'Fantasy Life' hits theaters nationwide April 3. Check out an interview with the writer, director and star, former Larchmont resident Matthew Shear.

East Ramapo's diverse and often divided school board spoke with one voice at its recent meeting as every member blasted the district's state-appointed monitors' move to block the board's unanimous choice for schools superintendent.

The Pearl River community is seeking justice for Anne Tso, a Rockland County native killed in her Philadelphia apartment.

Some 330,000 Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) reside in the U.S.; about 40,000 are in New York. Many are employed in caregiver roles.

Authorities are offering a reward of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever abandoned an injured dog in Yonkers. Frankie is recovering well following surgery. Learn more in the story ➡️ bit.ly/4sIeeXZ

A Westchester couple who killed and dismembered a Yonkers native and his partner two years ago in the home they and another couple shared in Suffolk County have been sentenced for a crime the judge called "by far the most unique, bizarre and unfathomable" that he'd encountered.

President Trump blamed "the Radical Left" and defended the ICE agent who fatally shot a woman inside a vehicle in Minneapolis.

In Peekskill Jan. 8, supporters gathered to rally in support of Damar Fields, whose forceful Dec. 3 arrest was captured on video. Fields pleaded 'not guilty' to charges related to the arrest. Read the story ➡️ bit.ly/3Nij4La

Protesters took to the streets of New York City yesterday in response to the shooting death of a woman at the hands of an ICE agent. See photos ➡️➡️➡️ bit.ly/4qMd4J7

Late-night hosts are weighing in after a 37-year-old woman was fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis.

5 years ago, they were all involved in the U.S. Capitol riot in support of President Donald Trump and wound up serving or facing prison time for serious charges. What has happened to the New Yorkers Trump pardoned? Read the full story here - bit.ly/49qK82a 📸 credit: Brent Stirton, Getty Images

The two congressmen representing the Lower Hudson Valley couldn't disagree more on the Trump administration's justifications for its toppling and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Supporters of a homeless Peekskill man beaten and tased by police officers during an arrest were outraged after Westchester prosecutors announced there would be no criminal charges against any of the officers. Read the story here: bit.ly/4pVl7mM

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital has agreed to pay $6.8 million to settle a healthcare fraud lawsuit, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District.

This #Scarsdale restaurant was just added to the @usatoday.com list of best steakhouses in the country. Get an inside look at the kitchen and learn what it makes One Rare so special. bit.ly/48XOYUs

Peekskill Police Chief Adam Renwick recently issued a statement saying video of the arrest of Damar Fields “has raised serious concerns" and the officer involved was placed on administrative leave as the Westchester County District Attorney's Office investigates the incident.

Port Chester clothing bank The Sharing Shelf unveils new space designed by Drew Barrymore. See inside, and learn more about the organization's work by reading the story by Helu Wang on lohud.com - bit.ly/450USTC

Bedford police have ruled out arson in a recent fire at Northwind Kennels. bit.ly/44w5lGw

Check out the mega list of new restaurants and eateries in Westchester and Rockland that wowed lohud food writer Jeanne Muchnick in this subscriber exclusive story. bit.ly/3MFHj5N

Legendary actor, director and former New Rochelle resident Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their California home Sunday afternoon. Reiner had deep roots in Westchester, having grown up in New Rochelle. Read the story here bit.ly/4aRiRs0

Among the 15 victims of the mass shooting at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach were a rabbi, a Holocaust survivor, and a 10-year-old girl.

The search for the suspect in yesterday's domestic incident in Pleasantville continues Thursday morning. bit.ly/48ORiNF

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York plans to set aside $300 million to settle a series of sometimes decades-old sex-abuse accusations filed under New York's Child Victims Act. The church could sell off assets, including those in the Lower Hudson Valley, to raise the money for a settlement.

In killing the bill, Gov. Hochul raised concerns that allowing courts to award emotional loss damages would increase insurance and liability costs. Learn more in this story by NY State team editor David Robinson.

Check out the photos from Stepinac's victory over Thomas Jefferson at the William F. Plunkett Jr. Christmas Classic at the Westchester County Center last night for @lohud.com www.lohud.com/picture-gall...

The Champlain Hudson Power Express hydropower transmission line was first pitched to bring electricity generated in Canada down to New York City. The project was pitched as a clean energy source that fit into then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's green energy planning landscape.

“This moment with my brothers, these guys that I’ve been playing with since fifth and sixth grade, it means the world to me,” senior Brian Formato said, his face bloodied from a nose injury in the third quarter. “This is something I’m gonna appreciate for the rest of my life.”

Zohran Mamdani. If you’re out there, some Westchester County leaders would like a word.

Westchester and Rockland counties are set to resume holding naturalization ceremonies for new citizens after a federal agency that recently barred them reversed course under a storm of criticism.

A former nursing home executive from Rockland County was spared most of a three-year prison sentence in November after President Trump pardoned him for a $39 million tax fraud conviction. But he had another punishment waiting when he was released from prison shortly after his Nov. 14 pardon.

An audit by NY's court system uncovered a decades-old backlog of tens of thousands of unpaid Port Chester parking tickets that with fines and penalties totaled nearly $9 million, the Rye Town administrative judge said in a letter to Westchester District Attorney Susan Cacace.

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for our readers in the Lower Hudson Valley and beyond. May you have a happy and peaceful holiday.

More than 300 turned out to the Nov. 24 Clarkstown Town Board meeting, most eager to speak out against any restrictions on demonstrations at Nanuet's "Four Corners," the historic free-speech soapbox in Rockland County.

Do you know these facts about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Check it out!

The much-anticipated return of The Kittle House in Chappaqua is here. Read about the historic inn and restaurant's new owners, learn the ins and outs of what's new after the renovation, and get a look inside.

Evergreen Court's owners failed to clean up and secure the Rockland County property where a 2021 fire killed a volunteer firefighter and adult home resident. The owners have paid $718K in fines years after the fire. Here's what we know.

Two Westchester women were selected in the women's pro baseball draft. Here's everything you need to know

A push in NY to boost minority voting clout in local elections has cleared a big hurdle with the top court upholding a state law that enables Black and Latino voters to sue for voting changes.

Work mandates are back for low-income New Yorkers who get federal food aid for the first time in more than five years after being put on hold since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Congress has overwhelmingly voted to release the Epstein files. What have politicians from New York said about the Epstein vote?

Parents in the Carmel Central School District are speaking out after a school board trustee posted an inflammatory video about New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. The trustee in question has issued a public apology. How as the school district responded?

New York Republicans are trying to stop the state from moving local elections to even-numbered years by suing in federal court after a two-year fight in state courts upheld the shift.

What are Lower Hudson Valley food pantries doing to prep for the potential cutoff of SNAP benefits?

Early voting in the Lower Hudson Valley begins Oct. 25 and ends Nov. 2, two days before the Nov. 4 general election.

Letitia James had been under investigation by federal authorities for alleged mortgage fraud in connection with a mortgage she obtained to help her niece to buy a home in Norfolk, Virginia. www.lohud.com/story/news/p...

Since taking over the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year Attorney General Pam Bondi has taken the unprecedented step of seeking the death penalty in six cases involving nine defendants where the DOJ under the Biden Administration had already decided not to pursue capital punishment.

The MTA has approved a fare hike for many Metro-North riders. Will your fare be affected? www.lohud.com/story/news/2...

A father of three, and Westchester first responder, was deported to Ecuador after his arrest by ICE in July. "Trusting in God plans I have the faith that I will go back home to see my family," he wrote. bit.ly/4ns7sCq #westchester #portchesterNY #ICEarrests #firefighters

The Secret Service withheld details on a possible Westchester connection to an underground network of servers in the NYC metro area

Do Americans approve of Donald Trump? See poll results