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3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Westchester: Mayor 3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Westchester: Mayor
3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Westchester: Mayor Three people were taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Westchester, village officials said. According to a statement issued by Sleepy Hollow Mayor Martin Rutyna on Thursday, May 22, ICE agents notified the Sleepy Hollow Police Department around 5:30 a.m. that they would be attempting to serve an immigration warrant on Cortlandt Street.  Agents presented police with a judicial warrant signed by a federal judge for an individual with a criminal record in New York.  Rutyna said ICE agents took the named individual and two others into custody without…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Dismantling Education Department Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Dismantling Education Department
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Dismantling Education Department In a decisive legal ruling, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education, mandating the reinstatement of employees who were terminated.  US District Judge Myong Joun of Massachusetts said the department cannot be shut down without Congressional approval. In his injunction, Joun also told the administration to reinstate Education Department employees who lost their jobs during the reduction-in-force announced on Tuesday, March 11, "to restore the Department to the status quo." President Trump issued an executive order on Thursda…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Police Station In NY, Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Police Station In NY, Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase
Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Police Station In NY, Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase A Vietnam War veteran formally confessed to opening fire on a police station in upstate New York before leading officers on a slow-speed chase. Paul Trinci, 77, pleaded guilty to felony reckless endangerment and criminal mischief in Saratoga County Court on Wednesday, May 21, in connection with a shooting outside the Saratoga Springs Police Department in February. Trinci admitted that he fired two rounds of birdshot from his vehicle at the Lake Avenue police station on the evening of Friday, Feb. 7. The shots struck both a marked patrol car and the front of the department building. Nobody w…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Penny Pinched: US To Stop Producing One-Cent Coin, Reports Say Penny Pinched: US To Stop Producing One-Cent Coin, Reports Say
Penny Pinched: US To Stop Producing One-Cent Coin, Reports Say The federal government is pulling the penny from circulation, ending a historic run for the coin dating back to the country's early days, according to reports. The US Treasury made its final order of penny blanks and will stop distributing the one-cent coins by early 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, May 22. A Treasury spokesperson confirmed the end of the penny to the Associated Press. The move is expected to save $56 million a year in materials, according to a Treasury official who spoke anonymously to preview the decision. Once existing penny supplies run out, busi…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Hudson Valley, DA Says Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Hudson Valley, DA Says
Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Hudson Valley, DA Says A 29-year-old man is behind bars without bail after operating a dangerous drug ring across multiple Dutchess County communities, dealing fentanyl, cocaine, and prescription pills from his home, officials said.   Former Bronx resident Alfonso Perez, 29, was arrested on Monday, May 19, following a coordinated raid at his residence on Dugan Lane in Wappinger, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, May 22.  The arrest followed a multi-week investigation into narcotics trafficking in Wappinger, East Fishkill,  Beacon, and surroun…

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by Ben Crnic
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Update: 2 Killed, 8 Injured After Small Plane Originating From Teterboro Crashes In San Diego Update: 2 Killed, 8 Injured After Small Plane Originating From Teterboro Crashes In San Diego
Update: 2 Killed, 8 Injured After Small Plane Originating From Teterboro Crashes In San Diego Two people were killed and eight injured after a private plane that departed from the East Coast crashed into a military housing neighborhood in California, causing fires to break out at several residences. Click here for a new, updated story: Music Exec, Drummer ID'd As Victims After Small Plane From East Coast Crashes Into Neighborhood The incident happened around 3:45 a.m. West Coast time on Thursday, May 22, in San Diego's Murphy Canyon neighborhood, near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). NBC New York reports that the pla…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Hit In Head, Hospitalized After Afternoon Fight In Westchester; Suspect Apprehended Woman Hit In Head, Hospitalized After Afternoon Fight In Westchester; Suspect Apprehended
Woman Hit In Head, Hospitalized After Afternoon Fight In Westchester; Suspect Apprehended A 48-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with minor head injuries after a reported assault on a Westchester street, leading to a suspect's arrest, officials said. The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 on Amsterdam Place in Mount Vernon, city officials announced on Wednesday evening.  Responding officers arrived to find the injured woman, who was rushed to Montefiore Mount Vernon Emergency Room for evaluation and treatment.  Police said a 37-year-old suspect remained at the scene and was taken into custody without incident. They were brought to the Mount…

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by Ben Crnic
Real Estate
Home Sales Suffer Slowest April Since 2009 Amid Trump Tariffs, Rising Mortgage Rates Home Sales Suffer Slowest April Since 2009 Amid Trump Tariffs, Rising Mortgage Rates
Home Sales Suffer Slowest April Since 2009 Amid Trump Tariffs, Rising Mortgage Rates Home sales fell for the second straight month in April, dropping to their slowest pace for the month since the global financial crisis more than 15 years ago. Existing-home sales slipped 0.5% from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of four million homes, the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) said on Thursday, May 22. The median price for an existing home rose to $414,000, setting a new April record and marking the 22nd straight month of annual price increases. Sales hit their slowest April pace since 2009, CNBC reported. They were down 2.0% from April 2024, despite ho…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Tried To Meet With Boy At HV Hotel For Sex, Was Arrested Instead: DA (UPDATE) Man Tried To Meet With Boy At HV Hotel For Sex, Was Arrested Instead: DA (UPDATE)
Man Tried To Meet With Boy At HV Hotel For Sex, Was Arrested Instead: DA (Update) A New Jersey man arrested in an undercover child exploitation operation at a Rockland County hotel has now been formally indicted on charges including attempted rape, prosecutors announced.  Essex County resident Carl Ellis, 55, of Maplewood, NJ, was arraigned Wednesday, May 21, in Rockland County Court on an indictment charging him with several felonies, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, May 22.  According to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II, Ellis engaged in sexually explicit text conversations between April 6 and 7, 2025, …

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by Ben Crnic
Business
You Can Fly On JetBlue's New Dunkin'-Themed Plane: Here's How You Can Fly On JetBlue's New Dunkin'-Themed Plane: Here's How
You Can Fly On JetBlue's New Dunkin'-Themed Plane: Here's How America now flies on Dunkin' too. JetBlue is offering travelers a chance to fly on its new Dunkin'-themed plane called "Brewing Altitude." Flyers on the coffee brand's livery can earn free elite status with both JetBlue and Dunkin' for three months. Travelers must book and complete the select Monday flights on Brewing Altitude through Labor Day. "Dunkin' has been part of the JetBlue journey for nearly two decades, and we're proud to showcase this partnership with a livery that's as fun and bold as the brands behind it," said JetBlue president Marty St. George. "Wit…

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by Chris Spiker
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COVID-19: FDA Says It Will Limit Who Can Get Future Booster Shots COVID-19: FDA Says It Will Limit Who Can Get Future Booster Shots
Covid-19: FDA Says It Will Limit Who Can Get Future Booster Shots In a significant shift in vaccination policy, the Trump administration has revealed that approval for seasonal COVID-19 shots will be restricted to certain groups. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it will continue to approve boosters for those 65 and older as well as others at higher risk of severe disease. But it will require vaccine makers to conduct major new clinical trials on their effectiveness before approving them for wider use on the broader population.  The FDA’s revised framework, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday, May 20, stat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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LASIK Blamed In Officer's Suicide: 'He Left A Note Saying It Took Everything From Him' LASIK Blamed In Officer's Suicide: 'He Left A Note Saying It Took Everything From Him'
Lasik Blamed In Officer's Suicide: 'He Left A Note Saying It Took Everything From Him' A Pennsylvania police officer’s suicide is raising urgent questions about the hidden risks of LASIK eye surgery, a procedure often marketed as safe, fast, and life-changing.  For 26-year-old Ryan Kingerski, it was all of those things — but not in the way he hoped. “It just … it ruined his life. Ruined it. Completely ruined his life in 12 seconds,” said his father, Tim Kingerski, in an interview with WTAE Pittsburgh. ‘Witty, Charming, Smart’ Ryan, of Monroeville, was described as joyful, loyal, and magnetic. A graduate of Duquesne University and Central Catholic High School, he served f…

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by Jillian Pikora