• Orange & Rockland Substation Explosion Causes 2nd Major Power Outage

    Incident follows another outage that occurred on Sunday morning, leaving 7000 without power. By Kim Anderson Sparkill, NY – A fire at an Orange & Rockland substation in Orangetown led to widespread power outages across the southern portion of Rockland County today, disrupting service for residents and businesses and prompting a wave of reports on […]

  • West Haverstraw Man Arrested After Fentanyl Seizure

    NEW CITY, NY — A West Haverstraw man has been arrested after authorities seized more than a pound of fentanyl believed to have been shipped through the mail, according to law enforcement officials. Investigators with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service arrested Yamil Caraballo, 35, […]

  • Bernstein sentenced to state prison for tampering with physical evidence

    NEW CITY, NY— Former Podiatrist Ira Bernstein, 51 of Montebello was sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to tampering with physical evidence connected to an audio recording that authorities say contained a solicitation to have his former wife killed. Thomas E. Walsh II, Rockland County District Attorney, announced that Bernstein was sentenced to 1½ […]

  • Lawmakers urge investigation into series of deaths at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility

    BEDFORD, N.Y. — Two state lawmakers are urging New York corrections officials to investigate a series of recent deaths at a women’s prison in Westchester County, including two apparent suicides within the past month. Pete Harckham and Chris Burdick sent a joint letter to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision requesting […]

  • Haverstraw Train Derailment: Update from Town Supervisor

    HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. — Town of Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips said on the Rockland News livestream this afternoon that on early Tuesday morning, there was a late-night CSX freight incident along the West Shore rail line again underscored a long-running concern in North Rockland: what happens when rail traffic cuts off access through densely populated neighborhoods. […]

  • Suffern High School Student Arrested After Fight Leaves Staff Member Injured

    SUFFERN, NY— A 16-year-old student was arrested Friday after a fight inside Suffern High School left a staff member injured, according to police. The Ramapo Police Department said officers responded to the school after receiving reports of a fight in progress involving two students. Authorities said that when school staff attempted to intervene and break […]