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Albany, NY
Politics
Trump Taps Capital Region Rep. Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar
President-elect Donald Trump has picked one of his strongest allies in Congress to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a former member of his first administration as border czar. Rep. Elise Stefanik, age 40, was first elected to New York's 21st District in 2014 and is the House Republican Conference Chair, the youngest woman to hold that post. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to CBS News. CNN first reported the news late Sunday, Nov. 10. Trump also decided on another native New Yorker for a…
Yorktown, NY
Politics
Jones-Lawler 17th District Congressional Showdown Labeled 'Race To Watch' By Politico
The race for New York's 17th District seat is drawing national attention, as it may play a large role in what party ends up securing a majority in the House, according to a new report by Politico. The race between incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler, a 38-year-old Republican, and Democrat Mondaire Jones, age 37, has been labeled a "race to watch" by Politico in a new report from Sunday, Oct. 27. The 17th District consists of all of Rockland and Putnam counties, most of Northern Westchester, and portions of southern Dutchess County. According to the outlet, the seat is one of a handf…
Carmel, NY
Politics
Mondaire Jones Slams Putnam Rep. Lawler For Supporting Trump After Report He Praised Hitler
Mondaire Jones is not holding back his criticism of his opponent in the race for New York's 17th Congressional District seat, Rep. Mike Lawler, for his support of former President Donald Trump despite his longest-serving chief of staff saying he meets the definition of a fascist. Jones, a Democrat, made comments against Lawler, a Republican, following remarks made by former Trump chief of staff and four-star Marine general John Kelly, who told The New York Times that Trump "certainly falls into the general definition of fascist." According to the Times, Kelly also said that Trum…
Stamford, CT
Politics
VP Debate: Stamford Native Moderator's Exchange With Sen. Vance Goes Viral
The vice presidential debate Tuesday night, Oct. 1, lacked the explosive hallmarks of this election cycle's presidential forums. There was no yelling, cursing, or name-calling. The candidates even exchanged compliments at times. The most contentious moment of the night came from Sen. JD Vance and CBS moderator Margaret Brennan, a Stamford native. The exchange has since gone viral with Republicans up in arms over what they consider unfair treatment and Democrats applauding her. Related: Stamford Native Margaret Brennan Taking On Larger Role At CBS The moment happened …
Bernardsville, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos Show Tanker Trunk Hauling 8,500 Gallons Of Gas Crush Cars In Bernardsville
Police have provided an update and firefighters have shared photos of the crash involving a tanker truck and two passenger vehicles Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Bernardsville. One person was airlifted and four people were taken by ground to various hospitals after the crash with a 2018 Kenworth tractor-trailer loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline on Anderson Hill Road just north of Seney Drive around 8:20 a.m., Bernardsville police said. Wednesday morning 29 Fire along with @peapackgladstonefd were requested into Bernardsville for the fuel tanker on top of... Posted by Far Hills-Bedminster Fir…
Northern Valley, NJ
Lifestyle
Meet Connie Chung In Northvale
The legendary reporter Connie Chung has been in front of the camera for more than 50 years and now is ready to tell her story. Chung is signing copies of her new book, "Connie: A Memoir" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. "Connie" covers Chung's career, the daughter of Chinese immigrants who got her first job in 1969 at a TV station in Washington, D.C. and then became a correspondent for CBS News, covering everything from the Watergate scandal to interviewing Magic Johnson, according to a synopsis. She later became the co-anchor of the CBS Evening News and also …
Worcester, MA
Business
Popular Italian Restaurant Chain Files For Bankruptcy, Closing Multiple Locations
Buca di Beppo is Buca di bankrupt. The popular Italian eatery chain announced it had filed for Chapter 11 this week and would close several underperforming locations, including restaurants in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. Like many other restaurant chains, Buca di Beppo said the business hadn't bounced back since the COVID-19 pandemic. Customer spending is lower than expected, and supply costs remain high, according to court documents. It's a common tale for several "fast-casual" dining restaurants that have failed to thrive in recent years. Revenue for…
White Plains, NY
Politics
Heated Westchester Race Most Expensive Congressional Primary Ever With $25M Spent
The closely-watched Democratic race between Westchester County Executive George Latimer and incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman for New York's 16th District seat is about to come to a close as the most expensive congressional primary in history, according to reports. CBS News says nearly $25 million has been raised and spent during the race, which will be decided on Primary Election Day on Tuesday, June 25. Over half of this amount, $16 million, has been put toward anti-Bowman attack ads and was largely spent by United Democracy Project, a super PAC of the pro-Israel group American Israel Public…
Arlington, VA
News
TikTok Ban Explained: What's The Fate Of Popular Video Sharing App?
Another sell-or-be-banned TikTok legislation is working its way up to the Senate. The House passed the sell-or-be-banned bill for the app (360-58) on Saturday, April 20 as part of a larger foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, giving Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance up to a year to sell the app. Otherwise, TikTok will be subject to a nationwide ban. According to Politico, the bill is expected to pass the Senate as it's considered "priority legislation" for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. A previous, standalone bill was passed by the House in March over national security co…
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Beloved Man Known As 'Santa Claus' Killed In New Rochelle Apartment Blaze: Report
This story has been updated. An early-morning fire at a Westchester apartment building resulted in the death of a 45-year-old man who was well-known by his neighbors, according to reports. The fire broke out on Friday, Feb. 2 just after 3:15 a.m. at the six-floor Parkside Place apartment complex at 590 Fifth Ave. in New Rochelle, according to the New Rochelle Fire Department. Arriving firefighters soon found smoke coming from the third floor on the southeast corner of the building and entered the building, eventually arriving at the apartment where the blaze began. Inside, th…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Lowell Man Accused Of Killing Whitman Woman Left In Car At Boston Airport Busted In Kenya: Cops
A 40-year-old Lowell man has been arrested in the killing of a Whitman woman whose body was found in a garage at Boston Logan Airport, officials said. Troopers found the deceased woman, later identified as Margaret Mbitu, 31, inside a car in the Central Parking garage at Logan Airport around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1, authorities said. Kevin Kangethe, the suspect in the killing, boarded a flight to Kenya. Related: Body Of Missing Whitman Woman Found In Car At Boston Logan Airport: DA Mbitu was last seen leaving work in Halifax at 11 p.m. on Oct. 30, authorities said in a missing person's …
Paramus, NJ
Obituaries
Charles Osgood, Former Host Of 'CBS Sunday Morning,' North Jersey Resident, Dies At 91
Charles Osgood, a fixture on "CBS Sunday Morning" for decades and a longtime resident of Bergen County, died on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the age of 91 from dementia in Upper Saddle River, his family announced in an obituary shared by CBS News. Osgood, born Charles Osgood Wood III joined CBS News in 1971 and anchored the venerable Sunday morning broadcast for 22 years from 1994 to 2016. He also appeared on "CBS Morning News" and "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," and hosted "The Osgood File" on CBS Radio. His signature signoff was "I'll see you on the radio." Our beloved former …
Cambridge, MA
News
'Special Potion': Townsend Woman Accused Of Poisoning Husband After Fake Soap Star Texts Her
A Townsend woman is accused of poisoning a bowl of soup her husband was eating after a scammer impersonating “The Bold and the Beautiful” star Thorsten Kaye and texting her to “get rid of your husband honey.” Roxanne Doucette, 64, charged with attempted murder, intimidation of a witness, juror, police or court official; resisting arrest, and assault and battery on a police officer, Boston 25 News reported. She insists that the soup her 73-year-old husband Paul had in December was just expired. “I’ve never ever tried to poison him in any way whatsoever,” Doucette told CBS News. “I love him…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Victims Jump From Balcony In Edgewater Park Fire: Reports, Firefighters
People leapt from balconies and others were rescued by firefighters in an Edgewater Park fire that left multiple people injured overnight, according to 6abc, CBS News and fire officials. The blaze at the Edgewater Manor Apartments broke out around 12:30 a.m. bringing firefighters from multiple departments and companies to the scene Thursday, Dec. 28. Just after midnight , your volunteers responded to assist companies in Edgewater Park with the apartment fire. Crews... Posted by BeverlyRoad FireCompany on Thursday, December 28, 2023 A roof collapse shortly after arrival made co…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Suspect Critical After Being Shot By AG Agent At Pittsburgh Greyhound Station: Reports
A knife-wielding man was in critical condition after being shot by an agent with the Attorney General's Office Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, at the Greyhound station in Pittsburgh, multiple outlets are reporting. It began just before 7 a.m. when the agent noticed the man coming off of the bus arriving at the station threatening another with a knife, CBS News reports. The agent apparently ordered the man to drop the knife, but he didn't comply, and so the agent fired his gun, CBS says, noting the man was hospitalized in critical condition. Pittsburgh Public Safety said only that they were inve…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Central PA Man's 'Service Alligator' Turned Away From Phillies Game, Reports Say
A Philadelphia Phillies fan and his "service" alligator were denied entry from Citizens Bank Park, according to Fox29's Howard Eskin. The sports reporter posted a photo to X (formerly Twitter) showing the forlorn pair outside the ballpark on Wednesday evening, Sept. 27. Are you kidding me. A #Phillies fan tried to come into game tonight with what they said was a “service animal.” An Alligator! Yes an Alligator. Thing’s I’ve never seen. This is it. @SportsRadioWIP pic.twitter.com/H7A0FM0IYC — Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) September 27, 2023 CBS News reports that the alligator was Wally…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Escaped Missouri Inmate Captured By Marshals In Chester County
Authorities have arrested an escaped inmate in Chester County for the second time this month. Mario Che-Tiul was taken into custody by US Marshals on Gap Newport Pike in Avondale on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to the Barry County, Missouri Sheriff's Office. Che-Tiul, 34, escaped from a prison in the county after assaulting two corrections officers on June 1, the Sheriff's Office previously said. He was one of six inmates to escape and the final one to be caught, said US Marshals. Che-Tiul was serving a sentence for charges of molestation and incest according to CBS News, and …
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Victim Falls Off Bridge, Dies In I-395/I-95 Crash In Baltimore: Report
A person involved in a car crash fell off a bridge and died along Interstate 95 at Interstate 395 Sunday night, Aug. 13 in Baltimore, CBS News reports. The person was getting out of their car after one crash when another crash happened, and they were thrown off the bridge into the water around 10:25 p.m., the outlet said. Their body was subsequently recovered from the water. A heavy police response was being reported and the highway was closed. Click here for more from CBS News.
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Beyonce Posts Tribute To Philadelphia Dancer Stabbed Dead
After Philadelphia native and dancer O'Shae Sibley was stabbed to death in New York City while dancing to Beyonce's music, the artist posted a tribute in his honor to her personal website. Sibley, a 28-year-old trained dancer who studied with the Philadelphia Dance Company, was killed while dancing and vogueing in what police are describing as a possible hate crime at a Brooklyn gas station, CBS News reports. In response, Beyonce's team updated her homepage to read "Rest In Power O'Shae Sibley." In a statement posted to Facebook, the Philadelphia Dance Company said Sibley had trained th…
Massapequa, NY
News
Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Key Tip From Witness 12 Years Ago Helps Crack Case
The man accused of killing several women and dumping their bodies on a New York beach in what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders was finally nabbed thanks in large part to a tip from one victim’s roommate that came over a decade ago. Dave Schaller met with Suffolk County Police detectives in December 2010, shortly after the skeletal remains of 27-year-old Amber Lynn Costello were found in an area off Ocean Parkway, near Gilgo Beach, according to CBS News. He told them that shortly before Costello disappeared, he had witnessed a large man threatening her inside their North Babylon home…
Brentwood, NY
News
Gilgo Beach Case: Suspected Killer Now Believed To Have Lured, Killed Victims Inside His Home
Click here for a new, updated story - Gilgo Four: A Look At Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case Investigators on the Gilgo Beach serial killer case have been working to prove the suspect, Rex Heuermann, committed the murders at his Long Island home while his family was away, according to news reports. Sources told CNN that investigators are operating on the theory that the Nassau County resident killed the three sex workers in his Massapequa Park home where he had access to tape and burlap bags in which the victims were found, The source pointed to the fact that the murders of Meliss…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Suspect Reportedly Nabbed In Case Involving 10 Victims
New Update: Serial Murder Suspect ID'd As Long Island Man Who Founded Architecture Firm On Fifth Avenue A suspect has reportedly been apprehended in connection with the Long Island serial murders on Gilgo Beach that have long gone unsolved, according to multiple news sources. The person, who has not yet been identified publically, was taken into custody in Nassau County on Thursday, July 13 in Massapequa Park by Suffolk County Police, along with other law enforcement partners, reported CBS News. A total of 10 bodies, nine of which were women, found on the south shore of Long Island.ha…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Five North Jersey Residents Killed In South Carolina Plane Crash: Report (
Developing
)
Five North Jersey residents including a 7-year-old boy were killed in a plane crash in South Carolina on Sunday, July 2, according to CBS News. The single engine Piper PA-32 crashed in North Myrtle Beach on Sunday morning, July 1, leaving the following East Orange victims dead: Sean Gardner, 7, and his mother, Tanique Chu were killed in the crash, along with Odaycia Edwards, 17 and her mother, Suzette Coleman-Edwards, 42. The pilot, Dr. Joseph Farnese, was also killed in the crash, officials told CBS News. To our family and friends who have not heard/ been notified: For those who a…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters On Rescue Mission Airlifted After Going Over Falls In Passaic River
Two Clifton firefighters on a rescue mission in the Passaic River were themselves rescued by a New Jersey State Police helicopter Wednesday afternoon after their boat went over the falls at the Dundee Dam. Both were taken to an area hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening following the treacherous late-afternoon operation on June 28. Contractors apparently were clearing trees at the top of the 20-foot high Dundee Dam -- which dumps tons of water into a lower section of the Passaic River in Garfield -- when their boat got snagged, responders said. Firefighters f…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-NJ Lawyer Convicted Of Killing GF Dies In Jail On Father's Day
James Ray III, the Montclair lawyer convicted of killing Angela Blesdoe, the mother of his 6-year-old daughter, died in jail just days before he was due for sentencing, Daily Voice has learned. Ray, 60, was found unconscious in his cell at the Essex County Jail on Father's Day around 6 p.m., the New York Times says citing James Troisi, the vice president of the union that represents the jail’s supervisors. "We have confirmed that James Ray that has died, though the cause and manner are not known," said Robert Florida, spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. "An a…
Brentwood, NY
Sports
Foul Play: Video Shows Adult Baseball Player Attacking 15-Year-Old Over Ball At NY Park
A New York man is facing assault charges after he was allegedly caught on video attacking a 15-year-old boy over a foul baseball. The incident happened Sunday, May 21, on Long Island, near the Greenlawn Skatepark in Suffolk County. Video shared on Facebook shows an adult baseball player attempting to grab something out of the teen’s pocket before he grabs the victim by his bicycle helmet and slams him into a railing. The video then shows the teen swinging at the man’s head as he attempts to break free from his grip. The suspect attempts to slam the boy onto the ground but is unsuccessful. …
Massapequa, NY
News
NY Rep. George Santos Criminally Charged By Federal Prosecutors, Report Says
Updated story: George Santos Now In Custody, Facing 13 Federal Counts Embattled New York Congressman George Santos has been charged with at least one federal crime, CNN reports. The Republican lawmaker, whose 3rd District represents parts of Nassau County and Queens, is expected to be arraigned on the sealed charge or charges in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday, May 10, according to the outlet, which cited three sources familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear what crime or crimes Santos, age 34, is being accused of, but the federal probe is believed to center around ca…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By NJ Devils Billionaire Owner Josh Harris: Reports
White smoke can be seen coming from FedEx field, but there’s no fire. One day after billionaire Jeff Bezos said he would stay away from the team, the Washington Commanders have reportedly been sold for a record price to a group led by Josh Harris, owner of the New Jersey Devils. pic.twitter.com/4CTiCULI0x — Barstool DMV (@Barstooldmv) April 13, 2023 The news was first reported by Sportico, Sports Business Journal, and CBS News before it was confirmed by other outlets. Already the owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Harris’ group has reportedly agreed in …
Gettysburg, PA
News
Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By Billionaire 76ers Owner Josh Harris: Reports
White smoke can be seen coming from FedEx field, but there’s no fire. One day after billionaire Jeff Bezos said he would stay away from the team, the Washington Commanders have reportedly been sold for a record price to a group led by Josh Harris, who owns the Philadelphia 76ers. pic.twitter.com/4CTiCULI0x — Barstool DMV (@Barstooldmv) April 13, 2023 The news was first reported by Sportico, Sports Business Journal, and CBS News before it was confirmed by other outlets. Already the owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Harris’ group has reportedly agreed in…
Arlington, VA
News
Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By Pro Sports Tycoon, DC Billionaire: Reports
White smoke can be seen coming from FedEx field, but there’s no fire. One day after billionaire Jeff Bezos said he would stay away from the team, the Washington Commanders have reportedly been sold for a record price to a group led by Josh Harris, who looks to add to his collection of pro sports teams. pic.twitter.com/4CTiCULI0x — Barstool DMV (@Barstooldmv) April 13, 2023 The news was first reported by Sportico, Sports Business Journal, and CBS News before it was confirmed by other outlets. Already the owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Harris’ group h…
Massapequa, NY
News
Unprecedented: NY Grand Jury Votes To Indict Trump Over Alleged Hush Money Payment
This story has been updated. A New York grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump amid allegations that he falsified business records leading up to the 2016 election, marking the first time in history that a former president has been criminally charged, the New York Times reports. Trump’s attorney, Susan Necheles, confirmed the indictment to CBS News. The specific charge or charges, which are being brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, had not been made public as of 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30. The New York Times is reporting the sealed indictment in…
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