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Police on Long Island arrested a caretaker accused of beating a disabled woman and leaving the 83-year-old covered in bruises.

Lencia Kebede, a first-generation Ethiopian American from Los Angeles, spent five years touring with “Hamilton,” most recently in the role of Angelica Schuyler.

The lines are long for people trying to obtain their real IDs, and they’ll only get longer, with the deadline exactly two months away as of Friday. New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles wants to help you out. The deadline to start using the new form of identification is May 7. And the DMV will open 10 New York City…

A Newark police officer was killed and another officer suffered critical injuries in a shooting in New Jersey’s largest city Friday evening, according to the police union and officials.

Doctors say they’re seeing a rise in cases of colon cancer among younger people. But experts say the disease is treatable if found early. That’s why they’re urging people to get screened during Colon Cancer Awareness Month. NBC News 4 New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

The judge sentenced Fred Daibes to 37 months in prison, which will run concurrent to his sentence of 7 years in NY. That means no additional time, but he’s appealing his New York sentence. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports. 

The warm-up in the weather and more daylight might have some thinking about booking a summer stay at the beach. But there could be fewer options to choose from at the Jersey Shore — here’s why. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports. 

An 18-year-old was charged in a violent crash in New Jersey that was all caught on surveillance camera. Police said a pickup truck with 10 people inside ran a red light, slammed into a car, then rolled over. As a result, law enforcement is promising major changes at that intersection of Route 1, which already had a bad reputation. NBC...