Gun allegedly found in student’s backpack in Yonkers
A school district spokesperson tells News 12 that police were called to the school after a teacher reported a weapon discovered in a backpack. The child's status with the school is unclear.
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder Following Shooting
A Yonkers man has been found guilty of attempted murder for his role in a shooting that left a woman without complete function of her left hand after more than six months. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that Yonkers resident Frank Kwaw, 25, was found guilty of multiple violent felonies following last year's shooting of Jessica Scott.
Man Pleads Guilty To Rape, Robbery In Westchester Incidents
... at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2015, Blount approached his 57-year-old female victim on Belmont Avenue in Yonkers, grabbed her by the neck and throat, obscuring her breathing and forced her into a nearby yard, where he threw her on the ...
Westchester Communities, Colleges Set ‘Relay For Life’ Events
Hundreds, if not thousands, of folks will be lacing up their running shoes this spring all over Westchester to help fight a deadly disease. The American Cancer Society says that 13 Relay for Life events have been scheduled for May 20 through June 19. The community led events will be held in: Eastchester, Mamaroneck, Chappaqua, Harrison, Katonah-Lewisboro, the Tarrytowns, Yorktown, Yonkers, Somers, Ossining and the Hendrick Hudson School District.
Fire commissioner: Arson not ruled out in YoHo fire
Investigators are working to find the cause of a fire that devastated a historic building in Yonkers on Monday. And the fire commissioner says they are not ruling out arson as a cause.
Robert Cuccioli is Bruce Graham’s White Guy on the Bus at 59E59 Theaters
... and The Good Witch (staff). Graham recently returned to acting appearing as Ernie in Rumors, Eddie in Lost in Yonkers, Richard in Time Stands Still, Milt in Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Artie in Hurlyburly and Arthur in Pterodactyls. He has received ...
NY lawmakers: Airports shouldn’t help with Trump travel ban
New York state Senate Democratic Conference leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, center, and Senate members announce that they are working on legislation to prohibit SUNY and CUNY schools from asking students about their immigrant or nonimmigrant status and to introduce legislation that directs the Port Authority not to offer assistance to federal officials enforcing President Trump's executive orders on immigration during a news conference on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. -- Democrats in the New York state Senate say the state should prohibit officials at New York City airports from cooperating with federal authorities enforcing President Donald Trump's travel ban.
Declaring They’re the Resistance, New York Democrats Riled in Return
... going to make sure that New York is not going backwards," said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers. In the Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie is vowing action to protect the rights of immigrants in New York impacted by Trump's ...
Man In Disabled Vehicle On Westchester I-87 Toll Plaza Charged With DWI
A Yonkers man was arrested early on Sunday morning, when New York State Police troopers responded to a disabled vehicle on I-87 and found an intoxicated man in the driver's seat. On Monday, New York State Police announced that 32-year-old Omar Sheikh was facing felony charges after being arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated.