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A 13-year-old girl has died after being shot in the head in Mount Vernon, and two other people have been hospitalized, officials say. Police say two females and a male were shot in broad daylight around 2:45 p.m. Saturday near Tecumseh Avenue.
... n't fathom the thought of a black man as an equal. Branca wished they'd grown up in his integrated community of Mount Vernon, New York. "Living and playing with blacks," he said, "was part of my life."
The man accused of the shooting death of Mount Vernon nightclub owner O'Neil Bandoo on Christmas Day is due back in court Friday. On Friday, "career" criminal Errol Hillary, 39, returns to court after being arraigned on a second-degree murder charge after he took out a gun and opened fire at the Mansion on North 3rd Avenue as it was clearing out for the night following last call over the holiday weekend.
With the holiday season coming to a close, DPW crews are gearing up to kick off long-awaited rehabilitation efforts at the Fulton Avenue Drawbridge along the Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor border. Beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 4, the bridge will be closed to motorists and pedestrians between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue.
In a scathing statement, Democratic Assemblyman Gary Pretlow said Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using "bribery" tactics in order to pass his agenda in exchange for lawmaker pay raises, according to the New York Post. Pretlow, who represents the districts of Mount Vernon and Yonkers, told the Post that the governor has said he will approve pay raises if lawmakers agree with his ethics reform or approve Uber in upstate New York, among other items, reported the Post.
In a scathing statement, Mount Vernon Democratic Assemblyman Gary Pretlow says Governor Andrew Cuomo is using "bribery" tactics in order to pass his agenda in exchange for lawmaker pay raises, according to the New York Post. Pretlow, who represents the districts of Mount Vernon and Yonkers, told the Post that the governor has said he will approve pay raises if lawmakers agree with his ethics reform or approve Uber in upstate New York, among other items, reported the Post.
Services for the late son of state Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow have been set for this week in Mount Vernon, the family announced Wednesday. Pretlow said that James Gary Pretlow II had died on Wednesday, Dec. 21, in his home in Johns Creek, Ga.
On Wednesday, police announced that shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning, Mount Vernon resident Michael Quarshire, 23, drove the wrong way up the Rumsey Road ramp on the Saw Mill River Parkway, heading north into the southbound lanes. While Quarshire was driving the wrong way, his vehicle struck a Mercedes Benz - driven by an unidentified woman - that was heading in the opposite direction.
Just days after a "career" criminal took the life of a nightclub owner in a brazen Christmas morning shooting in Mount Vernon, shots rang out again on city streets, and a man was reportedly struck by a bullet. According to reports , at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, gunshots could be heard on South Fourth Avenue, and a man was struck in the leg.
... are asking anyone who may have information about the graffiti to call 914-769-2600 . Last month, a church in Mount Vernon and a nearby bus stop were vandalized with hateful graffiti. Swastikas have also been found on the campus of Purchase College ...
Ted D. Grindstaff HEATH: Ted D. Grindstaff, age 65, of Heath, OH, passed away on December 26, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Newark, OH surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Mount Vernon, OH, on July 19, 1951 to the late Bert and Thelma Grindstaff.
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
In this Dec. 25, 2016, photo provided by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, Errol Hillary is shown. Police say Hillary opened fire on a packed nightclub in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Christmas Day, killing one person and wounding several others.
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people were killed.
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
Mount Vernon remains in a state of shock following a Christmas Day shooting that left club owner O'Neal Bandoo dead and five others injured. On Monday, " career " criminal Errol Hillary, 39, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge after he took out a gun and opened fire at the Mansion on North 3rd Avenue as it was clearing out for the night following last call.
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
A Kansas federal judge has lifted a stay of execution for a former soldier sentenced to death for two killings and a series of rapes, inching the man closer to becoming the military's first death sentence... A Kansas federal judge has lifted a stay of execution for a former soldier sentenced to death for two killings and a series of rapes, inching the man closer to becoming the military's first death sentence carried out... A nightclub owner has been killed and several other people injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people were killed.
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
... injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb. In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people ...
In a story Dec. 25 about a nightclub shooting in Mount Vernon, New York, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the mayor's office, reported erroneously on how many people were killed. One person died... The United States and Japan will seek to put pain and resentment over the Pearl Harbor attacks behind them when their leaders pay a historic visit to the place where bloodshed drew the U.S. into World War II.
A community in Mount Vernon is mourning the loss of a devoted a husband and father of six who was shot and killed on Christmas morning. A memorial of candles and flowers is growing in the spot where 36-year-old O'Neil Bandoo was gunned down.
The fatal shooting occurred around 4:26 a.m. Sunday at the Mansion at 4 North 3rd Avenue in Mount Vernon. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The fact that suspect in the the Christmas morning Mount Vernon nightclub shooting that killed owner O'Neil Bandoo and left five other men injured is considered a "career criminal," is sparking outrage in the city.
The suspect who was apprehended after the Christmas morning Mount Vernon nightclub shooting that killed owner, O'Neil Bandoo, and left four injured was arraigned Monday morning. The suspect, Bronx resident Errol Hillary, 39, was reportedly free on bail following a June arrest on attempted murder charges.
Funeral services for Zona Beth Bench, age 75 of Mount Vernon, will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at the First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon.
A Bronx man is accused of fatally shooting a Mount Vernon nightclub owner and injuring several others on Christmas Day, police say MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - A Bronx man is accused of fatally shooting a Mount Vernon nightclub owner and injuring several others on Christmas Day, police say Errol Hillary, 39, of the Bronx, was kicked out of the Mansion nightclub just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
Relatives and friends of a popular Westchester County nightclub owner slain Christmas morning converged on the arraignment of his alleged killer Monday morning. "That was my dad! That was my dad," wailed one of O'Neil Bandoo's children in the Mt.
A 36-year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of fatally shooting a suburban New York nightclub owner and wounding five others after being ejected from a Christmas party on Sunday, local media reported. The suspected shooter in the incident in Mount Vernon, New York, is from the Bronx and currently has an open attempted murder case against him, the New York Daily News reported, citing law enforcement sources.
A Bronx man has been charged with murder in connection with the Christmas morning shooting of a Mount Vernon night club owner. Police say Errol Hillary, 39, of the Bronx, appeared in Mount Vernon city court this morning and was charged with second-degree murder.
The suspect who was apprehended after the Christmas morning Mount Vernon nightclub shooting that left one dead and four injured has been identified by authorities. The suspect, Bronx resident Errol Hillary, 39, was reportedly free on bail following a June arrest on attempted murder charges.
