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Authorities were quite busy over the July 4th holiday, as more news surfaces concerning arrests. Police on state and local levels heightened patrols over the holiday weekend, as tens of thousands of motorists took to the roads and highway across New York. One of a number of things authorities look...

A Hancock man was arrested and charged after an investigation by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office says he violated his terms of probation. According to the sheriff's office, the Criminal Investigations Division received a complaint from the county Probation Department in April that a person supervised by the department was suspected of communicating with underage children in a sexual manner. After a months-long investigation, 27-year-old Dylan Brooks was arrested and charged with one count of Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. In 2023, DEC...

Franklin Central School driver’s education students participated in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Delaware County (ADAC)’s impaired driving course which simulates impaired driving with the use of pedal cars and impairment goggles. If your school or agency would like a similar presentation call ADAC at 607-746-8300.

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Tuesday afternoon across much of Upstate New York. Temperatures on Tuesday afternoon are expected to reach into the mid 90s, and the high humidity could make it feel more like 100 degrees, the weather service said. “Hot...

DELHI — Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced today that Paul M. Fontana, Jr., 37, of Delhi, New York pleaded guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the First Degree, a Class C Violent Felony, on July 8, 2024. The defendant appeared in Delaware County...

A plane crash with many on board and a potential tornado led to a deadly and dangerous day in one Upstate New York county. A potential tornado killed at least one person just outside the Hudson Valley on Sunday. Potential Tornado Kills At Upstate New York Campground. According to the...

A plane crash during severe weather just outside the Hudson Valley killed all on board. On Monday, Hudson Valley Post reported on a plane crash in Delaware County. Late Monday, New York State Police confirmed all the passengers on board had passed away. Plane Crash In Delaware County, New York.

37 year old Paul Fontana, Jr. of Delhi pleaded guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in Delaware County Court Monday. Fontana appeared for a scheduled suppression hearing, prior to the hearing, he pleaded guilty in order to satisfy an indictment which alleged that Fontana had illegally possessed 10 or more firearms, including “ghost guns” in his home. The Village of Delhi Police and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded after a complaint was lodged that Fontana was making threats to harm himself and others. Fontana will be sentenced to serve 6 years in state prison, and an additional 5 years of post-release supervision.

EDISON, NJ - Residents have set up a GoFundMe page for Carol Luistro, an Edison Township woman who was killed by a downed tree at a campground in Delaware County, New York, according to the Colchester Police Department. The page has a goal of $30,000 to donate to her husband and two teenage sons. On Saturday, New York authorities say they received numerous reports of trees down at campsites due to a passing storm. They were alerted to an individual trapped in her camper at the Russell Brook Campground, located in Colchester, NY.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER According to a press release, Luistro was inside the camper when a large tree fell, striking the camper and pinning her under it. Authorities pronounced her dead at the scene.  “Carol was a beautiful woman with an even more beautiful soul. She was brilliant, caring and funny. She loved her family and friends fiercely and was always looking out for them. At 45 years old, she had so much light and love left to give,” the GoFundMe reads. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

An updated report was issued from the National Weather Service on Saturday at 4:25 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:15 a.m. for Delaware and Sullivan counties. Residents can look for wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 4:25 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Rutledgedale, or 12...

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Thursday at 5:34 p.m. for thunderstorms and scattered showers until 7:45 p.m. for Chemung, Tioga, Broome, Delaware and Sullivan counties. "Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms will move through northeast PA and the southern tier of NY between 530 pm and...