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Loved ones, friends and community members are mourning the Georgia family killed in a devastating small plane crash in upstate New York, recalling the two young boys who died as exceptional school athletes — and their parents as committed adults who sought to support them in every endeavor. The Van Epps family had been on their way home Sunda...

The NYPD has a person of interest in custody who investigators believe is connected to the attack of a Central Park sunbather, law enforcement sources tell NBC New York. Police have not said where they picked the person of interest up or if he is considered a suspect in the Central Park attack. According to police, a 21-year-old woman was…...

They’re small, but their sting packs a punch. New findings are coming out about just how resilient they are. Ted Greenberg reports.

A statue of a child Jesus outside a Queens church was vandalized and decapitated Sunday, according to the Diocese of Brooklyn. Surveillance video shows a person park an SUV across the street from the church and then walk directly to the statue and take off the head of the state of Jesus, which was found nearby on the ground, according…...

“I just seen everybody just starting running to one area and stuff,” said one person describing what happened on Saturday night.  Over the weekend, a charity basketball tournament in Norwich ended in chaos after a fight broke out at Jenkins Park. Between 10 and 20 people, according to Norwich Police, were involved in the brawl that resulted in...

Fireworks, festivals, food and fun! A variety of events are scheduled throughout the tri-state area to celebrate the Fourth of July. The holiday’s most famous celebration is without a doubt the annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks spectacle, which for the first time in more than a decade, will be held on the Hudson River — giving Ne...

Donald Trump’s lawyers have sent a letter to the New York judge in his hush money criminal case seeking permission to file a motion to set aside his guilty verdict. The letter to Judge Juan M. Merchan cites the U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday ruling on presidential immunity and asks the judge to delay Trump’s sentencing while he weighs the high......

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is offering a series of tips at the state’s ocean beach to help reduce the risk of “negative interactions between people and sharks.” Shark activity off New York’s beaches increases from June through September as sharks migrate for the summer, DEC said. DEC su...

A mysterious and constant bell ringing at the 50th St. subway station in Hell’s Kitchen confounded transit passengers, workers at nearby businesses, and the MTA. It’s a busy subway stop by Times Square and 50th Street and Broadway serving the no. 1 train. New Yorkers are accustomed to all kinds of sounds, but not this one. “About ...

Jersey City is planning a Fourth of July festival and concert on Thursday ahead of the fireworks display on the Hudson River. Fat Joe, Wyclef Jean and Funk Flex will headline the concert, which starts at 1 p.m. and continues with the headliners starting at 6:10 p.m., according to an announcement made on Monday. A street festival will kick off&#8230...

Last month she was celebrating her 16th birthday, and in a matter of weeks Hezly Rivera will be in Paris competing for Team USA alongside Olympic veterans Simone Biles and Suni Lee. The gymnast from New Jersey landed a coveted spot on the women’s gymnastics team over the weekend after a stellar performance at the U.S. trials in Minneapolis......

Read the Supreme Court’s full ruling in Trump v. United States, former president Donald Trump’s appeal for absolute presidential immunity from prosecution for his actions when he was in office during his first term. The case was decided by a 6-3 vote and with the decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts. The ruling said a presiden...

A family of four died in a small plane crash in upstate New York, along with their pilot, as they went to make their way home to Georgia following a baseball tournament west of Albany, officials said Monday. The single-engine Piper PA-46 crashed around 2 p.m. Sunday near the village of Sidney after taking off from Albert S. Nader Regional…...