A residence inside a Hudson Valley condominium complex was left damaged by a fire. According to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, the incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, April 26, just before 6:40 p.m., when a blaze began inside a unit at a condominium building in Mahopac on East Lake Boulevard. Arriving crews soon realized they would need more manpower to tackle the blaze, so they received help from the Mahopac Falls, Croton Falls, Carmel, and Yorktown Heights fire departments, the Carmel Police Department, and the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services. After around two h ..read more

A 24-year-old man was caught with a ghost gun following a brief chase that ended in a struggle with officers in Westchester, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Thursday, April 25 at around 4:30 p.m., when a 2021 Nissan Altima was pulled over on South Fourth Avenue in Mount Vernon after it was seen violating vehicle and traffic laws, New York State Police announced on Friday, April 26.   While talking with the driver, the passenger, 24-year-old Jarrod Harris of Mount Vernon, got out and ran away. He was soon taken into custody after a brief struggle that ended ..read more

The warmest day of the week will wrap up with a quick-moving system bringing. anew round of scattered thunderstorms and showers. According to the National Weather Service, Monday, April 29, will have a summer-like feel as temperatures rise into the upper 70s and reach the low to mid 80s in some spots amid mainly sunny skies. "Despite some clouds, cool air, and a little shower activity this past weekend, it has been relatively dry recently, and that dryness will help boost temperatures in many places to the warmest levels of this year so far and the warmest that they have been since last Septe ..read more

A new round of showers and thunderstorms accompanying a cold front will roll through the region at the tail end of the weekend. The system's time frame is late in the day on Sunday, April 28, into the early morning hours on Monday, April 29, according to the National Weather Service. Ahead of its arrival, partial sunshine will develop later in the morning and for the early afternoon on Sunday. Temperatures will range from the low to mid-70s. After the system passes through overnight, ending well before daybreak, the skies will clear, becoming mostly sunny on Monday.  There ..read more

Motorists are being warned of midday lane closures that will likely cause delays on a stretch of a busy parkway in Westchester.  Beginning on Monday, April 29, single and double lane closures will affect both directions of the Cross County Parkway between the Hutchinson River Parkway in Eastchester and the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers, the New York State Department of Transportation announced.  The closures will continue through Wednesday, May 1, and are scheduled between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.  They will allow crews to perform road work, officials said.  ..read more

A mother-daughter duo from Westchester County has been sentenced to prison for defrauding the government of approximately $1.7 million.  Alicia Ayers and her mother, Andrea Ayers, both of Mount Vernon, were found guilty of submitting more than 300 fraudulent applications for US Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans.  Andrea Ayers was a former Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Mount Vernon Police Department. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress expanded the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program to provide low-interest loans of ..read more

The first half of the weekend will mark the end of a stretch of days with morning frost and freeze. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday, April 27, will be the last unseasonably cool morning for a while as temperatures gradually turn milder. By Saturday afternoon, temperatures will recover into the lower 60s in most spots amid plenty of sunshine. Clouds will increase after nightfall, and scattered showers overnight will linger into the middle of Sunday, April 28. "Despite some clouds, cool air, and a little shower activity to start the weekend, it has been relatively dry recent ..read more

Despite social media buzz and some help from a couple of drone operators, there’s still no sign of a family of black bear cubs days after their mama was struck and killed on a highway in the region. The Columbia County incident happened Friday evening, April 19, on the Taconic State Parkway near Exit 99 in the hamlet of Spencertown. Two or three 10-pound cubs that are still nursing were left orphaned when the adult bear was hit and killed, according to the wildlife nonprofit Lucky Rehabilitation Center. “We located the body of their mom and will be gathering hair samples this morning in the h ..read more

A popular frozen pizza product sold in the Northeast has been recalled due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. 802 VT Frozen, a Newport, Vermont, establishment, said the recall involves approximately 8,220 pounds of its frozen meat pizza. The product contains soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Friday, April 26. The produced was made from April 25, 2023, through April 25, 2024.  The following product is subject to recall: 17.8-oz. cardboard box containing “8 ..read more

Two people face grand larceny charges after they were caught in the parking lot of a CVS Pharmacy with stolen items from Northern Westchester businesses, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident on Thursday, April 25, when Yorktown Police reported that two shoplifting suspects had fled the town and may have been connected to other thefts in the area.  Later in the day, detectives in Putnam County from the Carmel Police Department saw the suspects' vehicle in the parking lot of the CVS Pharmacy in Mahopac at 100 East Lake Blvd. (Route 6). After an investigation, the duo was arres ..read more