Orange County, NY – State police say a motorist has been struck by a vehicle and killed after bolting from a trooper who had pulled the driver over on the Thruway in New York City’s northern suburbs.
Orange County, NY – As Kiryas Joel continues to struggle with both growing pains and legal issues, nearby communities have found themselves becoming an attractive option for Chasidim who are looking to put down roots in locations that are close to an existing Jewish community and have adequate housing supplies.
When Peggy Nikolopoulos and her husband moved from Middletown into a new, four-bedroom, Colonial-style house in the Woodbury Junction development two years ago, she expected that to be their last stop: a dream home in a gated community where the couple could set down roots.
The leader of a group of armed protesters who had occupied a federal wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon for 24 days was arrested along with four others Tuesday after a traffic stop prompted gunfire that left one person dead and another injured.
The Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability announced that a state judge faces alleged conduct violations, including one over his refusal to perform gay weddings.
The leader of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon plans to have a ceremony Saturday for ranchers to renounce federal ownership of public land and tear up their federal grazing contracts.
A Hollywood producer’s stunning Southampton manse was completely destroyed in a blaze early Friday, officials said. The inferno broke out just before 12:24 a.m. at the Long Island estate of Oren Aviv, who has produced such flicks as “National Treasure,” authorities said. The blaze was under control within 30 minutes — but the “house was…
DetailsCOLUMBIA, Mo. • Sixteen national organizations are asking the University of Missouri to ensure the safety of Jewish students after anti-Semitic messages were found last week.
Like many other young American men, Omar Mateen worked a series of unremarkable jobs during and after high school a Publix grocery store, Circuit City, Chick-Fil-A and Walgreens.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hateful messages targeting the Jewish community were projected onto a building in Downtown Orlando. It happened during New Year’s Eve celebrations at the top of a building on West Central Boulevard. One message read, “Honk if you hate the Jews.” Leaders across Central Florida’s Jewish community said it’s disappointing, but it’s not…
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