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Police Sergeant In Westchester Dies Suddenly: 'Highly Respected' Police Sergeant In Westchester Dies Suddenly: 'Highly Respected'
Police Sergeant In Westchester Dies Suddenly: 'Highly Respected' A town in Northern Westchester is mourning the loss of Sergeant Greg Walz, a highly respected law enforcement officer who served his community for nearly two decades.  Walz, a member of the Pound Ridge Police Department, died at the age of 55 on Friday night, Feb. 14 following a medical emergency, town officials announced on Saturday, Feb. 15. Town officials remembered Walz as a dedicated officer: "Sergeant Walz was a dedicated and highly respected member of our department, serving with honor, integrity, and unwavering commitment to our community for nearly 17 years," officials w…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO) Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO)
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (Video) The black box from the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia has been located, providing investigators with a key piece of evidence to determine the cause of the deadly crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Sunday evening, Feb. 2. Black Box, Flight Data Components Recovered The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as a black box, was found buried eight feet underground at the crash site, officials said. Investigators also recovered the plane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), which may contain flight data cru…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Thousands Raised For Hudson Valley First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer Thousands Raised For Hudson Valley First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer
Thousands Raised For Hudson Valley First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer Thousands of dollars in donations have poured in for a Hudson Valley first responder whose 3-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer. Cillian McNamee was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that affects the nervous system, on Monday, March 14, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser's description. The GoFundMe set up to support the McNamee family has received more than $41,000 of its $50,000 goal as of Wednesday, March 23.  According to the fundraiser's description, Cillian's father Richard McNamee is the assistant chief of the New Paltz Rescue Squad in Ulster County and wor…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Struck By SUV Backing Out Of Driveway In Westchester Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Struck By SUV Backing Out Of Driveway In Westchester
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Struck By SUV Backing Out Of Driveway In Westchester A pedestrian was hospitalized after allegedly being struck by a driver backing out of his driveway on his way to work, police said. Paramedics and members of the Scarsdale Police Department responded to a Mamaroneck Road home at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Friday, June 18, where there was a report of a woman who had been struck by a vehicle in the roadway. According to police, the pedestrian said that she was struck by a dark gray SUV that was being driven by a man pulling out of the driveway of a nearby home on Mamaroneck Road. The woman said that she was walking on the sidewalk of Mamaron…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
After Catastrophic Accident, Skydiver Finds Lifesaving Help At WMC After Catastrophic Accident, Skydiver Finds Lifesaving Help At WMC
After Catastrophic Accident, Skydiver Finds Lifesaving Help At WMC A licensed pilot and experienced skydiver, Brian Moriarty is no stranger to taking a leap.  “It’s the exhilaration, adrenaline, knowledge and skill necessary to take something so inherently dangerous and make it routine,” said Moriarty, who works as a paramedic. He describes skydiving as a meditative experience “where you are forced to focus on what is taking place in the moment and be consumed in it 110 percent.” In 2015, with 1,000 jumps under his belt, Moriarty embarked on what seemed to be a “routine and unremarkable” jump on a beautiful June day in upstate New York. “Everything I know…

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