Spring Valley News

Several Rockland County and New Jersey residents are facing criminal charges after being arrested at a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on Route 59, authorities said.

A Rockland County grand jury today indicted Maria Oliva Guaman-Guaman on a charge of second-degree murder in the killing last month of her newborn son.

The province of Canar sits in the center of Ecuador, some 10,000 feet above sea level, along the spine of the Andes mountains.

A man and woman from the Bronx were in police custody Friday, accused of stealing and then forging money orders before cashing them at two village businesses.

Questions have been raised about whether a mother accused of killing her newborn son knew she was helping police when she gave a DNA sample and statement regarding the homicide.

Alysia Beckford of Spring Valley is a finalist in the 2014 Miss New York USA Pageant.

The 24th Annual Coats for Kids Program has begun and runs through Monday, Jan. 6, 2014.

She is most often young, single, a member of an ethnic minority, has poor problem-solving skills and a chaotic home life.

New York City will soon require young children who go to preschool or day care to get flu shots.

DNA testing by the Westchester County Police forensic lab has led to the arrest of a Spring Valley woman believed to be the mother of the infant boy named "Baby Angel" who was found in an Elmsford recycling plant last month.

Ramapo Police identified Reginald Louis, 28, of Spring Valley as the suspect in a shooting Saturday morning on Sinclair Court in the Hillcrest section of Ramapo.

State police have charged three village store clerks with violating the state's alcoholic beverage control laws.

Mayor Demeza Delhomme moved Friday to defuse a volatile debate about village workers responding to fire alarms during the day as volunteer firefighters.

Spring Valley Police released a video to the public Friday in the case of an infant called Baby Angel who was found dead at an Elmsford recycling plant on Nov. 12. A 14-second video taken at Baby Angel's funeral on Nov. 23 has police interested in a woman who was seen entering and then leaving before the Mass started, Spring Valley police said.

Mayor Demeza Delhomme has prohibited village employees who are volunteer firefighters from responding to fires or emergencies during working hours, igniting a debate about whether the policy endangers lives and property.

Rockland County Department of Social Services officials are concerned about the disproportionate number of African American children in the foster care system.

Investigators searching for the mother of a baby killed and dumped in a recycling bin are awaiting a DNA profile that might open new avenues about the mother and newborn, police said Wednesday.

Find more information here . 2) Events: The Rockland Section of the National Council of Jewish Women is sponsoring a 1:30 p.m. screening of "A Place at the Table" with Jeff Bridges at Beth El Temple at 415 Viola Road in Spring Valley.

A 37-year-old high-risk sex offender lives on Franka Place, after recently reporting to the village police department.

The new Spring Valley Village Board held its first meeting Monday, but it was the beleaguered East Ramapo school district that topped its concerns.