Nora Mishanec

Robert Buda Jr. admitted to killing his in-laws and their dog before torching their Wappinger home last year.

As investigators search for the cause of the blaze, preservationists and developers hold out hope the landmark campus isn’t a total loss.

The 88-year-old victim and the 15-year-old defendant knew each other, Saugerties police said.

The fire highlighted the Poughkeepsie landmark’s long history as a mental asylum, a psychiatric center and finally, an abandoned historical landmark.

KINGSTON — An Ulster County man who allegedly stole two cars was taken into custody this week after what police described as a five-day crime spree.

Sydney Mills previously rejected a plea deal but changed his tactic one week before his trial was due to begin

Sydney Mills turned down a previous deal but accepted this one a week before his trial was scheduled to begin. Its terms were not immediately clear.

Pleasant Valley Highway Superintendent John Baxter faced felony unlawful surveillance charges

The investigation will consider how Jeffrey Epstein used his ties to the college to facilitate his sex trafficking activities.

A new federal strategy to combat tick-borne illness arrives as scientists fear cuts to biomedical research could hinder breakthroughs.