Tornado in Yonkers? Residents Report Toppled Trees and No Power

Update: 11:34 am PDT - Thursday July 9 750 are still without power in the Westchester County area, and residents are now saying that it was a hail storm that caused all the damage and not a tornado. Power is...

Wrong date for Election Day in Westchester Spanish mailing

"Wrong date for Election Day in Westchester Spanish mailing The Associated Press Updated Monday, November 3rd 2008, 5:03 PM ...

Body in suitcase was full of heroin packets, cops say

"WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) -- An autopsy has revealed that a man found dead in a suitcase in a suburban park was a drug "mule" who had 50 packets of heroin in his body and probably died when one or two of them broke open. Investigators expressed surprise that the man's body...

Hooray, More Crap Weather for NE!

God hates the Northeastern United States this year -- after a few almost-too-hot days we're back to cold with a side of flooding. This weekend's gonna rock! "NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain stranded cars on a flooded...

High winds strike Southern California

A system bringing high winds has taken out power and felled trees all over Southern California. The storms have also risen a lot of dust (see photos) and generally made a mess in the region, which includes Los...

For firefighter, sense of brotherhood shattered

"Before he was Big Dog in the fire station, he was Big Fella because of his giant frame and Bigfoot because of his size 15 boots. Before there was the dog food in his spaghetti, there was the noose draped over his...

New York Yankee Don Larsen Perfect Game Color 'Zapruder Film' Found From 1956...

Color home movie Zapruder-style film of Don Larsen's Perfect Game from the 1956 World Series found 50 years later. Story is about color 8mm film shot by Saul Terry while on his honeymoon trip to see the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 of the...

Mayor Rejects Firefighter's Dog Food Payout

"California - Flexing his veto power for the first time, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday struck down a $2.7 million settlement in the case of a black firefighter tricked into eating dog food at a Westchester fire station."

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