![Todd Bender](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2017/09/Profile-pic-2.jpg?w=300&q=75)
Todd Bender
![Todd Bender](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2017/09/Profile-pic-2.jpg?w=300&q=75)
![Hudson Valley Comedian Helps Homeless Vets](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/Dan-McRitchie-e1546286607196.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hudson Valley Comedian Helps Homeless Vets
"Homelessness among veterans is no joke" according to funny man Dan McRitchie.
![Armed Standoff on Route 82 Ends Peacefully](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-31-at-2.53.56-PM.png?w=980&q=75)
Armed Standoff on Route 82 Ends Peacefully
Troopers say Spaulding threatened to shoot them upon their arrival.
![Water Treatment Grant Will Mean Less Sewage in Rondout Creek](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/GettyImages-900925608.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Water Treatment Grant Will Mean Less Sewage in Rondout Creek
The City of Kingston won a grant from the state for a water treatment project.
![Hudson Valley Grocery Shoppers Warned of Measles Exposure](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/GettyImages-1046256020.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hudson Valley Grocery Shoppers Warned of Measles Exposure
Shoppers at an Orange County store may have been exposed to the measles.
![K-9 Cop Nabs Alleged Felon](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/GettyImages-1054543202.jpg?w=980&q=75)
K-9 Cop Nabs Alleged Felon
The alleged felon had been on the run for seven months.
![Displaced Newburgh Firehouse Fights Yet Another Fire](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/GettyImages-922029668.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Displaced Newburgh Firehouse Fights Yet Another Fire
The fire department has a delayed response time due to the West End firehouse being closed by the city.
![60-Year-Old Stole Car He Wrecked on Route 212, Police Say](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/GettyImages-907946858.jpg?w=980&q=75)
60-Year-Old Stole Car He Wrecked on Route 212, Police Say
Detectives arrested the man as he was being discharged from the hospital.
![Beer Distributor Offering Safe Rides On New Year’s Eve](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/Dana-Distributors-Alert-Cab.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Beer Distributor Offering Safe Rides On New Year’s Eve
The beer distributor is providing an alternative to driving drunk.
![Police Charge Man With Possessing Child Porn](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/FireShot-Capture-207-Waters-PCSO.jpg-_-http___hudsonvalleypost.com_files_2018_12_Waters-PCSO.jpg.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Police Charge Man With Possessing Child Porn
Waters was charged with ten counts of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, a Class (E) felony.
![Hudson Valley Projects Get $2M in State Funds](http://townsquare.media/site/854/files/2018/12/bike-path.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hudson Valley Projects Get $2M in State Funds
Over $2 million will be used for flood mitigation, drainage improvements and recreational activities.