Towns of Rockland County, NY
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Orange & Rockland Substation Explosion Causes 2nd Major Power Outage
Incident follows another outage that occurred on Sunday morning, leaving 7000 without power. By Kim Anderson Sparkill, NY – A fire at an Orange & Rockland substation in Orangetown led to widespread power outages across the southern portion of Rockland County today, disrupting service for residents and businesses and prompting a wave of reports on…
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West Haverstraw Man Arrested After Fentanyl Seizure
NEW CITY, NY — A West Haverstraw man has been arrested after authorities seized more than a pound of fentanyl believed to have been shipped through the mail, according to law enforcement officials. Investigators with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service arrested Yamil Caraballo, 35,…
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Bernstein sentenced to state prison for tampering with physical evidence
NEW CITY, NY— Former Podiatrist Ira Bernstein, 51 of Montebello was sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to tampering with physical evidence connected to an audio recording that authorities say contained a solicitation to have his former wife killed. Thomas E. Walsh II, Rockland County District Attorney, announced that Bernstein was sentenced to 1½…
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Thousands of Rocklanders without power
ROCKLAND, NY — A power outage linked to an electrical substation in the town of Orangetown left thousands of residents and businesses without electricity across southern Rockland County, according to reports from the utility provider and residents in the affected communities. The outage involved a facility operated by Orange and Rockland Utilities and impacted several…
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NYPD Officer and Army Major from Clarkstown Dies in Kuwait
The passing was a result of a non-hostile medical episode that occurred on March 6th, 2026. This story is developing. Clarkstown, NY – A Clarkstown resident who served both with the New York City Police Department and the Army National Guard died Friday after suffering a medical emergency while deployed to Kuwait, according to officials.…
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Spring Valley man sentenced to 12 years for fatal crash
NEW CITY, NY — A Spring Valley man was sentenced to 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty in connection with a 2025 crash that killed a 4-year-old girl and seriously injured two others, authorities said. Thomas E. Walsh II, the district attorney for Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, announced that Axel I. Lopez-Santiago,…