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 […]

West Nile Virus Found in Rockland County Mosquitoes

First pool, or group, of mosquitoes this year to test positive for West Nile Virus DEPT OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE Pomona, NY – Rockland County Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced Monday that the first pool, or group, of mosquitoes to test positive this year in New York State for West Nile Virus […]