NEW YORK – The Federal Emergency Management Agency, at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 30-day extension for survivors to register for federal disaster assistance. The new registration deadline for Hurricane Sandy survivors in New York is Feb. 27. FEMA also approved a 14-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance […]
Former Navy SEAL and author of the best-selling book “American Sniper” Chris Kyle, 38, and a friend were killed yesterday at a central Texas gun range. A 25-year-old Texas man Eddie Ray Routh was charged with two counts of murder. Police said the shooting occurred at 3:30 p.m. (CST) Saturday at the Rough Creek Lodge, […]
A school shooting in the Atlanta, Georgia area Thursday left one student seriously injured, but was broken up by an armed security officer before any fatalities occurred. According to the AP, “A student opened fire at his middle school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 14-year-old in the neck before an armed officer working at the school […]
FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Wedesday announced the filing of criminal charges against 28 individuals on drug and other charges following a four-month undercover investigation targeting narcotics trafficking activities in the community. The defendants – who range in age from 24 to 53 – are charged with selling […]
Check www.rocklandtimes.com at 9 p.m. for complete information and mugshots of recent drug busts announced yesterday by DA Tom Zugibe.
Rockland’s four county executive candidates each leave different trails of cash behind them BY DYLAN SKRILOFF On January 15, local political candidates made their first fundraising filings of the new year. All eyes were on the county executive race and the haul that the four announced candidates had taken in. An advantage in money doesn’t […]