Man Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Brother In Hudson Valley
A man who admitted intentionally killing his brother in the Hudson Valley has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the crime.
George Bawn, 38, of Blooming Grove, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown in connection with the shooting death of his brother, James Bawn, 35, on Feb. 6, at Mountain Lodge Park, in the Town of Blooming Grove, according to the Orange County State Attorney's Office.
Bawn had pleaded guilty in September to the murder that took place during a domestic dispute at his home, the DA's office said.
At the time that he pleaded guilty, Baw…
Storms Knock Out Power To More Than 1K In Orange County
More than 1,000 Orange County residents were left in the dark on Tuesday morning, as storms tore through the region, knocking out power in the area.
As the remnants of Florence slowly, but surely make their way up the East Coast, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rains, Orange County residents found themselves suffering from a series of power outages early on Tuesday.
As of noon on Sept. 18, 1,199 of Orange and Rockland Utilities customers were reporting outages in Orange County. South Blooming Grove was hit the hardest, with 1,100 customers affected by outages - good for 91 percent o…
Aide To Sen. Larkin Quits Over Domestic Violence Charge
An aide to state Sen. Bill Larkin, R-C-Cornwall-on Hudson, resigned Tuesday from his job in the wake of a felony domestic violence indictment.
"Today Senator Larkin accepted Robert Nickol's resignation effective immediately," Larkin’s spokesman, Brian Maher, said on Tuesday.
Nickol, 32, of Albany, was indicted last week on felony counts of second-degree strangulation, second-degree assault and a misdemeanor assault count. He was released without bail.
Larkin's Senate district includes Haverstraw and Stony Point in Rockland County, the city of Newburgh and these towns in Orange Co…
