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Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Westchester Apartment Building Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Westchester Apartment Building
Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Westchester Apartment Building At least one person was killed and several others injured during a massive blaze overnight at an apartment building in Westchester County. The blaze began in Yonkers at the Mona Lisa Cooperative Residence at 671 Bronx River Road shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8. Members of the Yonkers Fire and Police departments are still on the scene engaged in active fire operations and traffic control, said officials with the Yonkers Police Department. Residents have been evacuated to the Community Center north of the fire scene. "Sadly, one male resident has been pronounced deceased," offic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash
Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash Click here for an updated story: Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash Police are searching for a black SUV involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Westchester County. The crash took place around 8:20 p.m., Monday, July 19, on I-87 southbound in Yonkers. A preliminary investigation determined that Michael P. Pereira, age 30, of the Bronx, was driving a 2018 Honda motorcycle in the center lane behind another vehicle, described as a black SUV, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the state police. The SUV slowed down for an unknown reason and the motorcycle changed to the rig…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Motorcyclist Critical After Falling 27 Feet To Roadway Below Following Crash In Westchester Motorcyclist Critical After Falling 27 Feet To Roadway Below Following Crash In Westchester
Motorcyclist Critical After Falling 27 Feet To Roadway Below Following Crash In Westchester A 20-year-old man was critically injured after he lost control of his motorcycle on an entrance ramp to a parkway in Westchester County and fell 27 feet to the street below. Angel Lopez, age 20, of West Hazelton, Pennsylvania, was taken by ambulance to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla following the accident, which occurred about 11 p.m., Sunday, April 18 on the entrance ramp to the Cross County Parkway in Yonkers, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. He remains in critical condition on Monday, April 19, O'Leary said. Lopez was traveling on the e…

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by Kathy Reakes