Today's Bronx News - 08/03/2017

Your Daily Bronx News Update View This On The Web THE RAW BRONX NEWS FEED The Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for The Bronx Kidd Creole, Founding Member Of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five, Arrested For Murder Aug 03, 2017 04:45 am ... the deadly altercation. He is charged with second degree murder, which holds a maximum sentence of life in prison. The Bronx native was apprehended without incident at his home in the borough Wednesday night. In a video from Pix 11 , Creole can be ... Read in browser » Clint Frazier set for 'bittersweet' Indians homecoming Aug 03, 2017 03:51 am ... "It's going to be a bittersweet moment," Frazier said before the Yankees' 2-0 loss to the Tigers on Wednesday in The Bronx. "I haven't been back in Cleveland since I got traded. I haven't seen anybody from Cleveland since I got traded. I think the ... Read in browser » Rapper Kidd Creole faces murder charge in homeless man's slaying, NYPD says Aug 02, 2017 10:32 pm ... charge in the stabbing of a homeless man in Midtown Manhattan, the NYPD said Wednesday. Nathaniel Glover, 57, of the Bronx, a founding member of the pioneering rap group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, was charged with second-degree murder ... Read in browser » Gubrud is among 22 players on Walter Payton Award Watch List Aug 02, 2017 08:20 pm ... with Gubrud as the starter. Gubrud was joined on the Watch List by Chase Edmonds from Fordham, which hosts EWU in The Bronx, N.Y., on Sept. 16. Edmonds was first in the nation in rushing yards per game (163.5), and second in all-purpose yards per ... Read in browser » Man Caught With 40 Pounds of Fentanyl a Victim of 'Narcotics Nazis": Lawyer Aug 02, 2017 04:55 pm A Colorado man arrested for trying to smuggle 40 pounds of the deadly opioid fentanyl into The Bronx is a victim of the "special narcotics Nazis," his lawyer said. Carlos Ramirez, 25, of Lakewood, Colorado, was caught carrying packages of the increasingly popular drug to his car in what police said was the largest seizure of the drug in city history, according to Bridget Brennan, Special Narcotics Prosecutor. Read in browser » How Pedro Hernandez Managed To Avoid The Same Fate As Kalief Browder Aug 02, 2017 03:20 pm The Bronx teen spent a year at Rikers Island after he was wrongly arrested for a crime he didn't commit. ill Pedro Hernandez be the rare exception to escape America's legal system? Or will his case be the X-factor in the ongoing battle for prison reform? The 17 year old, who was on New York's Rikers Island for almost a year, is now free thanks to the Daily News ' Shaun King , the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights advocacy organization, and hundreds of donors who donated toward Hernandez's $105,000 bail. Read in browser » Forget 'The Bronx Is Burning.' These Days, The Bronx Is Gentrifying Aug 02, 2017 08:15 am ... Jackson interrupted his commentary to describe an abandoned building that was engulfed in flames. The phrase "the Bronx is burning" became a shorthand for urban decay. Mott Haven sits at the southern tip of the borough, right across the Harlem River ... Read in browser » A Greg Bird rarity: Double dose of good news for first baseman Aug 02, 2017 05:04 am ... and hit [Tuesday] for the first time [since the surgery]," Bird said a fter the Yankees lost to Detroit, 4-3, in The Bronx. "It felt great. I already feel the difference in a lot of things that I've done since the surgery and that makes me believe I ... Read in browser » Share This Tweet This +1 This Forward This Recent Articles: NY Assembly leader takes Ticonderoga Trekkie tour Out-of-towner busted with 40 pounds of fentanyl in The Bronx The Bronx borough prez is allocating $7M for housing this year. Ita s going to these projects Cali Rivera, Renowned Percussion Artisan of The Bronx, Dies at 79 Man, 52, fighting for life after Bronx shelter attack over music John Leguizamo, Katie Holmes Headline 'One Film, One New York' Campaign John F. Kennedy Jr.'s assistant details memorable moments with her former boss Yankees, Tigers promise 'no ill will' after 98-mph pitch to head Yankees youngsters learn how fast prospect's life can change Mayor and City Council Make Deal on Lawyers for Immigrants Social media explodes over Yankees' trade to get Sonny Gray Justin Verlander has breaking news: 'I'm still in the Tigers locker room' Share This Tweet This Forward This +1 This ABOUT THE BRONX NEWS ROUNDUP Bronx Publisher / Editor Brian Harrod provides complete news coverage of New York's Bronx borough with photos, video, school news and all neighborhood stories. Editor Brian Harrod invites you to explore recently published bronx news news stories from RoundupNewswires.com Check the latest Bronx headlines and breaking news from the Bronx News Roundup. 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