Driver In Fatal Bronx Bus Crash Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter Charges
"He could have taken steps, which would have avoided this great tragedy," Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said.
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"He could have taken steps, which would have avoided this great tragedy," Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said.
With the woman in the courtroom audience, Lafrem tried unsuccessfully to withdraw his guilty plea as he faced sentencing, filing papers he'd drawn up without his lawyer's input.
A new load of flood-damaged cars could make their way to a nearby dealership and you could easily be fooled.
Education Department inspectors found bedbugs at P.S. 70 last winter, but never notified anyone, 1010 WINS' Stan Brooks reported.
Hurricane Irene hit the Tri-State area just days after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia and rolled its way across the Northeast, leaving many wondering if it was a once in a lifetime occurrence.
As families across the Tri-State continue to clean up from storm damage caused by Irene, officials in New York City are kicking off "National Preparedness Month'' by urging residents to plan ahead for catastrophe.
Police say Goldsmith shoved his wife into a kitchen counter after she reportedly told him she "should have put a bullet through'' him "years ago.''
With confirmed cases of West Nile virus around the Tri-State area, health officials are concerned about the large amounts of standing water and flooding left by hurricane-turned-tropical storm Irene.
The 9/11 Commission has issued a report card that says first responders still can't communicate with one another.
Police are looking for a suspect who they say robbed and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy at a Long Island Rail Road station.
After Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc on New York City's northern suburbs, getting back to normal continues to be a struggle.
Weckerle pleaded guilty to manslaughter and to driving while impaired by drugs.
Amid all the chaotic preparations for Tropical Storm Irene, workers at the Central Park Zoo on Saturday found a lamb was born in a stable cuddled up against its mother. The lamb has been named Irene Hope.
The chain doesn't give easily, though, and the 70-year-old victim, choked at the neck by the sudden grab of his necklace, staggers backward and tumbles to the ground.
Police said the artwork, worth around $100,000, was stolen from the second floor hallway at 40 West 23rd street.
