Port Chester

A 52-year-old Westchester County man was sentenced to up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a dozen charges related to a 2019 child sex abuse case in Port Chester, prosecutors said Friday. John Passaretti, of Pleasantville, admitted taking sexually explicit photos of a young child, the daughter of an acquaintance, at the family’s home. He used his…

Following its move from a yellow zone to an orange zone, Port Chester has issued several rollbacks and restrictions in an effort to halt the spread of the virus. News Four’s Marc Santia has the latest on how residents and business owners in the village are responding

Disputes over what to do with statues of Christopher Columbus in Connecticut have resulted in both civil and criminal complaints. Sculptures of the explorer were erected in the 19th and 20th centuries across the state, which has a large Italian-American population, but many were taken down this summer following widespread racial injustice protests that began following the killing of George…

At a roundtable on the border wall on Tuesday, President Donald Trump offered to help states protect statues by imprisoning anyone caught defacing military monuments after accusing some state leaders of “being very weak in protecting their heritage and protecting their culture.” The president’s comments come after a growing call to remove statues honoring historical figures tied to slavery and...

A raccoon that was captured over the weekend in upstate New York after it attacked three people has been confirmed to be rabid, health officials say.

A college student from Westchester County at the center of a suspected hazing case at the University of Buffalo has died, the president of the college said in a statement obtained by NBC affiliate WRGZ.

Ten people were arrested for allegedly running loan sharking and gambling operations connected to the Lucchese organized crime family. The loan sharking operation is the largest operation ever investigated by the New York Attorney General’s Office.

A Westchester woman has sued a doctor, claiming he used his cellphone to take a language test while operating on her. The Journal News reports 70-year-old Mary Edwards, of Port Chester, filed a lawsuit Monday in state Supreme Court against Dr. Eric Fishman and his employer, Westmed Medical Group. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages. Fishman performed surgery on Edwards…

Patrons of a historic country club in Westchester may have been exposed to hepatitis A amid a small outbreak of the serious viral infection, health officials warned Friday.

Thousands of people were treated against Hepatitis A this week after officials warned customers of a popular Port Chester restaurant that they may have been exposed to the serious infection.

Health officials in Westchester County are sounding the alarm for recent customers at a popular Port Chester restaurant because they may have been exposed to a serious infection that is typically transmitted by consuming food or drinks that have been handled by an infected person.

A man has been arrested and charged with the murder of another man who was shot in the neck near an elevated subway line in the Bronx, the NYPD said.

An NYPD investigation on the lower level of the Manhattan bridge is causing major subway disruptions for riders trying to get between Brooklyn and the city Thursday.

Police activity in Manhattan and a person killed by a train in Port Chester caused major delays for subway and Metro-North riders for Wednesday’s commute.

Police in Rockland County have found 21 huskies and five animal carcasses that were presumed to be dogs in what authorities say were “squalid conditions” at a home that smelled of dead animals.

A 62-year-old Long Island woman has been arrested on a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge after 47 cats, a turtle and a parrot were found living in deplorable conditions in her home, authorities say.

A teenager died after falling through a roof and plunging down an elevator shaft at a shuttered New York hospital, authorities say.

Two armed men ambushed a Westchester County man as he pulled into his driveway, hitting him with a gun and grabbing his keys, then duct-taping his wife and three kids in their home before running off with watches and jewelry, authorities said.

Authorities say a New York woman who came to the Jersey shore to attend a wedding has died after she apparently got caught in a rip current while swimming at an unguarded beach with her boyfriend. Long Beach Township police say 24-year-old Kristi Pisano, of Port Chester, was knocked over by a wave and then pulled out by the current…