Powassan is different than Lyme Disease in that it is a virus, not a bacterium. It cannot be treated with antibiotics. It takes as little as 15 minutes of tick attachment to infect humans.

'He just collapsed.' Rare tick-borne illness leaves Wappingers Falls man fighting for life

"It feels like we're hiking in a reptile cage with that red light," hiker Sage Tocci said. "Like, you're walking through the woods and it's red."

Appalachian Trail hikers pause trip as smog reddens sky, eyes in Dutchess County

The investigation remains active, police said late Wednesday as the command post was being closed down, and the agency's Bureau of Criminal Investigation is pursuing all incoming leads.

Search for missing public official in Dover ends after 4 days; investigation still active

Authorities say 49-year-old Ryan Courtien was last seen Sunday morning near his home on Waldo Road.

Police search for missing public official and firefighter in Dover

Laura Bell, owner of Curio Cabinet of the Hudson Valley in Poughkeepsie, is hoping someone sees the recent media coverage and contacts her with information about the whereabouts of her doll Agnes.

Searching for Agnes: Poughkeepsie shop owner looks for the special, creepy doll she accidentally sold

The water superintendent said that when the two reservoirs up in the hills overflowed, water came rushing uncontrolled down into Foundry Brook where the treatment plant is.

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