Five Firsts: Chip Taylor

Although I was born and raised in Yonkers, New York and there was no country music to be heard on the radio in my town, I heard country music at an early age, and it became my entire life. I got into the music business as a country songwriter, writing songs for the Brown Family, Eddy Arnold, Willie Nelson, Bobby Bare, Waylon Jennings and later Johnny Cash.

March 8: Homeless parolees, dangerous drivers and power outages

... to your reporter who asked me what I had seen and allowed me to express my heartache in the paper. Lew Friedman Yonkers, N.Y.: President Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Rep. Thomas Massie. These are some of the elected officials who ...

NY State Issues Travel Ban For Trucks On Some Highways

Tractor-trailers have been banned on the New York State Thruway from the Syracuse area to New York City because of the nor'easter that's hitting the region. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued the ban Wednesday for Interstate 90 from Exit 36 just outside Syracuse to the Albany area, and for Interstate 87 from Albany to the Yonkers-Bronx line.

Yonkers steaming ahead with Haughton

YONKERS, N.Y. Cammie Haughton was ecstatic as he drove over the George Washington Bridge on his way home from the track around midnight Monday, February 26. Bettors pumped $927,279 through the windows on that evening's 12-race program, signaling to Haughton the changes he's made since assuming the role of Director of Racing are paying off. "When I go over the G.W. Bridge the other night doing almost $1 million, I was like, 'yeah man, this is great! We're almost there,' " Haughton exclaimed.

Yonkers Thursday Pick 5 20G Guarantee

YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - A friendly reminder from Yonkers Raceway that Thursday evening's Pick 5 wager starts with a carryover of $7,516.89 and a $20,000 guaranteed pool. The Pick 5 is a 50-cent base wager comprising races 7 through 11 .

Enjoy A Cup of Joe With A Yonkers Cop

Yonkers Police are inviting residents to stop and enjoy a cup of hot coffee and get to know the men and women protecting the city. The event, part of a national outreach program to bring officers and community members together, will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Malecon Restaurant, at 390 South Broadway.

Coyote that bit 8 people tests positive for rabies

A coyote in Yonkers, New York that attacked at least 8 people and was shot dead has tested positive for rabies. YONKERS, N.Y. - A coyote that was shot and killed by police following several attacks in Westchester County, north of New York City, has tested positive for "The coyote did bite a Westchester County police officer and at that time, the animal was shot and is deceased," said police spokesman Kieran O'Leary.

Coyote Killed In Westchester Tests Positive For Rabies

The Westchester County Department of Health determined on Saturday that the coyote killed in the area of the Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers earlier this week has tested positive for rabies. This coyote, including a second coyote observed traveling with it, is suspected of multiple biting attacks in Yonkers and the surrounding jurisdictions, including Hastings-on-Hudson, over the past several days, Yonkers Police said.

The Latest: Drifting barges now beached or run aground

The Coast Guard says eight construction barges that came unmoored in the Hudson River as a nor'easter hit the region are beached or run aground along the river. The Coast Guard says six of the barges have been hauled up on shore in various locations between Dodd's Ferry and Yonkers, New York.