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Police in New Jersey released new body camera videos showing the arrest of Lumberton Mayor Gina LaPlaca after driving drunk with her son in the car on St. Patrick’s Day.

The New York Yankees kicked off its 2025 season with a moment of silence for the late Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of retired Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, who died on March 21.

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells set a Major League Baseball record on Opening Day at home vs. the Milwaukee Brewers.

J.C. Escarra’s winding path through professional baseball included a detour to gig work as a ride-share driver. On Thursday, an Uber took him to Yankee Stadium ahead of his first game in the big leagues.

One child was seriously hurt and several others were injured in a crash involving a school bus and a GMC van in New Jersey Thursday, authorities say. A call about a crash in Wall Township, near I-195, came in around 7:20 a.m. Chopper footage from the scene showed a mini school bus on its side. The roof had been cut…

A New Jersey woman is accused of physically abusing at least six babies that she watched in her home day care. The investigation began when a baby was taken to the hospital after suffering a bruised eye. Investigators said the baby had been in the care of Danielle Ingraham, who runs a day care out of her home on the...

Video from a Tesla Cybertruck in Brooklyn showed two men scratching hateful messages into the vehicle’s door. In the early Thursday incident, one of the men can be seen handing off a tool to the other, in order to finish the job before they walk away. On Friday, a faint swastika could still be seen on the Cybertruck parked...

Newly-minted Oscar winner Mikey Madison hosts “Saturday Night Live” for the first time this weekend, and she was an inspiration for cast member Chloe Fineman, who was preparing for a similar role that Madison portrayed in “Anora.” NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports. 

DNA testing was the focus again in the case against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. An expert took the stand to answer questions on the accuracy and reliability of the results the defense team is challenging, and a judge will decide if it can be used as evidence. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.