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Man Shot In Back Near Public Park In Yonkers: Suspect At Large Man Shot In Back Near Public Park In Yonkers: Suspect At Large
Man Shot In Back Near Public Park In Yonkers: Suspect At Large A man is recovering after being shot in the back near a public park in Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, June 1 just after 9 p.m., when shots were fired in the area of Doyle Park on Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers, Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio said on Monday, June 3.  Responding officers soon discovered that a 36-year-old man had taken himself to a nearby hospital to receive treatment for a gunshot wound in his back that he had suffered at the scene of the shooting. He is now in stable condition, DiDomizio said. Detectives are now …

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by Ben Crnic
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Support Rises For Beloved Dog-Walker Severely Injured By Pickup Truck In Westchester Support Rises For Beloved Dog-Walker Severely Injured By Pickup Truck In Westchester
Support Rises For Beloved Dog-Walker Severely Injured By Pickup Truck In Westchester Following a devastating incident at a Northern Westchester gas station that left a woman with several severe injuries, community members are making sure she has financial support while she endures her recovery process.  The effort follows an incident in Croton-on-Hudson on Tuesday, May 7, when a beloved dog-walker named Alex, whose last name was not made public, was struck by a pickup truck at a Gulf gas station at 380 South Riverside Ave. and pinned against a wall. Earlier Report - Pickup Truck Severely Injures Woman At Croton Gas Station After she was struck, a bystander r…

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by Ben Crnic
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COVID-19: Steroids Reduce Mortality In Severely Ill Patients, Researchers Say COVID-19: Steroids Reduce Mortality In Severely Ill Patients, Researchers Say
Covid-19: Steroids Reduce Mortality In Severely Ill Patients, Researchers Say Steroids can be used to combat COVID-19, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization. Countries should stock up on steroids now, the WHO advised on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The steroid dexamethasone reduced COVID-related deaths by one-third of hospitalized patients who required ventilators and one-fifth of patients who were put on oxygen, according to a recent study by UK-based RECOVERY. For more than a decade, the drug has been used in the treatment of asthma.  Given that COVID-19 patients with severe cases often suffer from acute lung inflammation, like sufferers…

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by Christina Coulter
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NYPD Officer From Hudson Valley Recovering After Ambush Shooting In Bronx NYPD Officer From Hudson Valley Recovering After Ambush Shooting In Bronx
Nypd Officer From Hudson Valley Recovering After Ambush Shooting In Bronx One of two NYPD police officers shot in an assassination attempt by a lone gunman left the hospital to applause from his fellow officers as he returned to his Hudson Valley home to recover. Orange County resident Paul Stroffolino, 31, of Warwick, was shot during an ambush by a lone shooter while sitting in a patrol van around 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, NYPD officials said. His partner rushed him to the hospital where he was treated for the none life-threatening injuries after being shot in the chin and neck. When released on Sunday, Feb. 9, NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said he th…

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by Kathy Reakes