Richard Giacovas
Richard Giacovas is a reporter with WNYW FOX 5.
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Ice Bucket Challenge creator raising awareness through Handlebars for Hope
In year sven of his fight against ALS, Pat Quinn is going viral again. The co-founder of the popular ALS ice bucket challenge has now come up with another challenge, growing handlebar mustaches for hope.
Westchester company testing COVID-19 drug treatment
Scientists at Regeneron are working on drug treatments to fight COVID-19.
NY teachers 3D print face shields for hospital workers
Nearly a dozen teachers have equipped their basements with 3D printers and laser cutters to manufacture face shields for health-care workers.
Small businesses reach out on the internet to stay connected to customers during crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is bringing out the creativity for small business owners trying to stay afloat.
National Guard distributes food in New Rochelle
Shoulder to shoulder, National Guard troops have been packing goods through the night at Feeding Westchester.
NJ school bus driver in fatal crash on I-80 gets prison
A school bus driver is going to prison for making an illegal U-turn that resulted in a crash that killed a student and a teacher on his bus.
Scientists at a New York lab are working on coronavirus treatments
FOX 5 NY got a look inside the lab at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown, N.Y.
Drug-free device helps dogs with separation anxiety
Technology that is used to treat people for mood disorders has led to a device that helps dogs with separation anxiety.
Boy on girl's gymnastics team sues Education Department
For the second consecutive year, Cruz Vernon was banned from competing as a full-point-scoring-member with his high school gymnastics team because board members say he “creates an unfair advantage.”
New York teen discovers a planet 1,300 light-years away
Sifting through a mound of data from a telescope orbiting Earth, a teenaged intern at NASA discovered a planet some 1,300 light-years away.