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15-Year-Old Charged in Yonkers Mass Shooting That Killed One, Wounded Four

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Yonkers, NY-  The Yonkers Police Department has charged a 15-year-old male in connection with the fatal shooting that claimed the life of one person and...
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Mount Vernon Fires Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard Following Bronx Attempted-Murder Charges

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MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The City of Mount Vernon has terminated Deputy Commissioner of Wellness Jennifer Lackard following her arrest and indictment in connection...
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Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Leader of NY’s Third-Largest City, Blasts State Lawmakers Over Weak Crime Laws

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After 20-year-old man was killed, and four teenagers were critically wounded in a shooting near the intersection of Elm Street and Palisade Avenue at...
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BW News Brief: One Dead, Four Teenagers Wounded in Yonkers Shooting; 15-Year-Old in Custody

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YONKERS, NY — A 20-year-old man was killed, and four teenagers were critically wounded in a shooting near the intersection of Elm Street and...
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The New York State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the city of Mount Vernon.

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Earlier, Black Westchester reported that a Mount Vernon police officer shot an armed man during a court-ordered mental health response, based on an initial...
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BW News Brief: Mount Vernon Police Officer Shoots Armed Man During Mental Health Crisis

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MOUNT VERNON — A Mount Vernon police officer shot 58-year-old Ulysses McGhee, who was armed with two knives and had barricaded himself inside an...
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What Have Westchester County Police Departments Learned from the Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.?

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Fifteen years after the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., one question continues to demand an honest answer: What have Westchester County police departments actually learned? Kenneth...
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Black Law Enforcement: The Mount Vernon Mayor Must Be Held Accountable for the Continued Failures of the Mount Vernon Police Department

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MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — Blacks in Law Enforcement of America (BLEA) is calling on Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard to accept responsibility for what the...
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NY-17 Race Remains One of the Nation’s Closest as New Poll Shows Lawler Ahead

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The battle for New York's 17th Congressional District is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched races in the country, with...
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Federal Referral Alleges an Interconnected Political and Development System in Mount Vernon, With Kenneth Plummer at Its Center

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https://youtu.be/6l_kuRC_Lz8 A federal investigative referral submitted to the Mount Vernon City Council by Samuel L. Rivers, to be sent to the United States Attorney for...

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Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Leader of NY’s Third-Largest City, Blasts State Lawmakers Over Weak Crime Laws

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Cori Bush’s Defeat Is a Warning to Progressives—and the Democratic Party

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Former Congresswoman Cori Bush’s second consecutive primary defeat to Representative Wesley Bell in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District is bigger than one candidate, one congressional...
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The Rise of Black Republicans: Traitors or Trailblazers?

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For more than half a century, Black Americans have been one of the Democratic Party’s most dependable voting blocs. Since the passage of the...

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Escalation Isn’t New. It’s the Same Story, Told Louder By Larnez Kinsey

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For families like mine, Puerto Rico is not a headline. It’s a grandmother’s voice that still lives in the ear. It’s land that remembers footsteps even...
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Three Kings Day – When The Stars Find You

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January 6, 2026. Early evening. And surprisingly warm, especially compared to the frigid stretch January had been putting us through. Not warm enough to...
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Adriana Erin Rivera Shares Excerpt of Her Book “Paloma’s Song,” Dedicated to 1898 Conquest of Puerto Rico at MV Gallery

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Adriana Erin Rivera, an award-winning New Jersey-raised author of Puerto Rican descent, shared excerpts of her first book published by the Smithsonian Institute, "Paloma's...
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More Than a Rapper: Yonkers Honors Its Favorite Son, Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons

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The Dog Lives Forever: Yonkers Honors DMX With Street Renaming Ceremony Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the City of Yonkers honored the life and legacy...
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Yonkers Honors Its Favorite Son: Corner Of School Street & Brooke Street, To Be Renamed Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons Way

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Long Live The Dog: Yonkers Moves To Rename School Street Corner For DMX Yonkers is officially moving forward with honoring DMX by renaming a street...

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PBP Radio April 26, 2026 – Black Wealth Under Attack? Deed Theft, SPLC Scandal & Trump Assassination Attempt

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Mount Vernon Councilman Says City Must Restore Public Trust Following Deputy Commissioner’s Arrest

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MOUNT VERNON, NY — As Mount Vernon continues to grapple with a series of controversies affecting public confidence in city government, City Councilman André Wallace...

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15-Year-Old Charged in Yonkers Mass Shooting That Killed One, Wounded Four

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Mount Vernon Fires Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard Following Bronx Attempted-Murder Charges

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What Have Westchester County Police Departments Learned from the Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.?

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Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Leader of NY’s Third-Largest City, Blasts State Lawmakers Over Weak Crime Laws

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