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Yorktown Police Charge Woman With DWI In Stop On Route 118
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have arrested and charged Monica I. Persad, a 30-year-old Richmond Hills, N.Y., resident, on charges of driving while intoxicated and failure to maintain...
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Find A Job In Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Looking for work around Yorktown? Here are some openings in the area: A restaurant in Yorktown is searching for a cook. A tire company in Yorktown is searching for assistant...
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Yorktown Police Arrest Man, 20, On Assault Charge
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police arrested Anthony Davis, a 20-year-old Newburgh resident, on an assault charge stemming from a February incident at Phoenix House Academy. Police arrested...
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Two Killed In Separate Crashes On Taconic State Parkway
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A man and a woman were killed Monday night in separate accidents on the Taconic State Parkway. The unidentified man was killed in a multi-vehicle accident on the northbound...
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Gannett To Separate Newspaper Division As Print Advertising Sales Dwindle
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Gannett Co., Inc., the owner of The Journal News in Westchester, announced Tuesday morning it plans to spin off its publishing business into its own publicly traded company...
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Yorktown Will Turn Up The Heat Tuesday
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County residents will be turning up their air conditioners on Tuesday with temperatures expected to climb into the high 80s. Skies will remain mostly clear...
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Former Gov. Pataki Criticizes Christie For Lack Of Support For Astorino
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Former New York Gov. George Pataki has called out New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for failing to offer up proper support to Republican candidate Rob Astorino, according to...
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Croton Man Identified In Fatal Crash On Taconic Parkway
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- The man who was killed in the Taconic State Parkway car crash in Putnam Valley on Monday night has been identified as Joseph Nagy, a 28-year-old Croton-on-Hudson resident,...
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Poll Shows Cuomo Maintaining Big Lead Despite Worries Over Moreland Scandal
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York State voters don't approve of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's alleged actions regarding the Moreland Commission on ethics, but the Democratic incumbent still maintains a...
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Westchester Legislators Approve $5M In Funds For County Roads, Bridges
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously approved a $5 million capital budget amendment and a corresponding bond resolution to rehabilitate 40 roads and...
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High School Athletes Invited To Pace University Baseball Showcase
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The Pace University baseball team will host a summer showcase to help high school level athletes with skills, on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at Finnerty Field located on the Pleasantville...
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Overturned Tractor-Trailer Cleared From I-95
Update: WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An overturned tractor-trailer has been cleared from southbound I-95 on the Westchester-Bronx border on Wednesday morning. Some traffic delays are continuing in the...
View ArticleJames Nicholas Taskalos, 68, Former Yorktown Heights
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- James Nicholas Taskalos Sr. of Vero Beach, formerly of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., died Monday, Aug. 4. He was 68. Taskalos was born Oct. 28, 1945, in Hoboken, N.J., to Nicholas and...
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Afternoon, Evening Thunderstorms Could Hit Yorktown Wednesday
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue to threaten Westchester County on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will reach the mid...
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Gov. Cuomo Says He Hasn’t Been Asked To Speak To Prosecutors
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that he has not been asked to speak to federal prosecutors regarding the Moreland Commission, reports Newsday. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has...
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Missing Man With Dementia May Be In Westchester
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has issued a missing vulnerable adult alert that includes Westchester County. Charles Jennings is a 77-year-old...
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Speed, Drugs May Be Factors In Fatal Taconic Crash, Police Say
PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- New York State Police have said the Croton man who was killed in an accident on the Taconic Parkway on Monday in Putnam Valley was speeding and may have been under the influence...
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Younger Sister Of Bedford's Martha Stewart Dies From Aneurysm
NORWALK, Conn. -- The younger sister of Bedford resident Martha Stewart died in Norwalk Hospital from a brain aneurysm on Tuesday, Aug. 5, according to the New York Daily News. Laura Plimpton, 59,...
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Westchester County
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Westchester County until 5:45 p.m. Severe thunderstorms create winds of more than 57 mph or hail...
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Teachout, Supporters Criticize Cuomo At Westchester Rally
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor who is making a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, had tough words for her opponent at a rally near...
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