Upstate NY officer charged with sex abuse
A suburban New York police officer is behind bars after being charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a woman while supposedly investigating a theft.
Mother arrested in stabbing of son, 8
A mother is in police custody in the stabbing of her 8-year-old son in Westchester County.
Westchester officials create task force to prevent wrong-way driving on Bronx River Parkway
Wrong-way crashes have been plaguing Westchester County for decades, and on Thursday, County Executive George Latimer announced a task force that could help prevent future similar accidents.
FBI seizes electronic devices at ex-con's home in sex cult case
The U.S. attorney said Lawrence Ray used "physical, sexual and psychological abuse" to extort money from five students at Sarah Lawrence College. Investigators searched his home and seized 20 to 40 electronic devices.
Dad arrested for running sex cult out of daughter’s dorm room, authorities say
An ex-convict from New Jersey was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday for sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor and other offenses against his daughter's friends.
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.”
Con Ed rate hike approved
The company will use over a billion dollars that should be raised by the hike to upgrade infrastructure, badly needed in the summer and winter months, along with moving towards clean energy.
When international cyber-warfare came to NYC’s suburbs
In 2013, Iranian cyber-hackers got into the control system of the Bowman Avenue Dam, a vital piece of infrastructure in Rye Brook gaining control of water levels.
Residents, nurses push to save Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
An anticipated plan to close Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital drew protests from hospital employees and nearby neighbors.
Anti-Semitic graffiti incidents in schools alarm Westchester parents, educators
Sleepy Hollow High School recently became the fifth school in Westchester County in recent months where anti-Semitic messages and symbols have been found inside, worrying parents and students.
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.
Coach Lisa Willis breaks barriers with Westchester Knicks
Lisa Willis is the first woman to serve as a coach in the 73-year history of the New York Knicks organization. She is an assistant coach for the Westchester Knicks, an NBA G-League club.
Snow squall sweeps through Westchester County (time-lapse video)
Twitter user Curtis St. John posted a time-lapse video showing a snow squall blowing through Purchase in Westchester County.
New York man fosters connections for adults with developmental disabilities
TicTacGo is a thriving online community for young adults with developmental disabilities. It has hundreds of members and is growing. Meet the man who started it.
Police: Man stabbed family, himself, in suburban NY killings
Investigators believe a suburban New York man stabbed his wife, their two children and himself to death in their home, police said Friday as they worked to understand what prompted the bloodshed the day before.