The Dutchess County Legislature approved a policy Monday night outlining what mileage expenses can be reimbursed for legislators.

KINGSTON Over 20 people attended an afternoon Public Service Commission hearing on Central Hudson's proposed rate hikes.

RHINEBECK - The cause of death for a 44-year-old Rhinebeck man who died while in police custody will not be released until toxicology tests have been completed.

A City of Poughkeepsie man who stabbed his victim with a knife during a robbery last summer faces up to 3 1/2 years in state prison for the crime.

Share + Mar 11, 2010 10:56 am US/Eastern RHINEBECK, N.Y. State police say they're investigating the death of a 44-year-old Hudson Valley man who died after a sheriff's deputy used a stun gun to subdue him.

The head of the Dutchess County Legislature has asked the county comptroller to investigate the mileage expenses of the lone Conservative legislator, who said he has not abused the reimbursement policy.

For employers, keeping employees healthy is key. A local wellness conference set for this week is geared toward creating a healthy working environment for employees.

A jury took 20 minutes to find there was no sexual discrimination when a former employee of the Dutchess County Board of Elections resigned in 2005.

PATTERSON - A former town office manager and typist who claims she was fired for refusing to cover up an extramarital affair between Supervisor Michael Griffin and his former secretary is seeking $5 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit.

CLAVERACK A Dutchess County man, who fled a Red Hook Police stop, was killed when his car rammed into a dump truck on Route 9H in the Town of Claverack, State Police at Livingston said.

A high-speed chase that started in Dutchess County Friday afternoon ended in Columbia County with the death of the driver.. According to a CBS 6 photographer on the scene, Red Hook Police attempted to stop a car in the town, but the driver took off.

Two Poughkeepsie men are due in city court Tuesday to face drug charges after authorities raided a restaurant on the 400 block of Main Street - the result of a three-month investigation into crack cocaine sales at the business.

An environmental group says it's buying nearly 200 acres of land to protect the views across the Hudson River from the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site.

The American Red Cross in Dutchess County will be closing the overnight shelter at John Jay High School today, Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m. Another shelter will open at 2 p.m.at the East Fishkill Fire District Fire Training Center lat 2502 Route 52 in Hopewell Junction.

Police in New York say a worker in a hospital emergency room stole credit cards from a dying plane crash victim.

Detective Kristian Flood wasn't yet 2 when Anthony Parinello was stabbed and paralyzed in a Bronx home invasion in 1980.

PAWLING A Carmel woman has been charged with DWI and the felony violation of Leandra's Law.

More than 50,000 homes and businesses in eastern New York are starting the work week without power after back-to-back storms dropped more than 2 feet of snow in some areas.

A Red Hook man has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.

Chileans in the region expressed concern Saturday about family members in their native country after it struck by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded.