<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/local/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/local</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:18:46 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[State To Keep Eye On NY Brook After Chlorine Spill]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/chlorine.spill.brook.2.1071345.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/chlorine.spill.brook.2.1071345.html</link><description><![CDATA[Environmental officials said they'll monitor a suburban New York waterway for any signs of long-term ecological damage after hundreds of gallons of chlorine spilled at a nearby apartment complex. State Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman Mike Knipfing says some dead fish have been spotted along Nauraushaun Brook since the spill in Nanuet.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:47:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staffer Gives $75K Fountain To NY University]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/liu.fountain.gift.2.1071337.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/liu.fountain.gift.2.1071337.html</link><description><![CDATA[A longtime staffer has given $75,000 to create a new fountain at the Long Island college where she got her degree, lives and has worked for more than 60 years. The new granite fountain at Long Island University's C.W. Post Campus marks the latest in a series of gifts from Mary Lai, now the university's treasurer emerita. The 88-year-old still goes to work every day from her home on the Brookville campus, where she has lived since 1964. She began working for LIU as chief financial officer in 1946, four years after graduating from its Brooklyn campus. She met her late husband, William "Buck" Lai, while studying there.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:41:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect Critical After Police-Involved Shooting]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/police.shooting.bronx.2.1071182.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/police.shooting.bronx.2.1071182.html</link><description><![CDATA[New York City police said an officer has shot a man who confronted officers with a loaded handgun, and the man is in critical condition. The man's identity was not immediately released. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital after the shooting shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday in the South Bronx. Police said officers were chasing the 47-year-old man when they spotted his loaded .380-caliber handgun.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:20:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Crackdown On DWIs Over Holiday Weekend]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/dwi.holiday.crackdown.2.1070795.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/dwi.holiday.crackdown.2.1070795.html</link><description><![CDATA[The holiday weekend is a busy time for police in our area. Officers will be out on the roads, making sure people think twice before drinking and driving. Westchester already has extra patrols on the road looking for drivers putting themselves and others in danger.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:13:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yorkers Brace For Mosquito Onslaught ]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/mosquito.zapper.dunk.2.1070892.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/mosquito.zapper.dunk.2.1070892.html</link><description><![CDATA[In addition to dampening the spirits of New Yorkers, the 10 inches of rain that fell on the city in June have put it at risk for a mosquito-filled rest of the summer. But as pests start to come out in full force, there are many options available to help keep them at bay. Westchester County's commissioner of health Joshua Lipsman thinks the best way to protect against mosquitoes is to prevent them from hatching in the first place, and their preferred breading grounds tend to be near water.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:59:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Clemens Didn't Test Positive In 2003]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/roger.clemens.steroids.2.1071219.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/roger.clemens.steroids.2.1071219.html</link><description><![CDATA[Roger Clemens' lawyer said the pitcher was not among the more than 100 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. Rusty Hardin said Clemens obtained the results from the drug-testing company and provided them to Congress before his 2008 testimony by waiving his right to keep them private.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:06:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: L.I. Man Sold Fireworks To Preteens]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/fireworks.preteen.arrest.2.1071214.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/fireworks.preteen.arrest.2.1071214.html</link><description><![CDATA[Police said a man turned his aunt's Long Island home into an underground fireworks shop, selling the devices to children on the eve of July 4. The 45-year-old man was arrested on misdemeanor charges of fireworks dealing and child endangerment. Nassau County police said investigators saw children under 13 go into the New Cassel home and emerge carrying plastic bags with what appeared to be fireworks sticking out.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:03:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents, Businesses Await July 4 Fireworks]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/fourth.of.july.2.1070218.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/fourth.of.july.2.1070218.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Fourth of July holiday weekend has arrived, and it wouldn't be complete without the famous Macy's fireworks show &#150; but not everything about the spectacular will go according to tradition this year. For the first time in nearly a decade, the big show is moving to the Hudson River. The barge is locked and loaded with fireworks, and both sides of the Hudson are already prepped for Saturday night's massive crowds.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:57:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rivals To Face Off At NY Hot Dog Eating Match]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/joey.chestnut.kobayashi.2.1071161.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/joey.chestnut.kobayashi.2.1071161.html</link><description><![CDATA[Reigning champ Joey Chestnut takes on six-time titleholder Takeru Kobayashi in Coney Island's annual hot-dog eating contest. Last year's event ended in a tie with Chestnut, of San Jose, Calif., and Kobayashi, of Japan, both gobbling down 59 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. A dramatic five hot dog eat-off ensued with Chestnut emerging victorious.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:42:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Members Of U.S. Armed Forces To Become Citizens]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/naturalization.military.liberty.2.1071175.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/naturalization.military.liberty.2.1071175.html</link><description><![CDATA[In a special naturalization ceremony at the Statue of Liberty today, seven members of the U.S. armed forces become citizens of the United States. The seven join more than 47,000 non-citizens who have served in the military since 9/11 and have become U.S. citizens through special "fast-track" provisions.
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