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Sullivan County's mountainous terrain has hindered broadband expansion for decades. But a $30 million state investment to bring faster internet to the county is now well underway. Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar has more. 

Crystal Run Healthcare in Rock Hill, New York will be closing its OB-GYN practice starting July 1, 2026. That leaves Sullivan County with just one OB-GYN practice - Sun River Health - left to serve the entire county.

Crystal Run patients received emails from Optum, which acquired Crystal Run in 2023, earlier this week about the sudden closure.

A spokesperson from Optum Health said that “patients are receiving clear communication and support throughout the transition, which isn’t scheduled to happen until July."

Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with New York Assemblymember Paula Kay about what this means for the state of healthcare in Sullivan County and the region.

Hochul’s counter would limit informal collusion with ICE only in civil matters.

PharmaCann, one of the country’s largest cannabis cultivators, is closing its plant in Orange County. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar has more.