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Texas AG Sues New York Clerk for Refusing to Enforce Texas Abortion Judgment Against Telehealth Doctor
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Ulster County clerk for repeatedly refusing to file a summary judgement against a New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills to…
Preventing Hot Car Tragedies: NHTSA’s Laura Dunn Urges Parents to “Stop. Look. Lock.”
As summer temperatures climb, safety experts are warning families about a persistent and deadly threat: pediatric heatstroke caused by children being left in hot cars. So far in 2025, 15 children have…
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Wayne County Deer; State Establishes New Disease Management Area
A fatal neurological disease affecting deer has been detected in Wayne County, prompting state officials to establish a new Disease Management Area (DMA 10) in the northeastern part of the county. Chronic…
TIMES UNION: Sullivan County Undersheriff Says Long-Running FBI Probe is a ‘Nothingburger’
Radio Catskill spoke with Hudson Valley Bureau Editor Phillip Pantuso at the Times Union about what their reporter uncovered while investigating whether the FBI is probing the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. In…
Inmate Death in Wayne County’s USP Canaan Prison
An inmate, Brandon Sharpe, died on Sunday morning at a high security U.S. penitentiary in Waymart, Pennsylvania. He was 30 years old. U.S. Department of Justice officials said that Sharpe was found…
Prisoners’ Brain Trust is Working to Repeal New York’s Felony Murder Law and Rethink Incarceration
In New York state, hundreds of individuals are currently incarcerated for second degree murder, even if they were not at the scene of the crime or had no proven intention to commit…
Heat Exhaustion, Injuries, and High Pressure: Orange County Amazon Workers Say Dangerous Labor Conditions Persist into the Summer Heat
When you receive one of those Amazon cardboard boxes with black tape, there are hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers behind the scenes – packing, stocking, and shipping products around the…
Sullivan County Legislature Joins Local Coalition in Condemning Antisemitic Graffiti in Monticello
The Sullivan County Legislature has publicly condemned antisemitic graffiti recently discovered on a sidewalk in a busy Monticello shopping area. The message, which read “Jews did 9/11,” was reported by the Sullivan…