A woman faces numerous charges after allegedly hitting a victim in the head with a Swiffer Sweeper and preventing her from leaving a residence in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, March 25 around 4 p.m., when police responded to a residence in Yorktown to a reported domestic conflict. According to Yorktown Police, an investigation and ...

Officials are warning those who travel on Interstate 684 of upcoming lane closures. The closures will affect I-684 in both Northern Westchester and Putnam County, between Exit 8 in North Salem (Hardscrabble Road) and Exit 9 in Southeast (Interstate 84), according to the New York State Department of Transportation.On both Monday, April 3, and Tuesday, April 4, two southbound lanes ...

As public officials in Westchester await a court decision regarding an alleged dog mauling incident, they are also urging pet owners to keep their dogs leashed and trained. The alleged incident involving a "dangerous dog" happened within the city of Mount Vernon on Tuesday, March 14, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard announced on Wednesday, March 29. According ...

An armed suspect who led authorities on a chase at a train station in Westchester is still on the loose, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, March 23 around 3:30 p.m. when detectives in Mount Vernon spotted a man in possession of a gun at the Mount Vernon East Train Station on Elm Avenue, according to Mount Vernon Police. The detectives then immediately tried to ...

After winning a regional competition, three high school students from Northern Westchester will be competing for $6 million in awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, known as the world's largest pre-college science and math competition. The three students, all seniors at Byram Hills High School in Armonk, were already named grand prize winners at ...

A high school in Northern Westchester is celebrating the appointment of a new principal.The Bedford Central School District announced on Thursday, March 30 that Jennifer Amos will be the next principal of Fox Lane High School. Amos, who previously served as the Chief Academic Officer at the United Nations International School in New York City for four years, will take the position ...

A drunk driver faces several charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance from a hospital and using it to lead police on a chase throughout Westchester that finally ended on the Tappan Zee Bridge, police said. The incident started on Thursday, March 30 around 5:40 a.m., when state police troopers were notified of a Mount Sinai ambulance that had been stolen from St. ...

A man faces grand larceny charges after allegedly trying to steal a delivery van in Westchester while trying to flee officers who spotted him trying to break into another vehicle, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, March 14 around 3:50 a.m., when police in Greenburgh responded to Old Lane in the Edgemont section of town after a suspicious person was reported to be in ...

Police are dispatching extra patrols to schools in the Hudson Valley after one received a threatening swatting call, they say. Related Story - School Swatting Incidents Occurring Across NY, State Police SayThe extra patrols are being sent to schools throughout Putnam County after Putnam Valley High School received a threat on Thursday morning, March 30, according to the Putnam ...

Authorities are investigating numerous incidents of schools in New York state receiving swatting calls claiming there is an active shooter in the building, state police said. The threatening calls were received by schools on Thursday morning, March 30, and have all been found to be false, state police announced. The State Police is aware of swatting incidents that have ...