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Viral Photo Shows 'Gem' Flight Attendant Comforting Nervous Flier On Trip To JFK Viral Photo Shows 'Gem' Flight Attendant Comforting Nervous Flier On Trip To JFK
Viral Photo Shows 'Gem' Flight Attendant Comforting Nervous Flier On Trip To JFK Blocking a plane’s aisle is usually frowned upon, but passengers on a recent flight to New York made an exception for a heroic Delta flight attendant seen in a viral photo comforting a very nervous flier. The photo, captured by North Carolina resident Molly Simonson Lee and shared on Facebook, shows flight attendant Floyd Dean-Shannon sitting on the floor and holding a woman’s hand on a flight from Charlotte to JFK. “Check out this gem of a flight attendant,” Lee said. “This woman was so nervous about flying, so he explained every sound and bump and even sat here holding her hand when it s…
Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Hudson Valley, Dies Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Hudson Valley, Dies
Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Hudson Valley, Dies Former NBA player and coach Paul Silas who lived in Northern Westchester for a period of his life has died.  Silas died on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the age of 79, according to a tweet by the Houston Rockets, where Silas' son Stephen, is the team's head coach. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, his daughter, Paula Silas-Guy, told The New York Times. The Silas family lived in the town of Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc while Paul Silas was an assistant coach with the New York Knicks from 1989 to 1992 and New Jersey Nets from 1992 to 1995. During part of that time, Stephen, a guard, was a baske…
New Charges: 21-Year-Old Indicted In Hudson Valley Domestic Shooting, DA Says New Charges: 21-Year-Old Indicted In Hudson Valley Domestic Shooting, DA Says
New Charges: 21-Year-Old Indicted In Hudson Valley Domestic Shooting, DA Says A 21-year-old man from the Hudson Valley has been indicted for a shooting in Westchester County that left one victim injured.  Earlier Report - 21-Year-Old From Area Charged In Yonkers Domestic Shooting Rockland County resident Nahkeem Janvier of Spring Valley has been charged with attempting to murder a 33-year-old victim in Yonkers at an apartment located at 32 Vineyard Ave. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, according to an announcement by Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah from Tuesday, Dec. 6.  On the day of the shooting, around 2:45 a.m., Janvier fired thr…
Hudson Valley Man Found Out Of State Charged In Domestic Shooting Hudson Valley Man Found Out Of State Charged In Domestic Shooting
Hudson Valley Man Found Out Of State Charged In Domestic Shooting A Hudson Valley man has been charged in a Westchester County shooting after police found him out of state.  On Wednesday, Oct. 19, around 3 a.m., police responded to a shooting at a Yonkers apartment at 32 Vineyard Ave. but found that the disputing people had left before police arrived, authorities said.  After further investigation, police found the victim of the shooting, a 33-year-old man from Yonkers, who had taken himself to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm, according to Yonkers Police.  Upon talking with the victim, police determine…
Woman Accused Of Murdering Son Apprehended In Hudson Valley, Police Say Woman Accused Of Murdering Son Apprehended In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Woman Accused Of Murdering Son Apprehended In Hudson Valley, Police Say A woman who was wanted in the murder of her 2-year-old son was apprehended in Westchester County following a traffic stop, police said.  Natalia Suero, age 29, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was arrested at 1:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, by Irvington Police, according to the Village of Irvington Police Department.  Police said Suero pulled over for a red light traffic violation and was subsequently arrested on an active warrant for first-degree murder. Suero was wanted by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department for the murder of her son, Jonathan Suero. Police said Jonat…
Man Charged After Trying To Enter Elementary School In Region, Police Say Man Charged After Trying To Enter Elementary School In Region, Police Say
Man Charged After Trying To Enter Elementary School In Region, Police Say A man from out of state has been charged after police said he attempted to enter an elementary school in Fairfield County. Just after 1 p.m. on Friday, May 27, school administrators in Stamford from Davenport Elementary School on Newfield Avenue noticed a suspicious man on the school campus, and immediately initiated a lockdown, according to Captain Diedrich Hohn, Commander of Special Investigations for the Stamford PD. Stamford Police Units arrived within three minutes, and detained the man identified as Jamar Mikel Edwards, age 31. School administrators relayed that they o…
Hudson Valley Murder Suspect Arraigned After Being Extricated From NC Hudson Valley Murder Suspect Arraigned After Being Extricated From NC
Hudson Valley Murder Suspect Arraigned After Being Extricated From NC A murder suspect in Westchester has been extradited back to the area after being apprehended from out-of-state nearly two years after he went on the run. In Yonkers, law enforcement officials announced that Jerome Wilson, age 28, was apprehended in Charlotte, North Carolina following his role in the August 2020 shooting of Chazz Mitchell on Oak Street. Earlier story - Police Searching For Identified Suspect One Year After Fatal Westchester Shooting Jerome WilsonYonkers Police Department On Thursday, April 7, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that Wilson has been…
Wanted Hudson Valley Murder Suspect Apprehended For 2020 Shooting Wanted Hudson Valley Murder Suspect Apprehended For 2020 Shooting
Wanted Hudson Valley Murder Suspect Apprehended For 2020 Shooting A murder suspect in Westchester has been apprehended after nearly two years on the run, authorities announced. In Yonkers, law enforcement officials announced that Jerome Wilson, age 27, has been apprehended in Charlotte, North Carolina following his role in the August 2020 shooting of Chazz Mitchell on Oak Street. Jerome WilsonYonkers Police Department Earlier story - Police Searching For Identified Suspect One Year After Fatal Westchester Shooting Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to Saint Joseph’s Medical Center shortly after 4 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2020, where…
Former Hudson Valley Standout Stars For Overall NCAA Top Seed Virginia Former Hudson Valley Standout Stars For Overall NCAA Top Seed Virginia
Former Hudson Valley Standout Stars For Overall NCAA Top Seed Virginia Related story: Here's when to watch local standouts in March Madness A former Westchester County high school basketball standout has turned into one of the top talents on the top team in the nation heading into this week’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. Ty Jerome, who honed his craft as a star at Iona Prep in New Rochelle before taking his talents to Virginia, will be on center stage this week, as the overall top seed Cavaliers prepare to take on 16-seed UMBC on Friday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Jerome enjoyed a breakout year, starting each game for the Cavaliers, leading the team i…