Ulster County

One person is dead as firefighters continue to battle multiple forest fires in the Hudson Valley.

Ulster County is launching a new effort to study arts and culture in the region.

A round of late-summer thunderstorms overnight impacted several upstate New York communities.

The Ulster County legislature has approved a resolution creating a fund for the development of affordable housing.

Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the Ulster County town of Woodstock pits a town councilman against the sitting town supervisor.

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger says the State Comptroller and the county District Attorney are investigating the county’s finance.

Kingston Mayor Steve Noble has outlined his budget proposal for 2023. Noble says the Ulster County city of roughly 25,000 people is benefiting from higher sales tax receipts even as it braces for economic uncertainty during a time of high inflation.

WAMC's Lucas Willard speaks with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of the Daily Freeman about a plan to eliminate public bus fares in Ulster County and the upcoming demolition of the former Ulster County jail in Kingston.

The City of Kingston will mark its 150th anniversary with a celebration Friday afternoon.

Ulster County is recovering from a mass blackout inflicted by Friday's snow and ice storm.