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Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6
Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 A jury has decided to hold Metro-North Railroad liable for a 2015 crash in Northern Westchester that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others.  The decision in the liability trial regarding the crash, which happened in Valhalla in February 2015, was reached on Tuesday, July 17.  Earlier Report - Deadliest Metro-North Crash Claimed, Changed Lives, But Crossing Unchanged On the day of the crash, Feb. 3, 2015, 49-year-old Ellen Brody of Edgemont had left her job in Chappaqua before encountering a traffic jam along the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant that f…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
Key Witness In Trump Trial Has Strong Ties To Westchester Key Witness In Trump Trial Has Strong Ties To Westchester
Key Witness In Trump Trial Has Strong Ties To Westchester A key witness in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial who allegedly helped bury negative stories involving him has close ties to Westchester, including a university in the county from which he graduated.  Former media executive David Pecker, the former CEO of the National Enquirer's parent company, American Media, Inc., became the first witness to testify in Trump's criminal trial on Monday, April 22, and Tuesday, April 23,  The 72-year-old Pecker testified that he had used "catch and kill" tactics to buy rights to stories casting Trump in a negative light and then decl…

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by Ben Crnic
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Double-Fatal I-84 Crash: Update Released On 5 Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd Double-Fatal I-84 Crash: Update Released On 5 Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd
Double-Fatal I-84 Crash: Update Released On 5 Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd An update has just been released on the conditions of five students who suffered critical injuries after a charter bus crashed down a 50-foot ravine, killing two adults on board, late last week in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened on westbound I-84 in Orange County at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15. The bus, which was heading to a band camp in northeastern Pennsylvania, went through a wire barrier and down the embankment. It was one of six buses carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School on Long Island. Around 43 people …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Person Claiming To Be From MS-13 Threatens Northern Westchester Man For Escort Payment Person Claiming To Be From MS-13 Threatens Northern Westchester Man For Escort Payment
Person Claiming To Be From MS-13 Threatens Northern Westchester Man For Escort Payment A person claiming to be an MS-13 street gang member has been terrorizing a Northern Westchester man with a barrage of threats if he fails to pay him after hiring an escort, police said. A Valhalla man reported to the North Castle Police Department on Sunday, Sept. 12 that the previous night he had contacted an escort for the evening, and has since been receiving messages from someone claiming to be her pimp. According to the complainant, after contacting the escort, he began receiving messages from her “pimp” who claimed to be an MS-13 member, demanding $2,000. To further his threat, the a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Financier Who Went Missing While Jogging Found Dead Westchester Financier Who Went Missing While Jogging Found Dead
Westchester Financier Who Went Missing While Jogging Found Dead The body of a missing New York man who disappeared while jogging during a trip to Virginia has been found. According to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith, the body of Bruce Rubin, age 61, of Westchester County, was found around noon on Monday, July 12 off a bluff in the Roaring Creek Gorge in Vesta, Virginia. Rubin, the chief operating officer, and chief compliance officer of the multibillion-dollar investment firm Westchester Capital Management in Valhalla, was found by sheriff's deputies and Primland Resort employees who had been searching since he was reported missing on Friday, July 2. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ages, Residences Released Of Three Young New Yorkers Who Died From COVID-19 Linked Illness Ages, Residences Released Of Three Young New Yorkers Who Died From COVID-19 Linked Illness
Ages, Residences Released Of Three Young New Yorkers Who Died From Covid-19 Linked Illness The age ranges and places of residence have been released for two children and a teenager who died of possible complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) involving swollen blood vessels and heart problems. According to health officials, “while rare, we are seeing evidence that COVID-19 can cause severe illness in children.”  Statewide, there have been 73 reported cases of the syndrome, which is marked by symptoms are similar to Kawasaki disease, a rare inflammatory condition in children,and toxic shock-like syndrome. Most of the cases involve elementary-age children …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Moratorium On Evictions Extended; NY Sees 'Fairly Significant' Hospitalization Drop COVID-19: Moratorium On Evictions Extended; NY Sees 'Fairly Significant' Hospitalization Drop
Covid-19: Moratorium On Evictions Extended; NY Sees 'Fairly Significant' Hospitalization Drop New York is extending a rent relief measure on residential and commercial properties for 60 days to help families and business owners struggling during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. During his daily COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, May 7, held in Westchester County at the New York Medical College in Valhalla, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that renters will be protected from late fees and eviction from landlords through Thursday, Aug. 20. Cuomo also reported positive news regarding a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. “You cannot be evicted for nonpayment of rent,” Cuomo said. “I und…

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by Zak Failla