House Fires, Accidental Death, Toll Crack-Down: The Region's Top Headlines This Week

Susan Feinberg Found Dead in NYC

Susan Feinberg, who was reported to be missing on Monday by New Castle Police, was found dead Tuesday afternoon in New York City, according to New Castle Police Det. Sgt. James Wilson.

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Cortlandt Man, 37, Dies After Being Pinned Under Truck in Yorktown

A Cortlandt Manor man died on Tuesday in Yorktown after he was pinned under a truck he was working on, Yorktown police said this morning. 

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Woman Plucked from Hudson River During Nighttime Rescue

Rockland authorities scrambled to rescue woman who went missing in the dark waters by Haverstraw Wednesday morning.

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Heavy Fire Destroys Ossining Two-Family Home

49 Hunter Street was still smoldering at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday following many hours of overnight effort from about 65 fire department members. Luckily, said Ossining Chief Jason Lorenz, no one happened to be in this two-family home when the aggressive blaze began.

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'Enough is Enough': Carlucci Pledges Crack-Down on Toll Evaders

With the Tappan Zee Bridge toll plaza looming in the background, Senator David Carlucci Wednesday pledged to come down hard on New York toll evaders across the state's bridges, tunnels and roadways.

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Former Nyack High School Security Aid Challenges Firing

One week after all charges against him were dropped stemming from an incident in May, Kenneth Carter of Central Nyack asked the Nyack Board of Education why he is still being dismissed from his position as a security aide at Nyack High School during Tuesday night's meeting.

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Severe Fire in North Castle Engulfs Side of Home 

Firefighters battled a house fire in North Castle Thursday afternoon, some from departments that responded to a propane fire in Bedford just hours earlier.