Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon officials have issued a stay-at-home advisory to protect residents from the rise in COVID-19 cases. Marc Santia reports.

As the city of Mount Vernon sees a spike in virus cases, its urging people who live there to stay at home unless they are traveling for work, school or essential needs. Phil Lipof reports.

The most expensive property to ever list in the Alexandria portion of Fairfax County is a piece of George Washington’s original Mount Vernon estate.  The River View Estate was first deeded to George Washington’s personal secretary. But now, the house, guest house and carriage house could be yours for just $60 million. Visiting the 16-acre estate is reserved for the...

Four alleged members of the Mount Vernon Goonies gang pleaded guilty for their roles in the 2016 death of a 13-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a stray bullet, according to federal prosecutors. According to Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, David Hardy, Marquis Collier, Jermaine Hughley and Sincere Savoy…

Three young people died early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash on the Cross County Parkway, local authorities said. A 16-year-old girl and two men, ages 22 and 24, died after their vehicle crashed in the center lane of the Cross County Parkway around 2:30 a.m., Westchester County Police said in a statement. Officials believe all three victims are residents…

A Westchester County police officer was charged Wednesday for using excessive force with a woman who was handcuffed last year. Prosecutors say Mount Vernon police officer Ryan Hughes pushed the woman who had just been arrested into an interview room on Aug. 24, 2019. The woman tripped “over a small garbage pail” before her body slammed into the room’s cinderblock…

George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate says it will no longer sell a souvenir depicting the founding father’s false teeth amid criticism that Washington’s dentures were made with teeth pulled from the mouths of people who were enslaved. Critics said selling a souvenir magnet depicting Washington’s famous false teeth trivialized the fact that Washington’s slaves had to lose their own...

Concerns are mounting in Mount Vernon, New York, following plans to close down the city’s only hospital. Montefiore Health System says it is building a new medical health center — investing $41 million in the project. But, those who oppose the plan say closing down the current hospital can put patients at risk. Community leaders, elected officials, clergy and residents…

The stately mansion that went up in flames Friday in Concord, Massachusetts, was built by a man who served as secretary of the U.S. Navy and was descended from two U.S. presidents, according to historical documents. Charles Francis Adams III built the classical revival home at 240 Fairhaven Hill Rd. that on Friday was consumed by a massive fire...

Parents in Mount Vernon were charged this week in the death of their 6-week-old infant.

A father in Westchester County has pleaded guilty in the death of his son toddler son in 2018

A three-week standoff that left Mount Vernon with two men claiming to be mayor has been resolved after a judge ruled a guilty plea meant forfeiting office

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter — and the court tacked on another 23 years for his vicious attack on the child’s twin sister in Westchester County.

Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Shawn Harris was arrested Tuesday morning, hours after being appointed to the role by an acting mayor whose authority is not recognized by some town officials.

The mayor fired a police commissioner, then agreed to step down after pleading guilty in a separate scandal. The acting mayor re-appointed that police commissioner, who was arrested Tuesday because some believe the acting mayor’s appointment is not valid. Now a law firm has been hired to figure out who’s in charge in Mount Vernon.NBC 4 New York’s Checkey...

The mayor of a city in upstate New York pleaded guilty Monday morning to multiple misdemeanors and will resign from office, a deal struck just as jury selection was about to begin in his corruption trial.

A new exhibit has opened on Ellis Island about pizza and immigration.

A new exhibit has opened on Ellis Island about pizza and immigration. Check out opening day above.

Police in the Dominican Republic say alcohol, high speed and dark roads may have been factors in the deaths of a couple from Mount Vernon who apparently crashed their car on their way to the airport after a romantic getaway in the Caribbean.

Police say a New York couple vacationing in the Dominican Republic lost control of their vehicle on their way to the airport and plunged into the Caribbean Sea. Ray Villeda reports.