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Winter Storms Could Impact Yorktown Next Week

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A look at the storm potential for next week.

A pair of winter storms could impact the area next week, according to a report by AccuWeather.com.

The first storm is expected to make its path near the East Coast on Sunday and into Monday. If the storm tracks close to the coast, then rain and or wet snow could hit from the Carolinas to southern ...


Railroad-Crossing Safety A Priority Year After Deadly Westchester Crash

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Broadcast journalists were present Wednesday afternoon at the Commerce Street crossing in Valhalla on the one-year anniversary of the deadly collision. A news truck is pictured in the distance.

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Scrutiny of grade crossings remains a focus a year after six people were killed when a train struck at car at a a Valhalla intersection.

The Commerce Street crossing, where the collision happened, is one of four such locations within the town of Mount Pleasant, Supervisor Carl Fu...

Northern Westchester Hospital Parent Debuts First-Ever Super Bowl Ad

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Nancy Karch, Chair, NWH Board of Trustees, George Oros, County Executive Chief of Staff (holding proclamation) and Joel Seligman, President & CEO, Northern Westchester Hospital

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northwell Health, whose network includes Northern Westchester Hospital, will showcase its new advertising campaign during Super Bowl L, with a 30-second spot airing in the second quarter and two 30-second ads running during the pregame coverage. 

The entire cost of the ads was...

Man Driving 80 MPH On Taconic Charged With DWI, Police Say

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Brian Morgan, 40, of Poughkeepsie

EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- A Poughkeepsie man was charged with felony driving while intoxicated on Saturday, Jan. 30 while driving on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill, according to New York State Police. 

Troopers pulled over Brian R. Morgan, 40, after observing him traveling at approximatel...

Sturgeon Population Recovering In Hudson

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The Atlantic sturgeon is showing signs of population recovery.

ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- The Atlantic sturgeon is showing signs for population recovery after a recent joint federal and state survey, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 

"Juvenile Atlantic sturgeon are at the highest level recorded in the Hudson River in the last...

Northwell Health Debuts First-Ever Super Bowl Ad This Weekend

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During this week's Super Bowl, Northwell Health will air three new advertisements. This is its first commercial of 2016.

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northwell Health, whose network includes Northern Westchester Hospital, will showcase its new advertising campaign during Super Bowl L, with a new 30-second spot airing in the second quarter and two 30-second ads running during the pregame coverage.

Northwell Health was forme...

State Assembly Passes Paid Leave After Governor's Push

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is joined by Vice President Joe Biden and others in pushing state lawmakers to adopt a 12-week paid family leave plan.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's high-profile push for 12-week paid family leave, which featured Vice President Joe Biden and others, led the way for the state Assembly to pass paid family leave proposal that's now on its way to the state Senate.

The Assembly passed a plan Tuesday to have workers contribute to...

Somers State Police Seek Pair For Questioning In ID Theft Case

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New York State Police in Somers are looking for help identifying this person whom police want to question in an identity theft case.

SOMERS, N. Y. -- New York State Police in Somers are asking for the public's help in identifying two people wanted for questioning in connection with two identity theft cases reported to police in August.

In both cases, victims told police that their debit card numbers were stolen and used in July...


Terry Losicco, Convicted Murderer Of Somers Woman, Gets Parole

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Terry Losicco

SOMERS, N.Y. -- Terry Losicco, the man convicted in the 1980 murder of Somers resident Eleanor Prouty, has been granted parole, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCSS)

Losicco, 52, is tentatively scheduled to be released from prison on March 3, a...

Woman Charged With Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars Worth Of Pillows From Sears

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Yorktown police said they have arrested a Yonkers woman wanted for stealing $297 worth of pillows from the Sears store in Jefferson Valley.

YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Yonkers woman, who had been sought in the theft of pillows from Sears in Jefferson Valley, has been arrested and charged with petit larceny, Yorktown police said.

A warrant for Gwendolyn D. Cole, 26, had been issued in early January, police said, after she was accused of taking...

Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Yorktown, 4 Inches Of Snow Possible

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A look at projected snowfall totals.

It should be a slippery Friday morning commute for area motorists with a storm system expected to produce more accumulating snow that earlier forecasts had projected.

A Winter Storm Advisory has been issued and will be in effect from 1 a.m. until 10 a.m. Friday for the Lower Hudson Valley, includi...

Car Crashes Into Greenburgh Library Lobby

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A car drove into the lobby of Greenburgh Public Library at 300 Tarrytown Road early Friday afternoon. No one was reported hurt.

This story has been updated.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Police and firefighters were called to the Greenburgh Public Library on Friday after a car drove into its lobby

No one was reported hurt during the early afternoon accident. The cause is under investigation, but slippery conditions in the parking lot...

BJ's Wholesale Club Announces Recall Of Deli Meats Sold In NY Stores

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BJ's Wholesale Club is recalling any Citterio Mortadella sold at stores across New York State from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3.

BJ's Wholesale Club announced that it would voluntarily recall all Citterio Mortadella and deli meats that were sold in New York stores from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3.

The company announced the recall because of the possibility of exposure to undeclared pistachios, and those who have severe sensitivity to...

New Marist Poll Keeps Sanders In Lead Over Chappaqua's Clinton

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Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton is 20 points behind Sen. Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary, according to the Marist Poll.

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A new Marist Poll that looked at the Democratic presidential contest in the first primary state of New Hampshire, shows that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, at 58 percent, overshadows Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton, at 38 percent, among likely Democratic primary voters.

Accor...

Yorktown Police Get New Taser Guns

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State Sen. Terrance Murphy was able to secure a grant that allowed the Yorktown Police Department to purchase five new Taser X-2 stun guns.

YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Police Department recently received five new Taser X-2 guns with the help of state Sen. Terrence Murphy, who secured a $10,500 grant to fund the purchase.

The Tasers, which are also equipped with both video and audio, will help officers diffuse potentially dangerous ...


First Case Of Zika Virus Detected In Hudson Valley

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The patient recently traveled to a South American country where Zika virus transmission has been documented.

ROCKLAND COUNTY -- Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert confirmed Rockland's first case of Zika virus in a local woman. 

The patient recently traveled to a South American country where Zika virus transmission has been documented.

"Zika virus symp...

Westchester Man Killed In Florida Hang-Gliding Accident

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Florida authorities say Harrison resident Tomas Banevicius died when his hang-glider (pictured) suddenly nose-dived, sending him crashing 35 feet to the ground.

HARRISON, N.Y. -- A Harrison man died when he crashed his hang-glider in Florida, according to fox35orlando.com.

Tomas Banevicius, 40, a member of U.S. Hang Gliding Inc., a New York group, was killed Tuesday at Dunnellon Airport in Marion County, the fox35orlando.com story said.

Authorities say the...

Stepinac Forms Steering Committee To Formulate 5-Year Strategic Plan

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Stepinac High School president Fr. Tom Collins.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Archbishop Stepinac High School’s Board of Trustees has established a strategic planning steering committee charged with developing a five-year strategic plan to help assure that the school will continue its leadership position in preparing young men for post secondary.

James...

3 Face Charges After Nearby Ossining Residents Express Narcotics Concerns

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Ossining Police arrested three men on narcotics charges.

OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining Police announced the arrest of three men on felony narcotics charges Friday after residents expressed concern about narcotics activity in the area.

Mateo Martinez and Richard Martinez, residents of Ossining, and George Nelson, a Yonkers resident were arrested after polic...

Traffic Delays Reported In Yorktown As Power Goes Out

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A power outage has been reported in Yorktown

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A power failure occurred in the Yorktown Heights Business District Friday afternoon, knocking out traffic lights on Route 202 and Route 35, police said.

Police said NYSEG has been notified and they do not know how long power will be out. Drivers can expect traffic delays ...

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