Local

The jackpot for Friday’s drawing currently sits at an estimated $1.15 billion, with a cash option of $516.1 million.

A court hearing is scheduled for the man accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train and fanning the flames with a shirt as she burned to death. Sebastian Zapeta has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson for Sunday morning’s apparently random attack on a train stopped in...

One person was killed in a violent crash in New Britain Friday morning, according to police. It happened around 1 a.m. at the intersection of Allen Street and Atlantic Street. A car slammed into a utility pole, killing the man who was driving, police said. The driver was the only one in the car. Images from the scene showed the...

As people return home for the holidays, people are also returning to the malls. News 4 New York’s Lynda Baquero reports. 

People in the vicinity of the break had little water pressure today, if they had running water at all. News 4 New York’s Adam Harding reports. 

If you’ve been waiting to see “Wicked” but don’t want to go to the theater, now’s your chance. NBC’s Mark Barger reports.

Music Will is the largest non-profit music education program in public schools and it’s helping tens of thousands of kids make beautiful music. News 4 New York’s Gilma Avalos reports. 

An investigation continued into a Christmas day crash involving a taxicab that injured several people in herald square. The driver hit six people, seriously injuring two, after he may have suffered a medical while behind the wheel. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

It took determined detectives, science and the Queens district attorney to give a family who had all but given up the gift of answers for the holiday season. For 30 years, they wondered what happened to their sister who vanished without a trace, and finally have some new information. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

A family was left grieving the death of their mother after she was killed by a hit-and-run driver in South Jamaica. That woman was walking to the grocery store Christmas night when a driver ran her over at the corner of 111th Avenue and 158th Street, and never stopped. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

A prayer vigil was held by a Coney Island community for a homeless woman who was set on fire and burned to death on the F train, as her attacker allegedly sat by and watched it happen. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

Flames raced through the homes in the Jericho condo complex on Christmas night, as families had gathered for the holidays. Fortunately, all the residents got out unhurt, but three firefighters were injured battling the flames. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.