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• Bond set at $1M in hit-and-run deaths

  A Westchester County driver was held Monday on a $1 million bond or $250,000 cash bail in Sunday's hit-and-run deaths of two Nassau motorcyclists on the New York State Thruway, state police said.Luis Munoz, 24, of Ossining, was arraigned in Orange County   Read more »

• Motorcyclists from Long Island killed in hit-and-run crash on I-87

  A man and woman from Nassau County were killed early Sunday morning on Interstate 87 in Orange County after the motorcycle they were riding was struck from behind by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene, according to state police.The couple, whose ident   Read more »

• Disneyland explosion caused by dry ice, no apparent injuries

  Officials say what appears to be dry ice in a plastic bottle caused a small explosion at Disneyland, bringing evacuations but no reports of injuries. Anaheim police spokesman Sgt. Bob Dunn says the blast was reported at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Disneyland's   Read more »

• Edward Sasko of Wallkill clung to back of SUV, beat it with fists, cops say

  Authorities in New Jersey say police dogs subdued an Orange County man who clung onto the back of a sport utility vehicle for at least a block and beat it with his fists before fleeing when police approached him.Seaside Heights police tell the Asbury Par   Read more »

• Dee Dee Riggs of Port Jervis owes $325,000 in child support, cops say

  A former Port Jervis woman, who earned the top spot on Orange County's most wanted list with $325,000 in unpaid child support, faces extradition to New York after she was arrested in Pennsylvania on Friday, police said.Dee Dee Riggs, 42, owes child suppo   Read more »

Around the web

• Bond hearing today for co-defendant of accused witness killer

  masterminding the slaying of a witness in their home invasion case will be in court for a bond hearing this morning at the Orange County Courthouse. Nolan Bernard, 27, has asked for a judge to reduce his bail, currently more than $70,000, in the May 9, 2012, 28 m ago from Orlando Sentinel Read more »

• Orange, Ulster sales tax revenue up; Sullivan’s dips

  County, $65.5 million was collected from April to June, up 1.84 percent from $64.3 million in the same period a year ago. Orange County’s sales tax revenue increased 3.57 percent for the first half of the year. Sales tax collected in Ulster County increased 2:09 AM from Times Herald-Record Read more »

• Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Orlando city officials, Orange County reps help open WWE Performance Center

  the WWE Performance Center creates jobs, and creating jobs is a top priority in the Florida political landscape. Scott and Orange County Commissioner Jennifer Thompson proudly spoke during the grand opening. Preceding that was a tour of the lavish facility, 7/15/13 from Miami Herald Read more »

• UCLA and Cedars-Sinai among "Best Hospitals" in U.S. News Ranking

  UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange County, Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, City of Hope in Duarte, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in L.A. UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are 7/15/13 from SGVTribune.com Read more »

• Fun Spot worker arrested for relationship with park goer

  County deputies arrested a 30 year-old theme park worker for starting a relationship with a young girl whom he met while she was on a school field trip. Deputies said for a month Cristobal "Chris" Garcia forged a budding relationship with the 13-year-old girl. 7/15/13 from Local6.com Read more »