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Scattered Storms, Showers Sweep Through Region: Latest Update, 5-Day Forecast
A round of showers and scattered thunderstorms accompanying a cold front is rolling through the region as the weekend wrapsThe system arrive late Sunday afternoon, April 28 and will continue into the early morning hours on Monday, April 29, according to the National Weather Service.After the s…
Woman seriously injured after getting struck while crossing street in Danbury
A woman has serious injuries after she was struck while she was crossing a street in Danbury late Friday night. Police responded to the 400 block of Main Street around 11:58 p.m. for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian. Officers said they found a woman in the road...
Felony Criminal Mischief Charge for Man, 32
Police last week arrested a 32-year-old Norwalk man by warrant and charged him with first-degree criminal mischief. The warrant stems from a vandalism complaint that had come in January, according to a police report. Under state law, a person is guilty of first-degree criminal mischief if he or she “[w]ith...
Human skeleton unearthed from Hudson Valley home sparking mystery of its origin
An excavation crew unearthed human remains from a home in the Hudson Valley last week — igniting and quickly destroying a town’s hopes to finally solve a decades-old missing persons case, police said Thursday. The skeleton was found April 16 by a crew that was preparing for a new home build in the town of Patterson, according to the New York State Police. The badly decomposed body offered little clues to the person’s identity, but investigators confirmed that it was not that of that of Robin Murphy, who mysteriously vanished on April 9, 1995 at age 17. Married Iowa dad and trucker turns...
Police Say Scammer Who Claimed To Be From Microsoft Stole From Hudson Valley Resident
Fraudsters and scammers have a number of ways they target their victims. And with so many people becoming more dependant on the internet for their jobs, it seems the avenue of opportunities for potential scammers has only gotten easier. Some will even claim to be a victim's family member, or...
Christian Alayon, Maritza Cuba Arrested At Mahopac CVS
The arrests stemmed from an incident on Thursday, April 25, when Yorktown Police reported that two shoplifting suspects had fled the town and may have been connected to other thefts in the area. Later in the day, detectives in Putnam County from the Carmel Police Department saw the suspects' vehicle...
19-Year-Old Woman Killed, 4 Hospitalized In Willington Crash
It happened around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Tolland County in the town of Willington. A 2007 Subaru Legacy with five occupants, all from the town of Bethel in Fairfield County, was traveling southbound on River Road when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn, according to Connecticut State Police.
$1.7M Covid-19 Fraud: Mount Vernon Mom, Daughter Sentenced
Westchester County residents Alicia Ayers and her mother, Andrea Ayers, both of Mount Vernon, were found guilty of submitting more than 300 fraudulent applications for US Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans. Andrea Ayers was a former Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Mount Vernon Police Department. In...
Designs for Greens Farms Academy, Terrain facilities OK’d
WESTPORT — Plans to build a new athletics center at Greens Farms Academy and to renovate the former Dress Barn store into a floral studio for Terrain garden store have won approval from the Architectural Review Board. At their meeting last Tuesday, ARB members liked the designs for both...
Pet cause: Meet rescued animals looking for homes
WESTPORT — If adopting a rescued animal is one of your pet causes, meet dogs and cats available for adoption locally at an event organized Sunday by Westport Animal Shelter Advocates. WASA’s “Adopt Local” event will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Earth Animal,...
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