Marches across 2 NYC bridges will mark 60 years since Bloody Sunday
It's been 60 years since Bloody Sunday , when a peaceful civil rights march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama turned violent as police attacked demonstrators. Advocates in New York City have organized two marches to mark the occasion in what they say is a call for unity. The first march will take place...
New York Confirms Measles Cases As Outbreaks Surge
Measles cases are rising in the U.S., including confirmed cases in New York. As of this writing, there have been 164 cases nationwide in 2025. According to the CDC, the majority of cases are from kids between the ages of 5 and 19. 34 percent of all cases are under the age of 5.
Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania: Heavy Snow Creating Hazardous Travel Conditions
Binghamton, NY – A fast-moving band of heavy snow is sweeping across parts of central New York and northern Pennsylvania this morning, creating hazardous travel conditions with sudden drops in visibility and gusty winds. According to the National Weather Service in Binghamton, the snow band was observed at 6:08...
Ex-boyfriend arrested in murder of Bronx woman found dead in suitcase
The ex-boyfriend of a Bronx woman who was found dead in a suitcase in Yonkers has been arrested. Pamela Alcantara's body was found in a red suitcase left at Saw Mill River Creek on Thursday morning, police sources say. The 26-year-old had been reported missing Sunday after she missed church services, which friends...
Career criminal nabbed for robbing NYC bank two months after getting out of prison...
A bank robber released on parole in January held up another bank last week in Manhattan, police said. Fernando Rios, 46, walked into an Upper West Side CitiBank on Feb. 27 and passed a teller a note that threatened, “This is a bank robbery. If you move, I will shoot you,” according to a criminal complaint. “Don’t...
Deal to end NY prison strike falls apart as lawsuits now loom
Negotiations between the governor's office and the union representing thousands of striking NY correction officers broke down early Saturday.
Maniac accused of slugging pregnant woman on NYC subway was free to attack after...
This is some turnstile justice. A repeat offender was free to punch a 37-year-old pregnant woman in the face on a Queens subway train last month after he committed three other similar transit attacks in the past four months — but got repeatedly let back out to do more violence, sources said. Christopher Benitez, 33,...
Rally held after Bronx man dies in NY prison; reports say he was violently...
Advocates rallied in Harlem after Messiah Nantwi, a 22-year-old Bronx man died at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Central New York last week. Reports suggest his death occurred after he was violently beaten by guards. Nantwi was serving a five-year sentence for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon...
New Yorkers Urged To Steer Clear From These 5 Pizza Chains
Sometimes you have no choice but to go with a chain as an option, but some experts are saying these are the pizza places you should be avoiding. In the Capital Region we have some of the best pizza in all of Upstate New York. That is of course my opinion, but when you have the option to choose between some seriously...
2 Arrested Who Watched Kids Beat On Disabled Person In Upstate New York
A disturbing story out of Upstate New York; State Police announced the arrest of two adults accused of instructing, and then watching four juveniles physically assault an adult with developmental disabilities. According to the New York State Police, Nellie McCaul, 43, of Copake Falls and Brandy Shook, 36, of Hudson,...