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New York Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
WABC-TV ‘Eyewitness News' announces major lineup reshuffle involving veteran anchor Bill Ritter: ‘Feels like a good time to make this change'
Longtime 'Eyewitness News' anchor Bill Ritter stepped back from the 5 p.m. broadcast on WABC-TV Channel 7, making way for a new co-anchor while continuing his presence in the station's evening lineup. Ritter, 75, passed the torch to reporter and anchor Mike Marza, who joined Sade Baderinwa as co-anchor of the 5 p.m. edition of 'Eyewitness News' on Tuesday. 'I've been anchoring the 6 p.m. newscast since 2001, and I did the 11 p.m. show from 1999 until just a couple of years ago,' Ritter told The Post. 5 Longtime 'Eyewitness News' anchor Bill Ritter is stepping back from the 5 p.m. broadcast on WABC-TV Channel 7. ABC7NY 5 Ritter this week passed the baton to Mike Marza (left), who will co-anchor the 5 p.m. hour of 'Eyewitness News.' ABC7NY 'That's three shows a night for a long time. I'm almost 75-and-a-half — it feels like a good time to make this change.' Ritter, a mainstay of New York City television journalism for decades, emphasized that he's not retiring. He will continue co-anchoring 'Eyewitness News at 6 p.m.' on weekdays alongside Liz Cho and hosting 'Up Close,' the Sunday morning political affairs program. Ritter had succeeded legendary local newsman Bill Beutel on the 11 p.m. newscast. Marza joined WABC in 2019 after working at KSHB in Kansas City. 5 Ritter, who at one point was co-anchoring three hours of nightly newscasts on WABC-TV, is scaling back his schedule. ABC7NY 'We have a lot of people here who've been at Channel 7 for a long time, myself included, and now we're looking toward the future. I'll still be working here for a while longer,' Ritter told The Post. He went on to note the importance of mentorship and succession. 5 Ritter will continue co-anchoring the 6 p.m. hour alongside Liz Cho. X/Bill Ritter 'I want to get these younger people on the shows — it's a big thing,' he said. 'I'm happy we're going to start opening the door for some other people. I'm going to be here and work with them, and it's going to be great.' The transition is especially meaningful for Ritter on a personal level. 5 Ritter and Cho have been co-anchoring the news for more than two decades. 'The same day this change happened, I became a grandfather. It's a moving thing,' he shared. 'No one has ever been as old as I am on Eyewitness News. I want to spend more time with my family, my kids, and now my new grandchild. But I'll still be here.' Reflecting on his decades-long partnership with Cho, he added, 'She's been doing the 6 with me longer than any anchor team in the history of Channel 7. We started together in July 2003, so this month marks our 22nd anniversary.' 'I'm honored to be part of Channel 7, the biggest station in the country, and I'm going to continue being part of it. It's nice to get this kind of recognition — and it's not for a funeral! I'm still here.'
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
New York Man Caught Booby Trapping Bike Trails Red-Handed
As the seasons change, so do our hobbies. For many of us here at POWDER, spring and summer means a return to recreating on two wheels. That's why a troubling story about booby-trapped bike trails by Eyewitness News ABC7NY caught our attention this morning, May 7, 2025. According to the news outlet, 44-year-old Jeffrey Jarvis of Peekskill, New York was arrested on April 29, 2025 after he was caught sabotaging mountain bike trails at Blue Mountain Reservation, a popular area for mountain biking just outside of New York City. Jarvis was caught by a trail camera laying large branches and logs across a frequently-used bike trail. The camera was set up by local organization Westchester Mountain Biking Association after tree limbs were found strewn across the trail multiple times. Sam Lee, of the Westchester Mountain Biking Association, told ABC7NY that local riders first started noticing the trail sabotage last year. The tree limbs were 3-5 inches in diameter, and posed serious risks. The org paid for the trail cameras and caught somebody sabotaging trails late last year, but couldn't identify the culprit. Jarvis returned to sabotage the trail this March. A second trail camera placed at a different angle was able to identify him. Tap or click the video below to watch the full story from ABC7NY. Want to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates. Jarvis has been charged with second-degree criminal nuisance and could face up to a month in jail, and/or a fine of up to $500. Seemingly-soft consequences for somebody who attempted to hurt others, but at least justice will be served. The Westchester Mountain Biking Association is celebrating Jarvis' arrest on social media. They've dubbed him the, 'Blue Mountain Bandit', and posted the following message on May 1, 2025 to their Facebook page: "Based upon YOUR reports of various limbs and logs strewn across the trail or bottom of giant boulder rollers at Blue Mountain over the past 2 years, several of us deployed trail cams at select trails. It took 6-8 months to get enough photographic and video evidence of the Blue Mountain Bandit in the act of potentially harming or killing someone from the act of sabotage. Last month, we filed a police report and submitted certain fb posts and our evidence, and on April 29th, the perpetrator was arrested for CRIMINAL NUISANCE- and confessed to these crimes. Let's be good ambassadors of our sport and carry on." Let this troubling story be a reminder to keep your wits about you on the single track this season. Trail sabotage and booby traps aren't as common these days as folks have begun to accept mountain biking, but the risk remains. Related: Mammoth Mountain Announces Bike Park Opening Day
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
New York official charged in shooting of DoorDash delivery driver who was lost
Authorities have arrested a New York official for shooting a lost DoorDash delivery driver over the weekend. On Sunday, New York state police announced the arrest of 48-year old John J Reilly of Chester, New York, after he allegedly shot a driver who got lost while attempting to deliver food to a residence in the Valerie Drive neighborhood on Friday evening. Authorities said the driver approached several homes asking for directions before arriving at Reilly's residence. Reilly, who is currently Chester's highway superintendent and a federally licensed firearms dealer, then told the driver to get off his property. As the driver attempted to leave in his vehicle, Reilly fired multiple shots at the driver, striking him once in the back and causing serious injuries, police said. Reilly has since been charged with assault in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, as well as a criminal possession of a firearm. The driver required emergency surgery, per a New York Times report. An Orange county district attorney's office spokesperson told the paper that the driver's injuries were 'serious but not at this time expected to be fatal'. The driver has not been publicly identified by authorities, but family members told ABC7NY that the driver was 24 years old and from west Africa. He moved to the nearby town of Middletown last month and does not speak English. They added that he was unfamiliar with the area and that his phone had died. Following the incident, the driver drove home 'because he thought he did something wrong', the outlet added. 'There's nothing to indicate the victim had any nefarious intentions, he's just out there doing his job, trying to make a food delivery,' Capt Joseph Kolek of New York state police told reporters. In a statement to the Guardian, DoorDash said: 'No one should ever fear for their safety just for trying to make deliveries in their neighborhood. We're devastated by this senseless act of violence, and we're wishing the Dasher a full and speedy recovery. We'll continue to work closely with law enforcement as they investigate this tragic incident.' In 2023, a 20-year-old woman, Kaylin Gillis, was shot dead in upstate New York after the car she was riding in mistakenly went to the wrong property. A jury found 66-year-old Kevin Monahan, the property's owner, guilty of second-degree murder last year. Gillis's death occurred just days after a white homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, shot 16-year old Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang 84-year-old Andrew Lester's doorbell by mistake. Yarl survived the shooting and Lester was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Billy Crystal Perfectly Tweaks 'When Harry Met Sally' Line With Meg Ryan At Oscars
Billy Crystal slayed the moment he presented the Best Picture Oscar with 'When Harry Met Sally' costar Meg Ryan on Sunday. He said he first hosted the Academy Awards 'nine tuxedoes ago' for the number of times he presided over the show in the 1990s and 2000s. But Ryan soon called on them to 'cut to the chase' of revealing the winner (which would be 'Anora'). 'You're right,' Crystal said, 'because when you have a chance to be an Oscar winner for the rest of your life, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.' Before presenting the Academy Award for Best Picture to "Anora," presenters Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal shared a sweet moment that had rom-com fans in — Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) March 3, 2025 The comment elicited groans and laughter because it borrowed from a famous line uttered by Crystal's Harry to Ryan's Sally in their 1989 rom-com classic. 'I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible,' Crystal's Harry originally confessed. Last month Crystal and Ryan appeared in a Super Bowl commercial spoofing Ryan's fake-orgasm moans at a deli in the movie. But there was no faking Crystal's satisfaction at his quote reference. Adrien Brody Gets Chewed Out For 'Ick' Move After Oscar Victory Announced Mikey Madison Has A 'Down To Earth' Way To Reset After Oscars Win Daryl Hannah Shared This Simple Message Of Support For Ukraine At Oscars
