This story has been updated.A New York grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump amid allegations that he falsified business records leading up to the 2016 election, marking the first time in history that a former president has been criminally charged, the New York Times reports. Trump’s attorney, Susan Necheles, confirmed the indictment to CBS News.The specific ...

Federal investigators are probing a statewide “swatting” prank that sent schools across New York into lockdown amid fears of a mass shooting.The threatening phone calls started pouring in Thursday morning, March 30, falsely claiming there was an active shooter at various schools across the state, according to New York State Police.The State Police is aware of swatting incidents that ...

A serial thief stole dozens of credit cards from gym locker rooms on Long Island before using them on a shopping spree, authorities said.Carl Francois, age 56, of West Babylon, was arraigned in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, March 29, on 40 criminal charges, including 31 counts of possessing stolen property.According to prosecutors, Francois was seen on video surveillance stealing ...

A 74-year-old man from the region was killed in a house fire and explosion that nearly claimed the life of a firefighter, authorities said.Emergency crews in Greene County were called at around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, with reports that a home was on fire in the Village of Catskill, located on Main Street, according to State Police.By the time firefighters arrived, flames could be ...

A winning lottery ticket worth over $9,000 was sold at a gas station on Long Island.The top-prize winning Take 5 ticket worth $9,300 was purchased at the BP station in Lynbrook, located at 440 Sunrise Highway, for the Monday, March 27 midday drawing, New York Lottery announced.Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website.Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one ...

The man accused of threatening an employee before barricading himself inside a hospital in the region, sparking a nearly five hour lockdown and police standoff, was armed with a shotgun and BB gun, authorities said.Emergency crews in Albany were initially called at around 2:40 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports that a person was armed with a handgun on the third floor of Albany Medical ...

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl from Long Island.Andrea Alejandra Espana, age 14, was last seen leaving her Calverton home, located on Hill Rise, at around 6 p.m. Monday, March 27, according to Suffolk County Police.Espana is described as a white, Hispanic female, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and 127 pounds. She has long black hair ...

A jail employee in the region is facing charges over what he allegedly gave to an inmate.Saratoga County resident Michael Millington, age 23, was arrested Friday, March 24, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said Millington, a corrections officer at the Saratoga County jail, provided confidential information to the inmate, creating “a substantial risk of injury ...

This story has been updated.An hourslong police standoff with an allegedly armed man inside a hospital in the region has ended peacefully, authorities said.Emergency crews in Albany were called at around 2:40 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports that a person was armed with a handgun at Albany Medical Center, located on New Scotland Avenue.“The situation is contained to one room within ...

An 82-year-old pilot walked away uninjured after his small plane crashed at a Long Island airport. The crash happened at around 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the Mattituck Airport, according to Southold Town Police.Emergency crews arrived to find the single-engine Cessna plane with front end damage in a grassy area just off the runway.The pilot, identified as Bernard Stepnoski, of ...