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A 17-year-old Peekskill male is facing murder charges after an altercation Saturday night left one dead and another injured. According to Peekskill police, the teen on Monday was charged with 2nd-degree murder for the stabbing death of 18-year-old Joaquin Salazar
Read moreCommunity members are mourning the loss of a Peekskill teen who died after being stabbed during an altercation Saturday night. According to Peekskill police, resident Joaquin Salazar succumbed to his injuries soon after friends dropped him off at Hudson Valley
Read moreWith elected officials warning Peekskill is on track to be labeled an orange or red zone as COVID-19 case rapidly rise, the Peekskill City School District has opted to close and go fully remote through the new year. In a
Read moreA Peekskill man will spend the next 18 years in prison after shooting and killing a Bronx resident two years ago. Demetrius Bogan, 21, was sentenced on Tuesday for killing 22-year-old Khalil Lyons on July 13, 2018, according to the
Read moreAs President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and called for the ballot counting process to come to a halt last week, protesters across the Hudson Valley and nation took to the streets to demand a free and
Read moreAs the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, New York senators are imploring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expend more money to improve treatment services as the opioid epidemic continues to worsen. Outside the Lexington Center for Recovery in Peekskill last
Read moreCOVID-19 may have caused the Peekskill Rotary Club to cancel nearly all their fundraising events this year, but the 50th Annual Horse Show will trot on. While the horse show generally attracts about 5,000 attendees over two days at Blue
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Scenes of hours-long lines for early voting from around the nation came to Westchester on Saturday as New Yorkers had their first opportunity to cast their votes in the general election. In Peekskill and Mount Kisco, voters reported standing in
Read moreThe Peekskill Museum will present an informative and entertaining program, “The History of Indian Point: From the Kitchawonk Tribe to the Closure of the Nuclear Power Plant,” on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library
Read morePeekskill Councilwoman Vanessa Agudelo is opposing a request from Police Chief Donald Halmy for the city to hire a company to update the department’s policies and procedures. Halmy made his pitch to the Common Council during a budget work session
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