ALERT – NY State Police “Speed Week” Starts August 1; Last Year 21,148 Tickets...

Law enforcement agencies throughout New York State will be conducting a crackdown on speeding on state and local roadways starting Wednesday, August 1, and...

Two Escapees From Lev Tahor KIDNAPPED in the Catskills ON SHABBOS

The horrors of the Lev Tahor cult know no bounds, and they will do anything - including Chillul Shabbos - to maintain their stranglehold...

TRAGEDY: Renowned Mechanech And Head Counselor In Pupa Camp R”L Killed In Crash In...

A renowned mechanech was R"L killed in a serious crash in the Catskills on Wednesday afternoon. Reb Reuven Chaim Biller Z"L, the head counselor in...

UPDATED 7:00PM: TWENTY SEVEN Bungalows In Fallsburg Destroyed In Fire [VIDEOS & PHOTOS]

(VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) At least twenty-seven bungalows were destroyed in a wind-driven fire in the Town of Fallsburg, Wednesday afternoon. The fire started...

TRAGEDY: Young Girl From Toms River NJ R”L Killed In Upstate NY Crash

A crash in upstate NY has R"L taken the life of a young girl from NJ. Sources confirm to YWN that 17-year-old Tzivia Zelinsky A"H...

TRAGEDY IN THE CATSKILLS: Child From Toms River, NJ Struck And R”L Killed By...

Tragedy struck in the Catskills on Thursday evening, with the horrific news that a young child was R"L struck and killed by an ice...

ALERT- Missing Jewish Teen In Ellenville, Ulster County [Catskills]

A 17-year-old Jewish teen has gone missing in Ulster County, and police have released details to the public. Missing is 17-year-old Hailen M. Schafer of Ellenville,...

Police Shutdown Jewish Festival in Catskills on Friday Morning After Supreme Court Ruling

(LATEST UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE) An annual Jewish event in Sullivan County is being shut down Friday morning, after years of illegal operation. A...

Rebbe Arrested After Hitting Student In Kiryas Joel

A Rebbe in a Kiryas Joel Yeshiva was arrested on Friday. The crime? Hitting a child. Sources tell YWN that the 13-year-old child was hit...

HORRIFIC CRASH ON ROUTE 17: Vehicle Overturns, Explodes Into Fireball At Exit 129 [SHOCK...

A single-vehicle crash critically injured three people on Route 17, late Sunday night. It happened at around 11:40PM near Exit 129 heading westbound in the...

Lev Tahor Cult Leaders Extradited To NY; All Charged With Kidnapping [READ THE FULL...

New York authorities said on Friday that three more alleged leaders of the extremist Lev Tahor cult have been arrested on charges of kidnapping...

READ WHAT REALLY HAPPENED! Hasidic Man Rushes To Overturned Vehicle As Dozens Of Vehicles...

Once again, a Hasidic man has made an incredible Kiddush Hashem, but this incident has more to the story. As can be seen in the...

EXPECTED TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE: Massive Delays Heading The Catskills This Friday

This weekend always has lot of extra traffic heading to the Catskills: It is Shabbos Nachamu. It is also Visiting Day which always add...

Two Children Caught With Radios In Catskills Interfering With Hatzolah Life Saving

Two children were busted with radios in the Catskills on Sunday, after they were interfering with Hatzolah emergency operations. The two children were in possession...

Man Rescued After Falling Off Cliff At Minnewaska State Park

Emergency personnel were at the Minnewaska State Park in Kerhonkson on Sunday evening, to rescue a Frum man that fell off a cliff. Sources tell...

TRAGEDY IN KIRYAS YOEL: Yungerman R”L Killed In Horrific Crash

Tragedy struck the Kiryas Joel community Sunday night, as word spread of the tragic death of a Yungerman from the community. It happened at around...

TEHILLIM – Jewish Man Critical After Car Crushes Him While Changing Tire On NYS...

A Jewish man is in critical condition after his own vehicle fell on top of him, early Friday morning. It happened just after 2:00AM on...

SHOCKING FOOTAGE: Irresponsible Women Walking in Catskills Nearly Cause Head-On Collision

Nearly one month ago, YWN published a "Mailbag" which went viral regarding Jewish women walking on the roads in the Catskills. The letter was written...

SEE IT: Parent of Kiryas Joel Yeshiva Student Goes on TV to Claim 5th...

The following is via News12: A parent of an Orthodox yeshiva student in Orange County is alleging the school isn't teaching basic studies like math...

UPDATED: Confirmed Measles Exposure At Bungalow Colony In Monticello

There have been a few measles cases in Sullivan County the past few weeks, YWN has confirmed. One of them was a confirmed exposure...

Massive Fire Destroys New Girls Building At Yeshiva Of South Fallsburg Campus [VIDEOS &...

A massive fire destroyed a building under construction at the Yeshiva of South Fallsburg Campus on Laurel Park Road, in Sullivan County, NY. The fire...

NY State Police Statement On Kiryas Joel Tragedy Where Child Was R”L Killed By...

The following is an official statement given to YWN by the NY State Police following the terrible tragedy in Kiryas Joel on Tuesday. On July...

Bus With Skverer Bochrim Overturns Just Off Route 17 At Exit 114 Near Wurtsboro

A bus full of Skverer Bochrim overturned in Sullivan County, Friday afternoon. Catskills Hatzolah along with multiple ambulances from MobilMedics responded to the scene at...

9:30AM UPDATE FROM GREENWOOD LAKE: Search Relaunched For Reb Dovid Traube, Missing While Boating

The search for Reb Dovid Hakohen Traube, a father of 7, who went missing in Greenwood Lake, was relaunched on Monday morning. Search crews had...

UPDATED: Gas Explosion & Blaze At Quaker Hill Bungalows Near Kiryas Yoel Injures 14...

An early morning explosion and massive fire in Upstate NY injured 14 Yeshiva Bochrim - 3 of them with serious burns. Kiryas Yoel Hatzolah and...

WATCH IT: Kiryas Joel Road Rage Ends in Car Crash

This incident happened in Kiryas Joel on Monday afternoon. (YWN World Headquarters - NYC)

TRAGEDY IN KIRYAS JOEL: 7-Year-Old Girl R”L Killed After Closet Falls On Her

Tragedy struck Kiryas Joel on Tuesday afternoon, after a child was killed in a horrible incident. It happened on Tuesday afternoon at around 3:00PM at the...

PHOTOS: Motorcyclist Airlifted After Colliding With Minivan Full Of Children In Swan Lake

A motorcyclist was airlifted after colliding with a vehicle in Swan Lake on Sunday evening. Catskills Hatzolah received multiple calls at around 6:20PM reporting a...

Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Joel DECLARES WAR Against NYS Education Department [FULL AUDIO CLIP]

The Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Joel delivered a fiery speech last night, during which he effectively declared war against the NYS Education Department. The...

READ THIS: This Is What A School Bus Driver In The Catskills Wrote About...

The following (unedited text) was posted on a local Facebook page in Sullivan County: I’m a school bus driver in Sullivan County. I did my...

Catskills: Jewish Hiker Found After Missing All Night On Mountain

An all night search for a missing hiker in the Catskills ended without incident, Monday morning. It began at around 11:00PM Sunday night, when Sullivan...

Monticello: Jewish Man Assaulted While Walking To Shul Friday Night

A Jewish man was viciously assaulted while walking to Shul in Monticello, Friday night. Law enforcement sources tell YWN that the victim was walking to...

Three Injured In ATV Accident In Monticello; Child Airlifted To Trauma Center

Three people were injured in an ATV accident in Monticello on Motzei Shabbos Nachamu. Catskills Hatzolah was on the scene at around 1:30AM at Waverley...

AND SO IT BEGINS: Sullivan County Locals Verbally Attack Orthodox Jews Over Measles

Tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews will be making their way to their summer homes and camps in Upstate NY in the next 3...

BIRTHDAY HORROR: 20 Killed As Limousine Crashes Enroute To Party in Upstate New York

A limousine on its way to a birthday party blew a stop sign at the end of a highway, killing all 18 people in...

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