Phillip Pantuso

Melinda Brugger filed for divorce from her husband, James Brugger, in mid-July. On Friday, police said he shot her and then turned the gun on himself.

A 19-year-old Smithtown man and a 72-year-old New York City man died after their vehicles collided Sunday morning in Olive.

Jimmy and Mindy Brugger were identified by several local fire departments, who called their deaths a heartbreaking loss for the community.

A federal lawsuit accuses Levon Helm’s daughter of trademark infringement and $2 million in financial misconduct as the feud over the Woodstock venue escalates.

Emergency crews recovered Jesus Arroyo Ortega from the North Branch Callicoon Creek after his pickup truck was found abandoned in floodwaters Wednesday morning.

State Police and multiple state agencies are investigating the death of Marcos Alcaraz after a fire broke out in his cell early Saturday.

Police called off the three-day search for former Town Supervisor Ryan Courtien without saying what happened or where the still-active investigation is heading.

Ryan Courtien was found Friday evening at the Harlem Valley–Wingdale Metro-North station and taken to a hospital for evaluation.

State Police said Andrew C. Wells used his position to take money from the group’s bank account over more than three years.

Former Albany Rural Cemetery manager David Eslinger missed the restitution deadline in his $40,000 theft case. He now faces additional jail time.