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FORT LAUDERDALE – Football fans at St. Thomas Aquinas have become accustomed to winning games and state championship each fall. Now, a similar tradition is starting to emerge on the Aquinas football turf in the spring with the Raiders' girls flag football team. Monday, in a showdown with rival ...

A community in New Rochelle is in mourning after three men died of overdoses over the weekend. A community in New Rochelle is in mourning after three men died of overdoses over the weekend. Two teens shot in Harlem: NYPD. Multiple people are in custody after two teens were shot...

Rockland County recently paid four million dollars for 11.83 acres of vacant residential land belonging to Davies Farm, Inc., which has been selling off residential parcels since the 1930s. During his recent State of the County address, County Executive Ed Day mentioned plans for Rockland County to acquire additional Open...

A “sophisticated, electronically-operated” hidden compartment used by an out-of-state driver stopped by Bergen County detectives held two kilos of cocaine, authorities said. Narcotic Task Force investigators stopped the unidentified vehicle at an undisclosed location and found the drugs last Thursday, March 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

The sister of a 34-year-old man shot to death leaving a Bronx lounge said the killer has left a void in the family’s collective heart. “They really took a good man off the face of this world for nonsense,” Mahogany Covington, 42, said of her brother, Darnell Johnson. “I’m gonna stand up for my brother ’cause he can’t stand up for himself anymore.” An argument broke out as Johnson and a friend, ...

Rockland County has launched an innovative tuition reimbursement program to help volunteer fire departments and E.M.S. agencies recruit and retain more local heroes. The Higher Education Recruitment and Retention Opportunity, H.E.R.R.O. program follows closely on the heels of the new tax credit initiative also offered as a way of expressing gratitude to local first responders and encouraging recruitment, as reported by Rockland Daily here.

Rockland County Government representatives joined the Ramapo Munsee Land Alliance, the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, and The Land Conservancy of New Jersey at a ceremony held at the Sweetwater Cultural Center in Stony Point last week to celebrate the transfer of the Tahetaweew or Split Rock Mountain located in the Ramapo Mountains back to the Ramapough Lunaape Nation.

The identities have been released for three people who were found dead at an apartment building in Westchester County.At about 2:45 p.m. Saturday, March 25, New Rochelle Police received a call from a man stating he was possibly overdosing and that he was with three others who were al…

YONKERS, NY – Police and the city building department shut down a smoke shop accused of selling marijuana-laden candies and other treats for numerous violations. Police touted the victory, saying, “Another illegal smoke shop has been shut down.” This time, members of The City of Yonkers Smoke Shop Task Force inspected the Yonkers Smokers store at 262 South Broadway and confiscated numerous unlicensed products for sale, including illicit cannabis and unlawful synthetic cannabinoid products. The department added that the store was shut down for Building and Fire code violations. “Many of these products are designed in appearance to mimic candy, The post Police shut down illegal smoke shop in Yonkers appeared first on Shore News Network.

Police on Tuesday released a photos of three suspects wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 33-year-old man in the Bronx earlier this month.

Authorities arrested a professional cook from Hackensack for allegedly striking a 75-year-old pedestrian in Closter on Sunday while intoxicated and then fleeing the area, leaving the victim in life-threatening condition, prosecutors said. Jesus Yunganaula Tenempaguay, 36, was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in serious bodily injury, endangering...

The fire broke out on the first floor of the Rosedale Avenue home in the Soundview section just before 11:45 p.m. Monday.

It’s urgent for Westchester residents to know about a proposal before the Mount Pleasant Planning Board to develop about 37 acres of property at 715 Sleepy Hollow Rd. into a 31-home cluster subdivision, threatening highly treasured natural open space in Westchester. The developer’s DEIS statement was surprisingly accepted as...

Here are some stories making headlines across the Hudson Valley.

Residents in the Lower Hudson Valley are shaken after three men were found dead and a fourth is in critical condition. New Rochelle Police were called around 3 p.m. on Saturday by a man who said three men were suffering from an apparent overdose. 4 Overdose In New Rochelle, New...

Of 127 available units, 85 will rent for less than $1,000 per month. The Bronx Grove affordable housing lottery is putting life back into the term “affordable.” Housing lotteries on NYC Housing Connect in recent months have included listings for apartments renting for over $4,000 per month. It is encouraging to see attempts being made to make housing available for those with limited resources.

A Department of Transportation spokesperson said in part, "Safety is always NYSDOT's top priority and in the most recent incident, trees fell along the Palisades Interstate Parkway following recent rains that saturated soils and weakened resistance to high winds."

Ardsley is the second school district in Westchester County to add Diwali as a school holiday and one of the few to add Lunar New Year and Eid--Al Fitr.

Sylvia Tisdale has been serving up hot meals and hope to the Englewood community for years from a small building on Pace Boulevard with a smattering of donated picnic tables outside. But with the support of the community, she's been able to maintain a new community garden and plans to...

Hackensack, NJ - Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced an investigation into the death of a woman in Hackensack, NJ, from a suspected fentanyl-related drug overdose. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office is being carried out the investigation, led by Chief Jason Love, and the Hackensack Police Department, led by Officer-in-Charge Captain Michael Antista.   At approximately 5:27 p.m. on March 15, 2023, the Hackensack Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting multiple unresponsive victims within the parking garage of 400 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ. Responding officers discovered four unresponsive females and quickly began life-saving steps, including administering Naloxone. A fifth female, who...