League of Women Voters to Host District 15 County Legislator Candidate Forum
YONKERS, N.Y. — The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a virtual candidate forum for Westchester County Legislator District 15 on...
Nilda Hofmann Named First Deputy Commissioner of Westchester County Public Safety, Breaking Two Historic Barriers
Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Chief of the Investigations Division John O’Rourke Named Deputy Commissioner
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins announced...
Mayor Spano & Yonkers Fire Dept. Urge Residents To “CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY”
Fire Prevention Week (FPW™), October 4–10, 2026, Highlights Safe Charging Practices and Lithium-Ion Battery Safety
YONKERS, N.Y. — Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the Yonkers...
League of Women Voters to Host Assembly District 90 Candidate Forum
YONKERS, N.Y. — The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a virtual candidate forum featuring the two candidates seeking to represent...
Yonkers Firefighter Exam Applications Open; Deadline Set for November 25
YONKERS, N.Y. — The City of Yonkers is accepting applications for its 2026-2027 Firefighter Examination, with the filing deadline set for Wednesday, November 25,...
Tuckahoe Police Handling of Costanzo Incident Faces Independent Disciplinary Review After DA Decision
Tuckahoe Seeks Outside Investigator After DA Review of Costanzo Incident
TUCKAHOE, N.Y. — One day after the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced that the...
DA Won’t Charge Tuckahoe Officers, But Its Own Findings Raise Questions About How Former Chief’s Wife Was Treated
Westchester DA's Office Finds No Provable Criminal Conduct in Tuckahoe Police Response — But Preferential Treatment of Former Tuckahoe Police Chief’s Wife, Donna Costanzo,...
The Cuts Happen In Washington, The Need Shows Up In Westchester
As Westchester Looks Toward Its 2027 Budget, Nonprofits Are Preparing for Greater Demand, Federal Policy Changes, and Harder Choices
All Words by Larnez Kinsey -...
We Walked For The Warriors – Westchester Shows Up For Sickle Cell
WSCO’s Fifth Annual Sickle Cell Walk Was More Than a Walk. It Was a Reminder That Awareness Has to Become Action
There are some Saturdays...
Mount Vernon’s Intellectus Prep Creates Early College Pathway Through Westchester Community College Partnership
MOUNT VERNON, NY — Intellectus Preparatory Charter School, a tuition-free public charter school located at 175-177 Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon, New York, has...
AACCHV’s First CRA Comment Lab Turned Banking Policy Into a Conversation About Access, Accountability, and Community Power
Thirty-two people logged onto Zoom Thursday night for the first African American Chamber of Commerce of the Hudson Valley CRA Comment Lab, presented in...
BW News Brief: Mount Vernon Arts & Cultural Society Launches “The Art of Voting Challenge”
MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Mt. Vernon Arts & Cultural Society, in partnership with the Mount Vernon Public Library, is calling on emerging and...
Mount Vernon Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Firearms Sales, Storage Unit Burglaries
A Mount Vernon man who admitted to burglarizing storage units in New Rochelle and later selling stolen firearms to an undercover state trooper has...
BW NEWS BRIEF: Mount Vernon Woman Charged After Allegedly Taking Vehicle With 1-Year-Old Child Inside
MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Mount Vernon Police Department arrested Tiauna Crump, 52, of Mount Vernon, following an incident in which she allegedly took...
Yonkers Has the Village. Now We Have to Move Like One.
Project RISE showed me something I haven’t seen enough of in seven years of living in Yonkers: organizations actually moving together. Now we have...
Was There Special Treatment? Questions Surround Tuckahoe Police Response to Former Chief’s Wife
Former Tuckahoe Police Chief’s Wife at Center of Incident Now Under DA Review
An independent investigation is underway into the Tuckahoe Police Department’s handling of...
Giving Children Fun & Scholarly Reasons to Smile
=Cupcake Cutie Boutique & The 1600 Non- Profit Charty Orrganization, brought families and community members together for a day of fun, fellowship, and giving...
The Long Island Underground Legends of Hip Hop Documentary Hits the Big Screen in Dobbs Ferry
The Long Island Underground Legends of Hip-Hop, directed by Archie Snowden, aka MC Amazin’ A, is coming to Westchester County as an official selection...
Heat Advisory and Air Quality Alert Issued for Westchester County, Thursday, August 6 through Friday, August 7th
Westchester County Health Department Shares Heat and Air Quality Advisories; Advises Vulnerable Residents to Limit Their Time Outdoors and Avoid Strenuous Outdoor Activity
WESTCHESTER COUNTY,...
Yorktown Heights Residents Left Without Power for Nine Days Amid Alleged Illegal Eviction Attempt
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY — Residents of a Yorktown Heights home, including at least two military veterans and occupants with serious medical conditions, say a...
