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LAKE HILL, N.Y. — A heater that was used to keep chickens warm may have caused a two-alarm fire on Sickler Road that killed the birds and totaled the structure they were housed in, Woodstock Fire Chief Patrick Rose said Tuesday. The blaze at 386 Sickler Road remains under investigation by the Ulster County Fire […]

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. — A two-alarm house fire on Lauren Court caused “significant damage” leaving the residence “uninhabitable,” Fire Chief Patrick Rose said Wednesday. Four firefighters “suffered minor burns” and some required “medical evaluations due to extreme workload and high heat conditions” in the 4,500-square-foot structure at 40 Lauren Court, Rose said. The injured firefighters were […]

LANDER — Alice McKinney is 6 years old. But the hallmarks of childhood — a first step, a first word, the first newborn cry swaddled in her mother’s arms —

LANDER — Alice McKinney is 6 years old. But the hallmarks of childhood — a first step, a first word, the first newborn cry swaddled in her mother’s arms —

A remarkable turnaround in sea cows’ favorite food at Mosquito Lagoon means emergency feeding program can end

A remarkable turnaround in sea cows’ favorite food at Mosquito Lagoon means emergency feeding program can end

The council could vote Wednesday on whether to approve funding for the $82 million pact.

Just two years ago, Florida lost a record-breaking number of manatees, prompting Florida Fish and Wildlife officials to create a supplemental feeding program. Over 300 Florida manatee deaths have been reported this year alone, but now experts say the program is no longer needed.

Experts have made a key decision affecting manatees.

Manatee conditions are starting to show some signs of improvement in the Indian River Lagoon, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.