Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Girlfriend Ariella La Langosta Found Dead on Cross County Parkway
Mount Vernon, NY – Exit 7 off the Cross County Parkway was shut down at 1:46 PM Sunday, after a major police response. Traffic...
WCHC CEO Judith Watson Discusses Drastic Changes To Medicaid & How the Health Center Is Managing Them On Solving Problems, with Paul and Pauline
Judith Watson, CEO of Westchester Community Health Center (WCHC), recently appeared on an episode of Solving Problems, with Paul and Pauline guest hosts Daphne...
Marcy Correction Officer Gets 15 years In Prison For Beating Death Of Robert Brooks
Former Marcy Correction Officer Christopher Walrath was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for his role in the death of a Black inmate,...
Westchester County Corrections Officer Nicholas Nappi Convicted Of DWI
****UPDATED Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 3:06 PM to correct the relationship between CO Nappi and Captain Cox. Nappi is not Cox's son-in-law as...
News 12 Long Island Meteorologist Julian Seawright Will Serve ELOC’s Student Graduation Master of Ceremonies, Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd Will Be Keynote Speaker
Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) cordially invites you to their 5th Annual Student Graduation on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at the Yonkers Riverfront Library...
Scarsdale High School Grad Yeonsoo Go Freed Following Days of Ice Detention
Yeonsoo Go, a South Korean graduate of Scarsdale High School and the daughter of a beloved Episcopal Priest in New York, was arrested and...
Pioneering Black Journalist John Edward Bruce Finally Receives Headstone For His Unmarked Yonkers Grave 101 Years Later
Born enslaved shortly before the Civil War, John Edward Bruce was a pioneering Black Journalist. He is buried in Yonkers Oakland Cemetery in an...
Adriana Erin Rivera Shares Excerpt of Her Book “Paloma’s Song,” Dedicated to 1898 Conquest of Puerto Rico at MV Gallery
Adriana Erin Rivera, an award-winning New Jersey-raised author of Puerto Rican descent, shared excerpts of her first book published by the Smithsonian Institute, "Paloma's...
Josh Johnson’s Debut As Daily Show Host Draws Largest Audience Of Year In 18-49 Demo
Longtime Daily Show writer-turned-correspondent Josh Johnson made a splash in his hosting debut Tuesday, July 22nd, outdrawing each of the show’s other rotating hosts—and Jon Stewart—among viewers in the...
Yonkers City Hall TV Receives Two Prestigious New York EMMY Award Nominations
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced Yonkers City Hall TV received two prestigious New York Emmy Award nominations in the categories of Interactive Media...
Six People Including NYPD Officer And The Gunman Dead In Midtown Manhattan Office Bldg Shooting
A police officer and three civilians were killed, officials said. The suspected gunman acted alone and died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said.
Shane Devon...
Butch Thomas Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy After Losing Defamation Lawsuit by Lesly Zamor
Steven "Butch" Thomas, brother of former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard W. Thomas, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 3, 2025, after losing a defamation...
Westchester Health Dept. Issues Heat Advisory for Friday
Westchester County Health Department Shares Heat Advisory; Vulnerable Residents Urged to Limit Time Outdoors and Avoid Strenuous Activity
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat...
Good Trouble, On Purpose: Yonkers Rallies for John Lewis with Power, Poetry & Policy By Larnez Kinsey
The Setup
Thursday, July 17, 2025 – 6:30 PM – Van der Donck Park, YonkersBeneath the open skies of Van der Donck Park, beside the...
Brett Hankison, Former Kentucky Officer Who Shot & Killed Breonna Taylor Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison
The sentence was a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, which had requested he serve only one day behind bars.
The lawyer for Breonna Taylor's...
When Compassion Becomes Complicity: The Price of Sanctuary Policies in the Real World
A federal officer lies in a New York City hospital—shot in the face and arm by a man who never should have been on...
When the Watchmen Sleep: Mount Vernon’s Voter Roll Lawsuit Is a Warning to All
In Mount Vernon, a lawsuit filed by local resident and former candidate Bill Schwartz raises troubling questions about the way elections are being conducted—and...
MV Charter Revisions Commission Voted Not To Adopt Final Final Report, Proposed Revisions Will Not Be On November Ballot
On Wednesday, the Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission held a meeting to vote on adopting their final report in the Council Council Chambers. A...
Systemic Exclusion of Latino Voices in the Mount Vernon Charter Revision Process
Westchester Latinos Unidos Founder and Executive Director Elvira Castillo wrote a strongly worded letter, Tuesday, July 15th, to Charter Review Committee Chairwoman Tamala Boyd...
“Before We Rewrite the Charter, Let’s Pause and Rebuild the Process” – Former Mayor Richard Thomas
Mayor Thomas urges Mount Vernon to delay charter proposals, fix the process, and return stronger in November 2026.
Former Mayor Richard W. Thomas released a...
