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Woman Charged In Burglaries At 2 Hudson Valley Shuls, Second Suspect Sought: Police Woman Charged In Burglaries At 2 Hudson Valley Shuls, Second Suspect Sought: Police
Woman Charged In Burglaries At 2 Hudson Valley Shuls, Second Suspect Sought: Police A 33-year-old woman is accused of burglarizing a place of worship in Sullivan County before leading police on a chase — and was also linked to another similar incident, authorities said. Monticello resident Adalis Rodriguez-Valentin, 33, was arrested early Thursday, Sept. 3, and charged in connection with burglaries at two shuls in the village, according to the Village of Monticello Police Department.   The investigation began around 2 a.m. on Thursday when officers responded to the Pine Knoll Bungalow Colony at 198 Forestburgh Rd. for a burglary in progress. A resident had s…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Accused Of Killing CT Mother Of 5 Extradited From New York, Held On $3M Bond Man Accused Of Killing CT Mother Of 5 Extradited From New York, Held On $3M Bond
Man Accused Of Killing CT Mother Of 5 Extradited From New York, Held On $3M Bond A man accused of fatally stabbing a Connecticut grandmother has been extradited back to the state to face a murder charge, police said. Michael Ranger, 55, is accused of killing Jacqueline Yolanda Matthews, 59, at a Concord Drive condominium in Rocky Hill on Aug. 22, police said. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Police arrested Ranger in upstate New York two days later. Authorities have released few details about the killing. Rocky Hill police announced that Ranger had been returned to Connecticut on Thursday, Sept. 3. He was charged with murder in violation of a standing crimi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train Traveling In Rye: DA Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train Traveling In Rye: DA
Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train Traveling In Rye: DA A Bronx woman has been indicted more than a year after claiming a man was holding a bomb aboard a Metro-North train on its way to Connecticut, forcing hundreds of passengers to evacuate in Westchester County, prosecutors said.  Bronx resident Albertyna Mendoza, 27, was arraigned on Thursday, Sept. 3, on a felony charge of second-degree falsely reporting an incident, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  The charge stems from an incident on May 3, 2025, when Mendoza was traveling aboard a New Haven-bound Metro-North train through Westchester at around 4…

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by Ben Crnic
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Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased
Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased Crime fell across New York in 2026, with new state data showing declines in overall offenses, violent crime, robberies, murders, and property crime in communities across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.  The 28 police departments participating in New York's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative reported a 7 percent decrease in index crime during the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said on Thursday, Sept. 3. Those departments reported 29,654 index crimes from January through May, down from 31,752 during t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Lifelong NYer Maria Bartiromo Abruptly Out At Fox News Lifelong NYer Maria Bartiromo Abruptly Out At Fox News
Lifelong NYer Maria Bartiromo Abruptly Out At Fox News One of the most recognizable faces in cable news is suddenly gone from the network she called home for more than a decade. Click here for a new, updated story: Details Emerge On What Reportedly Led To Maria Bartiromo’s Sudden Fox News Exit Maria Bartiromo, 58, is no longer with Fox News Media effective Thursday, Sept. 3, the company announced. Fox gave no reason for the abrupt split. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” Fox News Media said. The announcement came just hours after the final edition of Bartiromo’s weekda…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Partial Building Collapse Forces Evacuation Of Neighboring Residents In Westchester Partial Building Collapse Forces Evacuation Of Neighboring Residents In Westchester
Partial Building Collapse Forces Evacuation Of Neighboring Residents In Westchester A partial building collapse in Westchester County forced residents of a neighboring property to evacuate while officials determine whether their building is safe to occupy.  Firefighters were called to 91 Elm St. in Yonkers at around 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, for a report of a possible partial collapse, according to the Yonkers Fire Department.   When crews arrived, they determined that the collapse had actually occurred next door at 93 Elm St., where part of the roof and an exterior wall had come down.  The building at 93 Elm St. was unoccupied, although workers…

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Carrier Catches Fire On Thruway In Westchester Car Carrier Catches Fire On Thruway In Westchester
Car Carrier Catches Fire On Thruway In Westchester UPDATE: One lane has reopened, but one remains closed following a vehicle fire involving a car carrier on the New York State Thruway in Westchester County.  The fire was reported on I-87 southbound in the Ardsley area at 12:54 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to 511NY traffic reports and New York State Police.  Police said troopers were at the scene at milepost 8.5 between Exits 7A and 7. The center and left lanes are open, but the right lane remains blocked and is expected to stay closed for around an hour as cars are transferred to another carrier and the fire departmen…

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by Ben Crnic
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AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages If your favorite AI chatbot suddenly stopped answering Thursday morning, Sept. 3, you weren't alone. Tens of thousands of users reported problems with some of the world's biggest artificial intelligence platforms as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all saw spikes in outage complaints, according to Downdetector. OpenAI's ChatGPT appeared to take the biggest hit. More than 37,000 outage reports had been filed for the service by around 11 a.m. ET, Forbes reported, citing Downdetector. Reports began surging after 9 a.m. and climbed sharply around 11 a.m. OpenAI confirmed it was investigating…

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by Jillian Pikora
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ICE Detains Man During Wake For 18-Year-Old Crash Victim In Westchester: Mayor ICE Detains Man During Wake For 18-Year-Old Crash Victim In Westchester: Mayor
ICE Detains Man During Wake For 18-Year-Old Crash Victim In Westchester: Mayor Federal immigration agents detained a man in Westchester County and stopped to secure him in a high school parking lot while a wake for an 18-year-old crash victim and a school soccer game were underway nearby, prompting criticism from the village's mayor.  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity happened around 5:45 p.m. in downtown Ossining on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to Ossining Mayor Rika Levin, who released a statement about the incident on Thursday, Sept. 3.   According to information provided to Levin by Police Chief Aaron Zimmerman, one adult man was det…

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by Ben Crnic
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Elementary School Evacuated After Suspected Gas Leak In Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated After Suspected Gas Leak In Hudson Valley
Elementary School Evacuated After Suspected Gas Leak In Hudson Valley A suspected gas leak prompted students and staff to evacuate an Orange County elementary school on Thursday — however, a safety inspection found that a different issue activated the fire alarm. The fire alarm was activated at Presidential Park Elementary School in Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 3, following concerns about a possible gas leak in the second-floor cafeteria, according to the Enlarged City School District of Middletown.  Students and staff evacuated the building while emergency responders and Orange & Rockland technicians inspected the school. The inspection determ…

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by Ben Crnic
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Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police A Pennsylvania trucker transporting horses for slaughter in Canada has been arrested in New York, police said. Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, PA, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 on U.S. Route 11 south of De Kalb, NY, according to state police. Inside his trailer, troopers found multiple horses “tagged for transport to Canada for slaughter,” investigators said. New York State Police had been investigating a facility in Pennsylvania, Rotz’s Livestock in Shippensburg, owned by Bruce Rotz, according to authorities. They received a complaint on Friday, Aug. 28 about Rotz truc…

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by Joe Wilkinson