A New York Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket worth  $1,000 a week for life was sold in Westchester.The lucky ticket for the Sunday, June 25 drawing, was purchased at the 4th Avenue Snack Plus Inc. at 73 S. Fourth Ave. in Mount Vernon, the New York Lottery said.The winning numbers included 2-36-37-44-52 with a Cash Ball of 2, lottery officials reported. The unnamed winner can ...

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the US Capitol. Berkshire County resident Troy Sargent, age 38, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 27 in the District of Columbia to six counts of an indictment, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and civil disorder.According to court documents, Sargent was ...

Two MS-13 members from Long Island have pleaded guilty to the 2017 machete murder of a man whose body was found in a wooded area a year later.Luis Alejandro Varela, age 24, of Mineola, and William Reyes-Fuentes, age 27, from Uniondale, pleaded guilty Friday, June 24, for the August 2017 machete murder of Carlos Rivas-Majano, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. ...

A man has been arrested by state police for allegedly making a bomb threat to a library in the region.The incident took place in Columbia County, in the village of Chatham, on Wednesday, June 22. Siddharth Dubey, age 32, of Albany, was arrested for making a making the terroristic threat and false reporting, both felonies in August of 1991, said the New York State Police.On Monday, ...

A Fairfield County man was killed in a crash on I-91 south after hitting the rear of a commercial vehicle and losing control, authorities said.Jeremy Bischoff, age 34, of Shelton, was killed early Monday, June 27 in New Haven County in Wallingford.Bischoff was driving a 2016 Kia Soul in the center lane on I-91 southbound around 2 a.m. when he hit the back of a commercial vehicle ...

A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly scrawling swastikas and hate speech inside an area synagogue.Rockland County resident Rolando DeJesus Gomez-Velazquez, age 32, of Hillcrest, was arrested following an investigation into the incident which took place on Friday, June 17.In addition to the drawings and hate speech, Gomez-Velazquez allegedly also damaged several items ...

As news splashed that filming was underway for the Lifetime film "The Gabby Petito Story," her killer's attorney released part of his confession for all to read.Photographers caught the two actors portraying Long Island native Gabby Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, age 23, who relocated from LongIsland to North Port, Florida, on Thursday, ...

A man was nabbed during a sting operation for an alleged restoration scheme where he ripped off a Westchester County resident for $30,000.The incident took place in New Rochelle on Friday, June 24.Jose Maldonado, age 51, of the Bronx, was nabbed by New Rochelle detectives after the victim became suspicious and called the police, said Capt. J. Collins Coyne, of the New Rochelle ...

A Hudson Valley woman has been arrested for allegedly using a fake ID card to access a bank account and make off with more than $29,000.Orange County resident tammy Granieri, age 56, of the town of Wallkill, was arrested on Wednesday, June 22.Granieri was arrested following an investigation by state police into fraudulent transactions at different TD banks, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of ...

A fisherman in New York could face federal charges after being caught with a thresher shark, which is vulnerable to extinction and requires a special permit to fish for.On Tuesday, June 14 on Long Island, the state department of Environmental Conservation conducted a boat patrol of Jones Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean in Nassau County. Throughout the day, state officers ...