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Megan McDonald murder trial: Why special prosecutors have stepped in

A billboard message from the New York State Police on Rt. 17 in Middletown Feb. 17, 2022, looking for information into the 2003 murder of Megan McDonald.

In Orange County Court, Edward Holley faces a second-degree murder charge in the 2003 death of Megan McDonald. These are some facts and key players as the trial begins this week.

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As New Yorkers head off to college, the state Department of Consumer Protection is providing tips for students to help keep them from becoming scam victims.
 

Watch out for these 10 scams in the mid-Hudson Valley

 

The Better Business Bureau highlighted almost a dozen scams that cost New Yorkers millions last year.

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The outside of Juan Murphy's Irish Pub and Restaurant, located on Main Street in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
 

How mid-Hudson Valley venues are celebrating St. Patrick's Day 2025

 

St. Patrick's Day might be on a Monday, but Dutchess, Ulster, Orange and Sullivan counties are offering plenty of ways to celebrate; here's our list.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, arrives for her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. McMahon, the former head of World Wrestling Entertainment, is under fire as Trump has announced he plans to eliminate the Department of Education and pass its function to the states. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
 

What happens to student loans if federal Education Department closes?

 

What happens to federal student loans if the Trump administration closes the federal Education Department?

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The Mount Academy boys basketball team poses on the court at Mount St. Mary College after winning its first Section 9 Class C championship on March 5, 2025.
 

Maendel Bros. lead Mount Academy to first basketball section title

 

After falling short in the section final the previous three years, Mount Academy broke through to capture its first Section 9 basketball championship.

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