This story has been updated.Separate motor-vehicle crashes caused delays just as the Friday evening commute began in Northern Westchester,  Putnam and Dutchess.The first occurred on northbound I-684  just before the junction of I-84 (Exit 9). Delays stretched back to Exit 8 (Hardscrabble Road).The other crash occurred on westbound Route 202 near the Westchester/Putnam line around 4 ...

Update:Missing teen Alexandria Pappas has been located by City of Poughkeepsie Police and she is safe. "We sincerely appreciate all of the calls and tips that lead to her safe return," City of Poughkeepsie Police said.Original report:The City of Poughkeepsie has issued an alert related to a missing teen believed to be in the area.Alexandria Pappas is a 15-year-old runaway who ...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Flash Flood Watch have been issued for Dtchess County.The Severe Storm Watch, meaning conditions are favorable for thunderstorms to develop in and around the area, went into effect just before 2 p.m. and lasts until 9 p.m. Thursday.The Flash Flood Watch went into effect at noon p.m. Thursday and lasts until  9 p.m. Thursday.Thunderstorms will develop this ...

An investigation is under way after a two-car crash claimed the life of a Yorktown Heights man in the Town of LaGrange in Dutchess County at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday.Sheriff’s deputies responded to Noxon Road near Firemen’s Way for a report of a serious crash, and upon arrival observed a two-car crash with three people injured, according to captain John A. Watterson of ...

Hot and humid conditions Thursday will usher in locally heavy, gusty thunderstorms late Thursday in much of the Hudson Valley.Flash flooding is also possible, according to the National Weather Service.Thursday will be partly sunny with a high in the upper-80s. But with the humidity, the real-feel temperature will soar to between 95 and 100 degrees. (See chart above.)These conditions ...

Another day of hot and humid conditions will be accompanied by locally heavy, gusty thunderstorms late Thursday into Friday.Flash flooding is also possible, according to the National Weather Service.There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night through 3 a.m. Thursday.Thursday will be partly sunny with a high in the upper-80s. The next storm chance starts around ...

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -  Two men from Millerton have been arrested and charged with robbery following a shooting at the Poughkeepsie Inn on Route 9 Tuesday afternoon, police announced Wednesday afternoon.Akbar McClennon, 31, and Jarrin Mayes, 28, were charged with five counts of first-degree robbery.The shooting was not a random act of violence and McClennon and Mayes are known to the ...

State Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help solve a 27-year-old cold case involving a missing Dover Plains man, Louis Reyes.Louis Reyes was reported missing on Nov. 11, 1989 from the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center where he was being treated on a voluntary basis for a mental disability. He was last seen at the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center on Nov. 10, 1989, wearing a ...

A message circulating on Facebook warning that adding someone named Jayden K. Smith as a friend will allow hackers to access your account is a hoax, according to the internet rumor-debunking website Snopes.com. "Please tell all the contacts in your messenger list not to accept Jayden K Smith friendship request," the message reads. "He is a hacker and has the system ...

This story has been updated.DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y.  -- A stretch of Haight Avenue in the Town of Poughkeepsie was closed Monday afternoon due to a serious motor-vehicle crash.The closure, reported around 3:15 p.m., occurred near Raymond Avenue.Sign up for Daily Voice's free email news alerts by clicking here and selecting your hometown.For real-time Dutchess news in your Facebook feed, ...