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The medical examiner’s office said Thursday the cause of death is undetermined for actress Michelle Trachtenberg because of limited information after her family objected to an autopsy, which is allowed by law.

A “significant” void sits underneath the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Exit 34 in Wharton, Morris County, according to findings from an initial New Jersey Department of Transportation study prompted after a possible sinkhole emerged earlier this month. I-80 eastbound was shut down in the Morris County town of Wharton as NJDOT crews work ...

Fresh from her first two Grammy wins, singer/songwriter Sabrina Carpenter is announcing new U.S. tour dates for her “Short N’ Sweet” tour. New tour dates were announced Thursday for Pittsburgh, Nashville, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Before her new tour dates in the fall, Carpenter is headed out on a European leg in March th...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reopening the 1,000-bed detention center at Delaney Hall in Newark after reaching an agreement with the owner to reestablish the federal immigration processing facility, the government said Wednesday. The detention center on Doremus Avenue, about three miles from Newark Airport, is six times the size of t...

New Jersey has three confirmed cases of measles, a highly contagious respiratory virus sparking some concerning outbreaks across the country, according to the state health department. According to health officials, the three cases stem from one single laboratory-confirmed case in a Bergen County resident earlier this month. That resident had recent...

Father Michael Eguino was arrested Friday morning and charged with soliciting prostitution, police said. The 40-year-old was arrested less than 20 minutes away from his church, on East Gun Hill Road, sources said.

In Queens, a man was arrested after allegedly killing a woman on the front steps of her home. The victim, 64-year-old Juliet Kashidas-Singh, was found just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Police said she knew her attacker. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports. 

A grassroots movement called an “economic blackout” is underway. Americans are being encouraged to not spend money at big box stores on Friday in a boycott of companies that have rolled back their DEI policies, and shop a t small businesses instead. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

The deadline to get a Real ID is quickly approaching, and those trying to get new identification cards are running into long lines. Here’s what to know in order to avoid getting caught off guard. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports. 

The Toy Fair returns to the Javits Center this weekend — see what hot new toys a local expert says to watch and what consumers should know. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports. 

Three Columbian immigrants were arrested for four residential Burglaries that occurred in late 2024, according to police. The defendants allegedly entered the homes by breaking rear windows and sliding glass doors when these homes were unoccupied inevening hours. While inside, they ransacked multiple bedrooms in each house, resulting in the theft o...

It was a terrifying scene near Central Park on Friday, 78 stories above 58th Street. A window washing rig spun wildly out of control, smashing into the windows of a high rise and showering glass on the road below. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

What was once the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster was reduced to a pile of steel Friday morning, as Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township came crashing down during a scheduled implosion. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.