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Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer
Ex-nfl Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Former NFL star Antonio Brown could receive probation instead of prison in a Miami shooting case under a plea deal his lawyer says Brown plans to accept. Brown, 38, is due in a Miami court on Sept. 30, and his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said prosecutors offered to reduce the second-degree attempted murder charge, CBS News Miami reported. Brown has not yet accepted the deal in court. The charge stems from gunfire after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025. If convicted, Brown could have faced up to 30 years in prison, including a mandatory 20-year term.  Eiglarsh said the of…
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s ex-wife donated $18,000 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign. Nancy Shevell, now married to Paul McCartney, made the donation back in May 2025, nearly seven months before her ex-husband announced his own campaign against Hochul, according to New York State Board of Elections records. She hasn’t made any donations since. Shevell and Blakeman were married for 23 years before they divorced in 2008, and she married the Beatles singer-songwriter in 2011. Blakeman has since also remarried, to Judge Segal Magori Blakeman, in 2015. Blakeman said Wednesday, Sept. 23 that he …
Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption
Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption An 8-month-old dog is recovering after she was found severely neglected and tied so tightly to a tree behind a billboard in Westchester County that she could not even turn around.  The dog was found near South Fulton and East 5th Avenues in Mount Vernon after being left there for two days, the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle said on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  According to the organization, the dog had been heard screaming for two days before someone contacted Mount Vernon Police. The Humane Society said she was tied tightly around the tree in an area behind a billboa…
Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In NY, Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In NY, Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In NY, Sheriff Says
Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In NY, Sheriff Says A 19-year-old driver accused of trying to flee a Putnam County crash first by car and then on foot was taken into custody with help from off-duty officers and several civilians, authorities said. Esdras R. Cardona Ovalle, 19, of Carmel, was arrested following a crash at Fair Street and Gleneida Avenue in Carmel on Friday, Sept. 11, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23.   Deputies said they were dispatched to the intersection at around 11:30 p.m. after a reported crash. While they were responding, Putnam County 911 received word that one of the driver…
Investigator To Review Officers' Handling Of Former Police Chief's Wife's Crash In Westchester Investigator To Review Officers' Handling Of Former Police Chief's Wife's Crash In Westchester Investigator To Review Officers' Handling Of Former Police Chief's Wife's Crash In Westchester
Investigator To Review Officers' Handling Of Former Police Chief's Wife's Crash In Westchester An outside investigator will review whether officers violated department rules in their handling of a Westchester County crash involving the wife of the village's former police chief, authorities said.  The Village of Tuckahoe has chosen an external independent investigator to conduct a disciplinary review following the Westchester County District Attorney's Office's investigation into the police response to the Friday, Aug. 14 incident, Tuckahoe Police Chief Lawrence Rotta said in a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  The move comes a day after the DA's Office released its finding…
Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Hudson Valley: DA Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Hudson Valley: DA Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Hudson Valley: DA
Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Hudson Valley: DA A man who fled to South Carolina after fatally shooting a victim as he tried to drive away following a short struggle in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and is set to spend two decades in prison, prosecutors said. Yandie Martinez, 20, of Garnerville, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Rockland County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 23, before Judge Kevin F. Russo, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.  The plea stems from the July 1, 2024 killing of Christian Alvarado in Haverstraw. At around 4 p.m. that day, Haverstraw Police responded to reports of gunfir…
Teenage Duo Robs Man Of Watch — Then Caught Minutes Later In Hudson Valley, Cops Say Teenage Duo Robs Man Of Watch — Then Caught Minutes Later In Hudson Valley, Cops Say Teenage Duo Robs Man Of Watch — Then Caught Minutes Later In Hudson Valley, Cops Say
Teenage Duo Robs Man Of Watch — Then Caught Minutes Later In Hudson Valley, Cops Say Two teenagers accused of assaulting a man and forcibly taking a watch from his wrist in Sullivan County were caught within six minutes of the reported robbery, police said.   The incident happened in the Academy Street area of Liberty at around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, the Village of Liberty Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Responding officers spoke with the victim, who said two males approached him and demanded his property. A physical altercation then followed, during which the victim was assaulted and a silver-colored watch was forcibly taken from his…
Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police
Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Dozens of vehicles were impounded and nearly 300 tickets were issued during a crackdown on ghost plates and toll evasion on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, police said.  The enforcement detail was conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 22, as part of New York State Police Troop T's ongoing effort to target drivers using missing, altered, or obscured license plates to avoid tolls and traffic cameras, State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  Troopers said they issued 287 tickets during the operation for violations that included suspended and unregistered vehicles, unlicensed driving, sp…
Westchester Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report Westchester Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report Westchester Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report
Westchester Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report A Westchester County diner will be in the television spotlight after a hit NBC crime drama came to town to film a milestone episode.  “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” filmed at the Pleasantville Diner and around Memorial Plaza on Tuesday, Sept. 22, LoHud reported.  Ahead of the production, the Village of Pleasantville advised residents that a TV show would be filming around Memorial Plaza and the diner from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday.  It turned out that this was for the long-running series' 600th episode, and star Mariska Hargitay was reportedly at the Pleasant…
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth'
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' A veteran public school teacher and activist has admitted she lied for years about being Black and Palestinian, prompting two organizations she worked with to permanently cut ties with her. Hannah Gann, a teacher at The Workshop School in Philadelphia, publicly acknowledged the deception after members of Philly Educators for Palestine and the Racial Justice Organizing Committee confronted her about her background, the organizations said in a joint statement. "Members met with Hannah and questioned her about her background on Thursday and after an hour of discussion, Hannah finally admitt…
Driver Escapes Uninjured After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over In Hudson Valley, Spills Fuel Driver Escapes Uninjured After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over In Hudson Valley, Spills Fuel Driver Escapes Uninjured After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over In Hudson Valley, Spills Fuel
Driver Escapes Uninjured After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over In Hudson Valley, Spills Fuel A tractor-trailer rolled over on an Orange County road, spilling fuel and oil — but the driver emerged unharmed. The crash happened near Kings Highway and Four Corners Road in Warwick at around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, the Warwick Fire Department said in an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Arriving firefighters found the tractor-trailer overturned. The driver had already gotten safely out of the vehicle and was not injured, the department said.  Crews then assessed the truck and worked to contain fuel and oil leaks while waiting for the Orange County Hazmat team to arrive. Cr…
NY Men Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say NY Men Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say NY Men Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say
NY Men Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say Six people have been charged after scammers allegedly compromised a Fairfield company's Microsoft account and tricked it into wiring about $1.7 million, authorities said. The investigation began after the owner of a Fairfield-based HVAC wholesale company contacted police on Feb. 18 about a fraud that occurred in January, Fairfield Police Cpl. David Lagan said. Employees had received fraudulent emails that appeared to come from one of the company's business partners, Lagan said. The company's Microsoft account was then allegedly compromised. The suspects allegedly intercepted and m…