radioNOVO News NY News Roundup for September 03, 2026

Good morning,A fifty-two-year-old Westchester County woman is facing felony kidnapping and grand larceny charges after police say she stole a vehicle with a one-year-old child inside. Mount Vernon police report Tianna Crump jumped into the running car on Birch Street on Tuesday morning and sped off with the toddler. Officers located the stolen vehicle a short time later near police headquarters, safely recovering the child and taking Crump into custody without incident.On the state consumer front, New York Attorney General Letitia James is issuing an urgent warning regarding nationwide student loan scams. Officials say fraudsters are targeting New Yorkers by capitalizing on recent federal changes to loan repayment options, offering paid assistance for services that are legally free. Attorney General James reminds borrowers never to pay upfront fees or share their Federal Student Aid credentials with unsolicited callers or advertisers.In education news, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a major expansion of free Pre-K programs across more than four hundred school districts statewide. The initiative aims to add tens of thousands of seats as the state moves toward universal Pre-K for all eligible four-year-olds by twenty-twenty-eight. Meanwhile, New York City school officials are preparing a mandate banning artificial intelligence tools for students from Pre-K through second grade, alongside strict screen-time limits to preserve human interaction in the classroom.Law enforcement unions and state lawmakers are putting pressure on Governor Hochul to sign new legislation granting county probation officers line-of-duty disability benefits. Advocates argue probation officers face the same physical risks as police officers, but currently do not receive full salary protection when injured on the job.And in Dutchess County, residents in Hyde Park, Staatsburg, and Pine Brook Estates remain under a boil water advisory following a chemical feed equipment failure at the local water plant. While repairs have been completed, officials say water testing will take up to four days to confirm full safety.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.