A Banana Republic manager who told a Westchester Mall employee that her hair braids violated the store's dress code, has been fired, according to WABC 7.Destiny Tompkins, 19, who worked at the store less than a month, says she was told her hair was "too urban" and "unkempt."Tompkins, a sophomore at SUNY Purchase, said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that the manager ...

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  A Pomona man was indicted Wednesday for the attempted murder of a Clarkstown couple whom he stabbed repeatedly during a jealous rage in September. Click here to read the story.In other news this past week (Click on the link to read entire story):Police are seeking the public’s assistance in a search for a man who broke into a Rockland County deli last month.The ...

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  The search for a woman wanted for ID theft and a fight between students and later parents at Poughkeepsie High School topped the week's news. The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the Wappinger barracks is asking the public's help in its investigation of a “Felony Lane Gang” identity theft ring. Click here to read the story.Many ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. --  An Ossining man has been identified as the person killed in a car crash on Route 22 in the Town of Patterson, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith. Click here to read the story.Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story):Firefighters were able to quickly douse a kitchen fire at Continental Village in ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A former elementary school principal in Westchester has been sentenced to probation time following her resignation in New Rochelle last year amid financial misappropriations. Click here to read the story. Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story):Westchester native Rony Marie Madry of Poughkeepsie died on Oct. 6. ...

Sophia Lillian Drucker, formerly of Somers, died on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Albany Medical Center. She was 18.Drucker spent her days among the loving staff of St. Margaret’s Center in Albany. Nothing made her happier than to be spoken to and loved by her family and friends, her magical beads and her music.Sophia (aka BubbaRoo, Bubbalina, Sophie, Soph, Sofoofoo, and Snowphia) is survived by ...

After more than 12 years protecting the residents of East Fishkill, Sgt. Brian Tarpey of the East Fishkill Police Department is calling it a career. Tarpey officially retired on Friday, Oct. 6th, after an injury prevented him from returning to duty. He served the Town of East Fishkill since December of 2005, including a temporary assignment with the Dutchess County Drug Task Force. He ...

A Yonkers taxi service embroiled in a 2015 school transportation scandal, is facing new charges of tax fraud by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, according to lohud.com.The DA's office alleges Bianca Rodriguez and Yonkers Union Car Service, aka F&B Car Service LLC, committed tax fraud between 2010 and 2014, including failure to file tax returns, reports ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Ossining firefighters are on the scene of an apartment fire that took the life of a woman early Friday morning, according to the Ossining Police Department.The fire, which started around 5:20 a.m., at 42 Cedar Lane, was contained to one apartment, officials said.Firefighters were able to douse the flames quickly but found the woman once inside.This is a ...

Firefighters were able to quickly douse a kitchen fire at Continental Village in Garrison on Wednesday that started in a microwave and moved to the kitchen cabinets.Continental Village Fire Department firefighters responded to the fire at 389 Sprout Brook Road around 10 a.m. and found a small fire in the kitchen that had started in the microwave and spread to the cabinets above and next ...