health keeps track of statistics taken each year from…

I came across a public restroom with one of the smartest inventions I've ever seen.Using a public bathroom isn't ideal, especially if you're a germaphobe like me. However, sometimes you cannot avoid it. Unfortunately, many restaurants in…

Did you plan to see a comedian Sebastien Maniscalco in Albany on New Years Eve 2021? Me too! Sadly these plans were stalled due to Covid issues and I ended up snoring at midnight instead.As you'll hear in the interview below, I caught up…

Watch for desktop computer drops? A curious Twitter user recently posted a status that has the internet a little confused. Were iMacs raining down on a New York neighborhood on Friday? Did that flying Apple device that was sitting on…

Police are looking for a suspect who they believe walked into a local bank with a note demanding money. SCS says the robbery took place late Saturday morning at a Trustco bank. Police said they received a silent alarm shortly after the…

I guess you have to ride in style? Police say a series of highly random crimes took place on Tuesday morning involving parking lot bumper cars, stolen vehicles and a missing pair of drawers. There is no word exactly why this individual…

Beware of scams. Prosecutors say two nurses in New York ran a fake COVID-19 vaccine car scam and pocketed more than $1.5 million since November 2021. The Suffolk County prosecutor said the pair had charged adults more than $200 for the…

While many locals spent their Saturday afternoon clearing snow from their properties, other people had other things to do. The New York Post says a hip-hop music video shoot turned into this; a literal shootout. Not much is known at this…

A college junior recently received a rather shocking surprise in the mail. No, it wasn't a tuition bill or an embarrassing note from their parents. It was something completely different and unexpected, which had to be delivered to another…

it's like something straight out of a movie. CBS reports that one of the craziest police chases in recent memory ensued after a man with three active warrants allegedly robbed a local Macy's department store on Thursday. Apparently he has…

More than one in five adults are considered inactive in most of the country. This is according to the latest figures collected from the Centers for Control and Prevention of Disasters. Their latest study indicates that most states are…

New York State is known for its abundance of varied natural beauty. When it comes to mountains, the Empire State certainly has some of the best peaks and mountain ranges in the eastern United States. Three major mountain ranges cover the…

There was a bad moon rising on a recent flight due to land in New York. With the FAA saying it responded to more than 5,000 complaints from unruly passengers in 2021, this year seems to be off to a good start after this latest incident.…

Moonshine has been around for centuries, and while it's often thought of as a more southern tradition, its origins in this country are closer to the northeast than you might think. Its roots in the United States actually point to places…

There was a time, and it didn't seem so far away, that there were record stores everywhere. The Hudson Valley alone had tons of them. Large corporate record stores. Strawberry Discs, Media Play, Sam Goody. These kind of record stores.…

While the capital punishment debate continues across the country to this day, it is fairly widely known that some states still have the death penalty while others have abolished it. From 2022, twenty-seven states of the country continue to…

"Beautiful, isn't it?" " A man from Pennsylvania decided to make the vacation his own way. And by his own way, we intentionally mean setting his own house on fire. Police have released details of the bizarre incident that occurred on…

An altercation filmed on New Years Eve led to the arrest of a man from the Hudson Valley. Hudson Valley 12 said the man allegedly wielded a knife during an assault in a Walmart area. But aside from the incident itself, what might draw…

You can sometimes roll your eyes when politicians publish their initiatives for the rest of us peons. However, this is a decision that most citizens of the state can probably follow. In reality, some polls say nearly 80% of New Yorkers…

Authorities were looking for a local man who jumped out of an ambulance on Wednesday afternoon, according to Mid Hudson News. But if some details are still a bit scarce, was it really a mistaken identity? Why did the 27-year-old Beacon…

Everyone makes mistakes, but some may say that an Ulster County resident has certainly lived up to his last name very recently. Mid Hudson News reports that a 24-year-old woman was charged with DWI and left the scene of an accident on…

When you see someone approaching your house dressed as an employee who is supposed to deliver gifts to you, you don't expect to be tied up and robbed later on. This is apparently what happened Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD, when…

It was a wild scene on Sunday morning when police were called to report an unruly customer. who spat on it and tried to attack employees in a market. We don't currently know how this whole brawl started and what escalated it, but police…

Over the past year and a half, the Empire State has been impacted by multiple waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, destructive winds and torrential rains from Hurricanes Isaias and Ida, as well as the rise and fall of the governor Andrew Cuomo.…

Be safe there! Some might call this next story the Ballad of Poughkeepsie, New York. But it should serve as a good reminder for many. Please lock your vehicle and do not leave your vehicle running if it is unattended. Police said an…

There are so many scenarios that first responders can face on any given day when they are on the job. It often takes shared decisions and some creativity to get the job done. Officials say it was a team effort to free an animal trapped…

Cats can crawl just about anywhere, but sometimes they find themselves in a situation where they need help. Firefighters reportedly spent over an hour cutting and removing parts of a dryer vent where a young kitten had stuck. UPI reports…

When will some people ever learn? Many of you will be getting together and celebrating this time of year, and alcohol can certainly come into play. But if you're going to be driving, get a designated driver or maybe call an Uber or Lyft…

What a Scrooge! Police said a man was arrested after setting a large Christmas tree on fire outside a large news outlet on Wednesday morning. Now all that's left behind is the charred frame of the tree, with a few sad-looking adornments…

A recent case involving a New York man who was arrested three times in just 36 hours has once again highlighted not only the controversial subject of bail reform, but also the treatment of those suffering from mental illness. And…

Meanwhile in upstate New York ...If you are like me, you are always in denial about the weather. I always wear t-shirts and rarely remember to put on a winter coat. I withstood warmer weather for as long as possible.If you need a touch…

This is a case where you might not want to take Sammy Hagar's words to heart. Fortunately, no one was injured after authorities said they caught a driver exceeding the posted speed limit of nearly 100 miles per hour. Did we mention that…

When a loved one passes away, you give your local funeral home your trust (and probably a lot of money) to be treated with the utmost respect and dignity. But did a funeral home bury someone who was not a relative of the family who…

Talk about a real Bozo. Police are looking for a clown who destroyed a gas station in New York state early Wednesday morning. Authorities say the suspect is female, has a pale white face, orange hair and a very large red nose. Yes, the…

This is another case where you have to give the person creativity points. We've heard funny stories through the years of lone drivers riding in HOV lanes with fake passengers in tow. They used everything from mannequins, mannequins,…

A man in New York State thought he had hit the jackpot. That is, until his winning lottery ticket is stolen by one of his own family members. Now, the accused woman faces up to 15 years in prison. All this lottery winner wanted to do was…

Will all new vehicles on the roads of the Hudson Valley have built-in technology to stop impaired drivers? Immobilizers have been around for some time for people convicted of impaired driving. There are also infrared cameras in some…

We still wonder why a Hooters didn't make its way to the Hudson Valley.Hooters restaurants made headlines this week with the restaurant chain instituting a policy on skimpy new stockings to replace already short waitresses. According to…

Does Route 9 need another McDonald's? The restaurant chain thinks so and plans to build one on the site of a former bank.The Hudson Valley loves its fast food. You can't drive more than a mile in most areas without hitting a Taco Bell,…

A truck and semi-trailer were involved in a head-on, back-to-back collision on I-84 in the Hudson Valley.For all the news that the Hudson Valley shares, be sure to follow Hudson Valley Post on Facebook, download the Hudson Valley Post…

Okay, so maybe it's not that big of a deal these days to hear about a new movie being set here in the Hudson Valley. But that's a big deal if you're a promising actor or actor looking for a job. In the past, Hudson Valley actors had to…