Rockland County

A suburban New York school board called off a meeting this week after attendees angrily bucked being told to wear masks

First responders react to extreme heat waves. Sarah Wallace reports.

A local theater in Rockland County prepares to reopen. Gilma Avalos reports.

As part of the fallout from Gov. Andrew’s Cuomo’s sexual harassment scandal and resignation, there is a renewed push to restore the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge over the Hudson River to its original name: The Tappan Zee Bridge.

Two lawmakers are leading the charge to do away with the bridge’s ties to the Cuomo name and the state’s 52nd governor, due in large part to the alleged actions by the state’s 56th governor. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

The backyard for the Cifuni family is usually a calm and relaxing place, but that was interrupted Saturday afternoon when an unexpected visitor showed up at the pool: a baby deer, struggling to swim.

A young mother from New City
has become a local hero after she saved a baby deer from drowning in her swimming pool. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

With one of the men convicted in the rape and murder of a Rockland County teen in 1980 already out, and the other man about to be released, officials are outraged and want to ensure that he can never return anywhere near the scene of the crime. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

Paula Bohovesky was 16 years old when she was raped and murdered while walking home from the library in Oct. 1980 — and now both of her killers could be soon be back on the street

Two men with ties to the Spring Valley home face second-degree manslaughter and other felony charges in connection with the fatal March fire. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Six people are facing charges in connection with the deadly March fire at a Rockland County adult home, including two men facing multiple counts of manslaughter and arson. A source close to the investigation told NBC New York that the two facing the most serious charges are a Rabbi and his son, Nathaniel and Aaron Sommer. The Evergreen Court adult…

Community advocates are now calling for a new crackdown on lax code enforcement in the wake of a raid on the Spring Valley Village Hall on Wednesday, that came amid an investigation into a fatal fire at an adult home. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

County, state and federal investigators descended on the village hall in Rockland County in a surprise raid, seizing paperwork in the growing criminal case. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

County, state and federal investigators conducted a raid on the Spring Valley Village Hall Wednesday afternoon, in connection with the probe into a deadly March fire at a Rockland County adult home. A source familiar with the investigation tells News 4 that village documents connected to the fatal Evergreen Court fire in March are suspected to be potentially fraudulent. The…

A 1-year-old boy who had been left alone with his 6-year-old sibling at a New York home died over the weekend when he ended up trapped between a bed and the wall, police said Monday. Spring Valley Police responding to a Kennedy Drive apartment after getting a call about a trapped baby around 8:40 p.m. Saturday found the child stuck…

Police have not released the identity of the driver.

A man was killed overnight after his car fell from an overpass in Rockland County, officials said. Clarkstown police found the car overturned on Route 59 in Nanuet around 4 a.m. Sunday. Investigators say the Ford Mustang fell from Route 304 and flipped over before coming to a stop in the middle of the road. Police haven’t released the identity…

Only one pharmacy in Rockland County has been allocated Pfizer vaccines this week for children 12-15, and was busy administering the shots to eager teens (along with their parents) on Thursday. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Dozens of tearful classmates were seen bringing flowers at the scene on Route 202 in Rockland County, where 16-year-old Jacqueline Zangrilli died while riding in the backseat of a car that crashed just before 3 a.m.

A violent car crash ended with one teen dead, others injured and another under arrest on drunk driving charges. NBC New York’s Jen Maxfield reports.