After fatal OD, Kingston police warn of fentanyl-laced cocaine
Kingston police say one person died and three others suffered non-fatal overdoses after using what cops believe is cocaine laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl.
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DA says cops handcuffed in trying to make Midtown Kingston safer
District Attorney Holley Carnright said this week that he believes a lack of proactive policing in Midtown Kingston and an increase in anti-police sentiment has complicated law enforcement’s efforts to address violent crime and drug trafficking in the neighborhood.
Judge cuts sentence after Gardener expresses remorse for role in murder
Last week, a Kingston teen was sentenced to 17 years to life in state prison for his role in a marijuana robbery last year that ended in murder.
Ulster DA’s race comes down to absentee ballots; legislature control uncertain
A rollercoaster of an election night, followed by a suspenseful Wednesday morning, ended up with the closely watched race for Ulster County District Attorney in a virtual dead heat, even as Democrats secured decisive victories in two more countywide races and appeared poised to maintain their one-vote majority in the County Legislature.
Three sought in Midtown Kingston home invasion slay
Kingston police are looking for three suspects in a Nov. 1 home invasion killing. According to police, Myron Moye Jr., 36, was shot and killed inside his residence at 38 West O’Reilly St. sometime around 2 a.m. It was the second murder in Midtown Kingston in a week.
Noble fends off foes to win second term as Kingston mayor
Kingston Mayor Steve Noble won a second four-year term in office Tuesday, beating out two challengers in what he described as an affirmation that Kingston was on the right track and behind his progressive agenda.
In Ulster, Dems Pat Ryan and March Gallagher win but DA’s race very close
County Executive Pat Ryan of Gardiner coasted to his first full four-year term Tuesday night, with the Democrat easily winning a rematch election with Ulster County Conservative Party Chairman Jack Hayes, also of Gardiner, who was running on the Republican line as well.
Two challenge Steve Noble for Kingston mayor
Mayor Steve Noble is facing not one but two challengers at the polls as he seeks a second four-year term in office. Noble holds the Democratic and Working Families Party lines. Ellen DiFalco is a registered Democrat who is running on the Republican and Independence party lines. Vincent Rua will appear on the ballot on the Serve America Movement (SAM) party line.
Ulster County Executive race: Ryan vs. Hayes, the sequel
Six months after coasting to victory by a three-to-one margin, County Executive Pat Ryan, a Democrat, faces an electoral rematch with Ulster County Conservative Party Chairman John J. “Jack” Hayes.
Progress difficult in Kingston shooting probe
Kingston police say a lack of cooperation from witnesses is hampering the investigation into the shooting death of a 27-year-old Kingston man on a Midtown street last week.