Rick Leventhal

New York, NY

Rick Leventhal

Most recently, Rick Leventhal provided live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. He also reported on the rescue efforts for miners trapped in a West Virginia coal mine. He also reported on Hurricane Katrina from Biloxi, Mississippi and traveled to Vatican City to cover the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Previously, he has covered the Martha Stewart prison release from Alderson, West Virginia and the 2004 Democratic National Convention from Boston.

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November 10, 2009 11:51 AM

Waiting for the President at Fort Hood

The Secret Service is inspecting/sweeping cameras and other media equipment before allowing the press inside the massive security wall built in front of the U.S. Army III Corps Headquarters building at Fort Hood. The memorial service is scheduled to begin at 1p local time, 2p est. It is designed to honor the 12 soldiers and one civilian killed in the mass shooting on ... read more


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November 9, 2009 3:31 PM

Eyewitness to Terror

Thomas "Tommy" Vecera spoke to Fox News this morning outside the III Corp Headquarters building on post at Fort Hood. The native of Flower Mound Texas is an E-4 Specialist in Mental Health preparing to ship off to Afghanistan.  He was in a building next door to the Soldier Processing Center when the shooting began last Thursday. He tells Fox he heard the shots, saw ... read more


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October 1, 2009 6:44 PM

Sully Flies Again

At least a dozen satellite and microwave TV trucks lined the curb outside the USAir Terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York.  Protective plastic covers were used to hide the cables running across the cab lanes into the baggage claim area where a podium and large canvas background were set up, along with risers for two rows of video cameras.  A large crowd gathered and ... read more


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September 25, 2009 10:48 AM

G20 Protesters Gathering for Mass March

Police in riot gear and some on horseback are assembled along 5th Avenue on the University of Pittsburgh campus where anti-G20 demonstrators are gathering in preparation for a protest march scheduled for noon today. An estimated 5000 demonstrators are expected for this permitted march, advertised as non-violent. Yesterday police fired tear gas, O.C. vapor pepper ... read more


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September 24, 2009 12:48 PM

Pittsburgh G20 protesters tear gassed

UPDATE: anarchists hit with tear gas after ignoring police warnings to disperse.  a group of close to 500 left arsenal park about four miles north of the convention center and began an un-permitted march towards the convention center.  they reached a police roadblock where an automated message was broadcast through speakers from a riot control vehicle. "no matter what ... read more


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September 17, 2009 9:36 AM

Suspect Charged in Yale Murder now at NHPD

Raymond Clark III, 24, charged with the murder of Yale Grad student Annie Le, has arrived at New Haven Police Headquarters.  He was arrested this morning without incident at a Super 8 motel in Cromwell, CT where he'd been staying since he was released from custody after providing DNA samples.  He's being held on $3 million bond. Police said last night Clark would be ... read more


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September 16, 2009 6:06 PM

One DNA Match=Arrest of Yale Murder Suspect

Chief James Lewis of the New Haven Police Department updated the media just after 5:30 this afternoon.  No arrests in the case but two more search warrants served on property and a vehicle owned by Yale lab technician Raymond Clark III.  Clark is the only "person of interest" on whom warrants have been issued. The evidence is being processed.  There are more than 250 ... read more


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September 16, 2009 8:43 AM

“Person of Interest” Free for Now

Fox News has confirmed "person of interest" Raymond Clark III, taken into custody last night in connection with the murder of Yale Grad student Annie Le, has now been released to his attorney. Police served two warrants on Clark just after 10p last night, one to search his apartment in Middletown Connecticut (about 20 miles from New Haven) and the other for his body, to ... read more


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September 15, 2009 3:18 PM

Cops: “I Didn’t Say There are No Suspects”

UPDATE: Medical Examiner Comments on Annie Le: "Police departments conducting a joint investigation of the death of Annie M Le and the New Haven State's Attorney's Office have requested that in order to facilitate their investigation the cause of death is not to be released at this time." -as read to Senior Correspondent Rick Leventhal by an employee of the ... read more


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July 8, 2009 1:00 PM

Combat Veterans Catching a Break in Court

A new program in three of the biggest counties in and around New York City aims to keep combat veterans out of jail if they break the law in non-violent ways.  District Attorneys in Kings, Queens and Nassau Counties have linked with the Veterans Affairs Administration, offering an alternative to veteran offenders who are deemed not to be a threat to the ... read more