This story has been updated. A city in Westchester County has reversed course and granted a six-month extension of health benefits and employment separation for a longtime police officer battling ...

MOUNT VERNON, Westchester County (WABC) -- A defiant Richard Thomas declared Friday, "I am the mayor of Mount Vernon," as the power struggle standoff and City Hall continues. Thomas agreed earlier ...

Mount Vernon's state-appointed monitor, Kimberly Young Wilkins, held her first public hearing on July 22. The district has initiated layoffs and building closures amid financial challenges. Also ...

MOUNT VERNON, New York (WABC) -- The Mount Vernon City School District could be forced to close several elementary schools as a result of reorganization plan in the area. Dr. K Veronica Smith -- ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man wanted for murder in Mount Vernon, New York was arrested in Norfolk last month. Ronald Hechavarria (Courtesy of the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office) Around 10:20 p.m. on Friday, ...

Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard offers a six-month extension to former Officer Derek Williams, battling kidney failure. The Mayor of Mount Vernon, New York, is extending an olive branch to ...

A report by federal prosecutors found that a Westchester County police department violated the Fourth Amendment “on an enormous scale.” By Alyce McFadden Two women, 65 and 75 years old, were taken to ...