MK Yisrael Eichler on Sunday turned to Minister Matan Vilnai, who is responsible for the homefront, calling for fortification of mosdos Torah in Ashdod in light of the renewed rocket

Seven people were wounded during the night when a lone assailant stole a taxi and drove it into a group of border policemen manning a checkpoint, and then continuing to

Subways are set to start running by Monday morning’s rush hour, ending a 42-hour shutdown caused by Hurricane Irene. Gov. Cuomo and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Jay Walder said Sunday

Lakewood, NJ – A family is lucky to be alive this evening after the car they were driving in was struck by a falling tree. The family – with several

Sullivan County Manager David P. Fanslau has removed restrictions on travel in Sullivan, with precautions, and the Declaration of a State of Emergency for Sullivan County will be rescinded effective

Airlines haltingly began to resume some flights on Sunday in the northeastern United States after the destruction left by Hurricane Irene, but travelers still faced widespread cancellations into Monday and

Fallsburg Police Chief Simmy Williams reached out to YWN to relay the following urgent message to our readership: Do not go outside unless it’s absolutely necessary. “I understand that today

Tireless askanim are working behind the scenes to ensure that everything is being done on behalf of Yaakov Yosef ben Raizel and Yoel Zev ben Mirel Risa Chava. Yoel Zev

Please note that due to Hurricane Irene, the commemoration of the tenth yartzheit of HaRav Avraham Yaakov Hakohen Pam ZATZAL, the Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaas and hakamas matzeivah of

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city would be officially lifting its evacuation order as of 3 p.m. Sunday during a news conference. More than 370,000 people had

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he thinks the city made the right decisions in preparing for Hurricane Irene. He made the comment as reporters were briefly allowed into a meeting Bloomberg

Firefighters have made dozens of water rescues around the city due to Irene, which pounded the tri-state with soaking rains and high winds before it arrived Sunday morning as a

As Hurricane Irene makes landfall on the East Coast this weekend, send us photographs of storm scenes and aftermath damage in your area. Please include the time and location of

ConEd operations chief John Miksad said the utility doesn’t expect to cut power before the storm hits, but flooding Sunday could bring a shutdown to areas including the southern tip

Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says one of two nuclear reactors at Calvert Cliffs in Maryland went off-line automatically because of winds from Hurricane Irene, and the facility is safe and