Great White Shark Caught Off NYC Beach

A New York City fisherman made a shocking catch when he reeled in a great white shark off the coast of a popular Queens beach. Steve Fernandez, 29, and some friends were about a mile off the coast of Rockaway Beach on Sunday when they spotted a baby “Jaws” — a great white shark about […]

World Cup: Colombia and Greece Advance From Group C

Colombia won Group C at the World Cup today and advanced to the knockout stage along with second-place Greece. The Greeks defeated Ivory Coast 2-1 on a stoppage time penalty kick that put them through for the first time in history.

Official: Intelligence community warned about ‘growing’ ISIS threat in Iraq

The U.S. intelligence community warned about the “growing threat” from Sunni militants in Iraq since the beginning of the year, a senior intelligence official said Tuesday — a claim that challenges assertions by top administration officials that they were caught off guard by the capture of key Iraqi cities. Earlier Tuesday, in an interview with […]

Story of KFC booting pit bull victim a ‘hoax,’ local paper says

Little Victoria is a victim again, no matter how you look at it. The story of the 3-year-old Mississippi girl being asked to leave a KFC because patrons were repulsed by her injuries from a pit bull attack opened hearts and wallets around the nation when it came to light earlier this month. But the […]

STONY POINT PD PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING WATER-QUARRY SWIM RESTRICTIONS

PSA FROM SPPD The Stony Point Police have seen a dramatic increase in trespassing at local rock quarries, mostly by teens and young people from throughout the Hudson Valley. Please be reminded: Water-filled quarries are deceptive and extremely dangerous. They don’t start shallow and gradually go deeper, like most swimming pools do. They suddenly drop […]

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