A topsy-turvy weather pattern will see dramatic shifts in temperatures over the next several days.After a long stretch of temperatures at or below normal levels, the mercury will climb into the 90s on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22."In many areas, the heat and humidity this Saturday and Sunday will bring the hottest conditions since last August," according to AccuWeather.com.After ...

A 13-year-old student in upstate New York is facing charges after authorities say he brought an 8-inch knife to a school in the Hudson Valley and intended to stab a school staffer.The incident happened in Ulster County on Monday morning, May 16 at Ellenville Junior High School.Ellenville Police say that when officers arrived, the student was no longer in possession of the knife and was ...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has just been issued for the region.It's in effect until 8 p.m. Monday, May 16.Scattered storms moving from west to east may produce damaging winds, hail, a few tornadoes, and isolated flash flooding, the National Weather Service said.Wind gusts of 60 miles per hour are expected in some spots where the storms are most severe.Most of the storm activity is now ...

Two schools at a district in Northern Westchester are closed due to water supply issues.North Salem High School and Middle School are both closed on Monday, May 16. The district office is also closed, the North Salem Central School District said."This is a standard school close, there will not be remote instruction," the district said in an announcement on its website. "Thank you ...

Damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages will be the main threat from a potent storm system that could also be accompanied by hail and isolated tornadoes.The current time frame for the system is from around 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday, May 16, with most of the severe activity now expected to come between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.Wind gusts could be as strong as around 60 miles ...

This story has been updated.A stretch of the Long Island Expressway has reopened after a serious crash.The closure was announced just after 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 15, in Nassau County on the westbound side between exits 42 and 43.At 5:10 p.m., Nassau County Police announced all westbound lanes had reopened.Details on the crash have not yet been released.This continues to be a developing ...

Update:A 77-year-old Long Island woman who went missing has been found.Long Island resident Gwyneth Cravens had last been seen in the town of East Hampton, on Wagon Lane, at around 8:20 a.m. on Sunday, May 15., authorities said.On Sunday evening, it was announced that she had been located.Original report:A 77-year-old woman has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help ...

A strong system with thunderstorms will bring damaging winds that could cause power outages with hail and isolated tornadoes possible.The current time frame for the system is from mid-afternoon to the evening on Monday, May 16, according to the National Weather Service.Sunday, May 15 will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon with scattered thunderstorms ...

A woman has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash on Long Island that left two men who were working on a pickup truck dead.The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 in Holtsville.Ryan Walker, age 37, and Robert Kehlenbeck, age 46, were working on a 1989 F-150 parked outside of Walker’s residence, located at 5474 Express Drive South, when they were struck by ...

The identity has been released of the teenage gunman now in custody who live-steamed a mass shooting at a a supermarket in Buffalo that left 10 dead in what authorities say was a racially motivated hate crime.A total of 13 people were shot in the incident that happened just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue in a Black neighborhood, Buffalo Police ...