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Two people in New Jersey have died of West Nile virus, state health officials announced Friday. The deaths were two of six new positive cases of WNV tallied by the New Jersey Health Department. The state’s cases were found in people 50 years and older, in Bergen, Camden, Cumberland, Hudson, Mercer and Middlesex counties. The patients that die...

Where has summer gone? Labor Day weekend is already here.  It’s unofficially the last weekend of summer, when we plan our last beach weekend or barbecue event before fall activities take over our calendars. And, thankfully, most of the weekend weather will cooperate with any last-minute summer activities you want to squeeze in. But our d...

Carlos Alcaraz was on the wrong end of a surprising exit in the second round of the 2024 U.S. Open on Thursday. How will the result shake up the rest of the tournament?

The 43-year-old New Jersey man charged with vehicular homicide in the deaths of National Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother, Matthew, allegedly caused the crash because he had been, and still was, drinking, and that made him both reckless and impatient, according to a criminal complaint obtained Friday. Investigators said Se...

An animal rescue organization has reunited a nursing mother with several of her puppies in Waterbury Thursday night. The dog was found in the area of Lincoln Street, and was likely dumped after giving birth. BARC CT, an animal advocacy and rescue organization, helped the Pitbull reunite with five of her puppies. They caught the interaction in a vid...

There are some new changes to the dress code policy for all New York City public school students that parents and students should know about before the school year starts.

Authorities are looking for a man who allegedly kidnapped a 9-year-old girl from a Queens supermarket and sexually abused her before dropping her back at the same location where he found her, officials say. According to investigators, the girl was near 213th Street and Jamaica Avenue — in a supermarket with her grandmother — around 7:20...

Where has summer gone? Labor Day Weekend is almost upon us.  It’s unofficially the last weekend of summer, when we plan our last beach weekend or barbecue event before fall activities take over our calendars.  The good news is that you’ll be able to enjoy a good bit of outdoor summer fun, but rain will also make an appearance. ...

The plant has been linked to the deaths of at least nine people and hospitalizations of about 50 others in 18 states.

In 2022, the body of a child was found at a Bronx sewer facility. Two years later, it’s still a mystery as to who that child was — but police haven’t lost hope, and the search for new clues continues for the veteran detectives who remain haunted by the tragic case.

National Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother died in a bicycling accident at the hands of a suspected drunk driver in New Jersey Thursday, officials said, apparently on the eve of their sister’s wedding. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ forward, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, were biking in Oldmans Township, not far f...

A U.S. Open match between a pair of two-time Grand Slam finalists lasted only three points on Thursday, when former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova injured herself and had to stop playing against Jasmine Paolini. The score in the second-round contest was 15-all, with Paolini serving, when Pliskova stepped awkwardly on her left foot while trying to change d...

A 56-year-old New Jersey man has been indicted on a litany of animal cruelty charges stemming from an investigation where authorities allegedly removed 157 cats and three dogs from his home last year, officials said Thursday. The Brick Township homeowner was indicted by an Ocean County grand jury over the events from May 4, 2023. On that date, he c...

Flight attendants for United Airlines voted nearly unanimously in favor of authorizing a strike, as they hope to put some pressure on management during contract negotiations — but what impacts could it have on service for anyone with travel plans, particularly for busy Labor Day weekend?