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Video: Driver From Rockland, 22, Escapes Burning Jeep Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames Video: Driver From Rockland, 22, Escapes Burning Jeep Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames
Video: Driver From Rockland, 22, Escapes Burning Jeep Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames A 22-year-old motorist from Rockland County avoided a frightful fate after a crash ignited a ferocious fire that quickly engulfed her Jeep. The motorist didn't have much time after her Patriot slammed into a utility pole in Old Tappan on Westwood Avenue between Stone Point Park and Washington Avenue South. "Wires fell to the ground, igniting a leaf pile," Old Tappan Police Chief Joseph J. Tracy said. "The fire worked its way to leaves underneath the vehicle -- which ignited the vehicle itself." Christian Michael provided the videos and photo for this story: It went up quick.Christia…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
Here's Time Frame For Winter-Like Storm Bringing Mix Of Sleet, Rain, Accumulating Snow Here's Time Frame For Winter-Like Storm Bringing Mix Of Sleet, Rain, Accumulating Snow
Here's Time Frame For Winter-Like Storm Bringing Mix Of Sleet, Rain, Accumulating Snow The first winter-like storm of the season will result in slick roadways in some spots in the region and up to a foot of snowfall in parts of upstate New York and northern New England. The time frame for the system is Tuesday evening, Nov. 15 into Wednesday morning, Nov. 16. For brand-new snowfall projections from AccuWeather.com, see the second image above: 1 to 3 inches (areas shown in Columbia blue),  3 to 6 inches (areas shown in darker blue),  6 to 12 inches (areas shown in Royal blue). Interior areas where there is a wintry mix overnight will see a change to plain rain…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
These Parts Of Northeast Could See Up To Foot Of Snow From Quick-Moving System These Parts Of Northeast Could See Up To Foot Of Snow From Quick-Moving System
These Parts Of Northeast Could See Up To Foot Of Snow From Quick-Moving System A quick-moving storm moving across the region will bring up to a foot of snow to parts of the Northeast. The time frame for the system is late Tuesday night, Nov. 15 into Wednesday morning, Nov. 16. For brand-new snowfall projections from AccuWeather.com, see the image above: 1 to 3 inches (areas shown in Columbia blue),  3 to 6 inches (areas shown in darker blue),  6 to 12 inches (areas shown in Royal blue). Other parts of the region where the overnight temperature drops to at or around the freezing mark during that time frame will see a wintry mix, with a change to plain …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before bringing drenching rain and gusty winds to the Northeast. Packed with maximum sustained winds of around 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, the center of Nicole will move near or over the Bahamas by midday Wednesday, Nov. 9, and approach the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area Wednesday night, the National Hurricane Center said. For the latest projected timing and track for Nicole from AccuWeather.com, click on the first image above. Nicole's center is then expected to move across…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Hurricane Watch Issued In Florida As Nicole Heads Toward US: Here's New Projected Timing, Track Hurricane Watch Issued In Florida As Nicole Heads Toward US: Here's New Projected Timing, Track
Hurricane Watch Issued In Florida As Nicole Heads Toward US: Here's New Projected Timing, Track This story has been updated. A Hurricane Watch has been issued along Florida's East Coast as now Tropical Storm Nicole makes its way toward the East Coast. Nicole, located about 380 miles east-northeast of the Bahamas as of early Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, is moving northwest. A turn toward the west and west-southwest is expected later in the day, and that motion should continue through Wednesday, Nov. 9, the National Hurricane Center said.  A turn toward the northwest and north-northwest is expected Thursday, Nov. 10.  Nicole now has maximum sustained winds of around 50 miles pe…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Cold Front Will Bring Change In Weather Pattern As New Storm System Develops In Atlantic Cold Front Will Bring Change In Weather Pattern As New Storm System Develops In Atlantic
Cold Front Will Bring Change In Weather Pattern As New Storm System Develops In Atlantic A springlike stretch of weather will finally come to an end as a cold front moves through the region followed by potential impacts from a storm system developing in the Atlantic. The cold front is gradually approaching on Sunday, Nov. 6, and will move through on Monday, Nov. 7, according to the National Weather Service. Before the front pushes through, high temperatures will rise into the 70s on both Sunday and Monday.  On Sunday, there will be light showers at times, especially in areas farther west, said the weather service, which noted that the chance of showers will expand overnig…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
President Biden To Visit Westchester County, Report Says President Biden To Visit Westchester County, Report Says
President Biden To Visit Westchester County, Report Says Updated story: Biden's Visit To Cause Numerous, Lengthy Road Closures In Westchester President Joe Biden will soon visit Westchester County to support New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in her campaign, the Capitol Press Room reports.  The president will visit Yonkers in a Hochul campaign event scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m., according to the Capitol Press Room.  The visit will come after similar appearances in New York by Vice President Kamala Harris and First Lady Jill Biden, the news outlet reports.  Biden also visited New York this year to support major economi…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley As New Jackpot Balloons To Near-Record $1.5B $1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley As New Jackpot Balloons To Near-Record $1.5B
$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley As New Jackpot Balloons To Near-Record $1.5B With no first-place winner in the latest Powerball drawing, the jackpot has just jumped to a near-record $1.5 billion. It's the second-largest jackpot in Powerball history, only behind the world record $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in 2016. The winning numbers in the drawing on Wednesday, Nov. 2 were 2-11-22-35-60 with a Powerball number of 23. The Power Play was 2X. Three tickets worth $2 million matched all five numbers and added the Power Play. They were sold in New Jersey, Arizona, and Montana. New York was one of nine states where $1 million second-place tickets th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Northern Westchester As New Jackpot Hits $1 Billion $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Northern Westchester As New Jackpot Hits $1 Billion
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Northern Westchester As New Jackpot Hits $1 Billion The Powerball jackpot has now grown to $1 billion after no winner emerged in the latest drawing. But four third-place winners who bought tickets in New York are each $50,000 richer. The four were among 60 tickets nationwide that matched four of the five winning numbers plus the Powerball number.  The tickets were purchased at the following businesses: Northern Westchester County: Chestnut Mart on Saw Mill River Road in Yorktown Heights   Ulster County: Stewart’s Shop on Route 32 in Modena Greene County: The Shamrock House on Route 145 in East Durham New York City: Roman Gr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Areas Of Interest In Atlantic Being Monitored As Hurricane Season Nears Final Month Areas Of Interest In Atlantic Being Monitored As Hurricane Season Nears Final Month
Areas Of Interest In Atlantic Being Monitored As Hurricane Season Nears Final Month Multiple areas of interest in the Atlantic basin are being closely monitored by forecasters as the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season nears its final month. Lisa is the next name on the list that meteorologists are using to name tropical storms for the hurricane season, which ends on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Showers and thunderstorms have decreased in association with a well-defined area of low pressure located just west-northwest of Bermuda, the NOAA National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday, Oct. 25. (See the image above.) AccuWeather.com is referring to the system as a tropical rainstorm a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New Details: ID Released Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County New Details: ID Released Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County
New Details: ID Released Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County The identity of a 41-year-old man pulled from a river in Westchester County has been released by police.  Earlier Report - Body Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Yonkers The man is identified as William Tunley of Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police.  Tunley's body was found in the Saw Mill River at the Chicken Island Daylighting Park on Sunday, Oct. 23, authorities said.  Yonkers Police said that they did not suspect there was foul play involved, but that detectives were investigating "the exact cause and nature of the incident."  It is not yet clear how …

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
These Areas Will See Heaviest, Steadiest Rainfall, Strongest Winds From Coastal Storm System These Areas Will See Heaviest, Steadiest Rainfall, Strongest Winds From Coastal Storm System
These Areas Will See Heaviest, Steadiest Rainfall, Strongest Winds From Coastal Storm System A coastal storm system will bring a mix of showers, rain, drenching downpours, and gusty winds to much of the region. Rainfall will begin Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23, and continue at times through the evening and into the overnight hours, according to the National Weather Service. Sunday will be cloudy throughout the day, with the storm system advancing from the southeast to the north. (See the first image above.)  The high temperature will be in the low 60s. The heaviest and steadiest rain from the tropical system is likely in southeastern New England and eastern Long Island, whe…

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by Joe Lombardi