Local students vie for spelling dominance the old-fashioned way. Now you can, too.

13 Jan 2026 | 07:31

Inspired by the 101st anniversary of the Scripps Spelling Bee, Straus News decided to join our participating school districts in testing our skills. We hope you will, too.

More than 20,000 schools are taking part in the nationwide bee this year, including Port Jervis Middle School, CJ Hooker Middle School,...

14 Jan 2026 | 12:54

The Orange County Executive’s office and the Department of Mental Health to host opioid overdose response...