Passenger Caught With Cocaine, 33 Grams Of Pot In Yonkers Stop

A motor-vehicle stop led to drug charges for a Rockland County woman was busted by state police on I-87 in Yonkers while in possession of cocaine and marijuana over the weekend. Shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, state police troopers stopped Tomkins Cove resident Tanisha Jacobs, 41, on the interstate for an equipment violation.

Yonkers Man Sentenced To Life For Violent Stabbing Murder

A Westchester man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being given the maximum sentence after pleading guilty to the violent murder of a Rockland County man near his Nanuet home last summer. Earlier this year, Yonkers resident Frank Keogh, who worked as a contractor in Hopewell Junction, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Rockland County Court after his stabbing victim, Pearl River native Eric Leopold, died from more than a dozen stab wounds outside his home.

Westchester Man Faces Life In Prison For Violent Murder In Rockland

A Westchester man is facing life in prison after pleading guilty to the violent murder of a Rockland County man near his residence in Nanuet last summer. Officials confirmed Frank Keogh of Yonkers pleaded guilty to second-degree murder earlier this month in Rockland County Court after stabbing his victim more than a dozen times outside his home in July 2016.

State Seeks Public Comment On Yonkers Railroad Bridge Replacement Project

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council has opened a public comment period through 4 p.m. on Friday for street and sidewalk improvements as well as Metro-North railroad bridge projects throughout Westchester and Rockland counties. The state proposes amendments to the Federal Fiscal Years 2017-2021 Transportation Improvement Program .

Weather Update: Blizzard warning issued; 12-20 inches of snow expected

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Westchester and Rockland counties and a winter storm warning for most of the Hudson Valley A blizzard warning is in effect as the season's worst snowstorm of the year is expected to dump over a foot of snow on the Hudson Valley on Tuesday. YONKERS - News 12 Meteorologist Brysen Van Eck says cold air rushing in from the north is going to combine with tropical moisture form the south to create a monster storm.

Westchester County Center Vendor Gets Ocean Grill Contract At Rye Town Park

A new restaurant called Ocean Grill operated by Homestyle Catering will replace Seaside Johnnies this summer at Rye Town Park, officials announced Thursday. The popular caterers already operate food and beverage concessions at golf courses and other public attractions in Putnam County, Rockland County, White Plains and Yonkers.

Former DA: Brinks driver should not have not been given clemency

The prosecutor in the 1981 Brinks robbery trial says he is upset about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent decision to grant clemency to the woman who The prosecutor in the 1981 Brinks robbery trial says he is upset about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent decision to grant clemency to the woman who was the getaway driver. YONKERS - The prosecutor in the 1981 Brinks robbery trial says he is upset about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent decision to grant clemency to the woman who was the getaway driver.