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West Point Cadet Mark Owens (credit: Peter Haskell / WCBS 880)

Pearl River Resident Mark Owens Prepares For Graduation From West Point

The United States Military Academy is set to graduate its latest crop of second lieutenants, and among them is a man from Pearl River in Rockland County.

2013/05/22

Stressed Person (file / credit: clipart.com)

Survey: Connecticut Most Stressed In Tri-State Area

A Gallup survey on stress in America conducted from January to December 2012 and just released this month found that among those in the Tri-State Area, 43 percent of the people surveyed in Connecticut answered yes to having stress.

2013/04/30

Opening Statements Start In Trial Of Man Charged In Meat-Cleaver Killing Of Therapist

A prosecutor said a defendant “knew exactly what he was doing” when he attacked a New York City therapist who got in the way of his plan to rob her office mate.

2013/03/11

NFL’s Best To Commissioner Goodell: Keep The Pro Bowl!

The shenanigans were limited. The teams scored plenty of points. Yet the results were familiar — another ho-hum Pro Bowl. Now, the future of the game depends on how Commissioner Roger Goodell sees it.

2013/01/28

In Wake Of NY Teen’s Death, Hawaii Tour Company May Have Permit Revoked

Officials say the company’s permit should be revoked for three violations on July 4. That’s the day 15-year-old Tyler Madoff from White Plains was swept off the west coast of the Big Island.

2012/09/14

Mark David Chapman (credit: NYS Department of Corrections)

John Lennon’s Killer, Mark David Chapman, Wants To Live With Minister If Released

In his most recent parole bid, the man who killed ex-Beatle John Lennon said that he hoped to live and work with an upstate New York minister if released.

2012/08/29

Hundreds Gather To Remember White Plains Teen Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii

Relatives and friends told stories and comforted each other at a memorial service for 15-year-old Tyler Madoff who was swept out to sea in Hawaii.

2012/07/26

Photo of Tyler Madoff from the 2012 Scarsdale High School yearbook (credit: Scarsdale High School)

Family Of Teen Missing In Hawaii Calls Tour Operators Unsympathetic And Evasive

There was a warning Wednesday for all parents from a New York couple having to come to terms with possibly never seeing their son again.

2012/07/11

Parents Of White Plains Teen Swept Away In Hawaii Criticize Tour Group

Fifteen-year-old Tyler Madoff’s parents say Bold Earth Teen Adventures showed poor judgment and no staff members stayed at the site to search for their son.

2012/07/09

FILE - A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Coast Guard Searching For White Plains Teen Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii

Coast Guard and fire officials have been searching 185 square miles for Tyler Madoff, a student at Scarsdale High School. He went missing off Kealakekua Bay on the southern coast of the Big Island Wednesday afternoon.

2012/07/06

Search For NYC Doctor Who Went Missing While Diving In Hawaii Suspended

Dr. Matt Curley had gone on an excursion to a site known as “Baby Barge,” a popular resting place for reef sharks and green sea turtles. When the dive ended, he was not with the group.

2011/09/02

Hero New York City Detective Saves Hawaiian Family’s Daughter

What if your daughter was 5,000 miles away and you knew she was trying to kill herself?

2011/07/22

Dave Warden shows off marijuana seen at a dispensery - Los Angeles, CA - Oct 19, 2009 (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

New Jersey Reacts To Federal Statement On Medical Marijuana

The U.S. Justice Department says that marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws could face prosecution for violating federal drug and money-laundering laws.

2011/07/01

Donald Trump (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Trump Takes Credit For Decision To Release President Obama’s Birth Certificate

“I’m really honored and I’m really proud that I was able to do something that nobody else was able to do,” The Donald said regarding the White House’s decision to release President Obama’s full birth certificate.

2011/04/27

NFC Runs Over AFC 55-41 At Pro Bowl

The NFC matched a Pro Bowl scoring record in a 55-41 victory over turnover-prone AFC in a game that was not nearly as interesting as the final would indicate.

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