Officers say they discovered Jessica Reyes, 30, unconscious beside her infants – with a burnt cigar allegedly comprised of PCP and synthetic marijuana (K2). The incident occurred on Mill Street. A concerned witness flagged down police officers and told them about the unconscious woman. When officers tried to wake up Reyes, she allegedly said, “Don’t…

This is the 27th year the city is holding the free event for people of all ages, offering a variety of food options and performances. Organizers say it’s the biggest annual event in Westchester

A local Vietnam veteran was honored 50 years after his death. The Yonkers native lost his life half a century ago when his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War. More than 70 motorcyclists of the national motorcycle club “Nam Knights of America” honored the Air Force major by riding from New Jersey to…

Families of the victims joined city officials at the 9/11 waterfront memorial to remember their loved ones. The Police Emerald Society Bagpipes played “Amazing Grace” to open the solemn observance. The names of the city’s 26 victims are on plaques at the memorial alongside a sign that says, “Yonkers will never forget.”

First responders say they were called to a home on Webster Avenue for reports of an unresponsive infant. Officials say the baby girl was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death is not yet known. So far there have been no arrests.

Jesus Villanueva died on March 8 after being hit by a car in Yonkers. The father of a young girl was hit steps away from his home on Radford Street. About a month later that police found the driver and took him into custody. Yonkers police found John Martinez in Connecticut in April by using…

Motion picture company Lionsgate is set to become a tenant in the complex, which will include five major stages and an operational backlot. It will be built in what is now iPark Hudson’s parking lot, a campus already home to Kawasaki Rail Car and various city and state agencies. Lionsgate is partnering with Great Point…

Police say instead of paying, Eva Pena stuffed about $350 worth of items in her purse at a Macy’s in Yonkers. Authorities say Pena didn’t get far. As she tried to leave the store, she was arrested. Pena now faces petit larceny charges and was suspended without pay from her job as an NYPD sergeant.

Danielle Butin is the founder of the AFYA Foundation, a Yonkers-based nonprofit. The group is among the first to respond to natural disasters and provide badly needed and potentially lifesaving medical supplies. AFYA is coordinating with the Bahamas Consulate office and is preparing boxes of needed supplies to ship as soon as possible.          AFYA…

YONKERS – A New Rochelle man is under arrest, charged with the armed robbery of the Wells Fargo bank branch at 12 South Broadway in Yonkers on Thursday, August 22. Henry Nieves, 51, was arrested on Monday, August 26 while riding on a Bee-Line bus. Nieves approached a teller while armed with a knife and…