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NBC New York’s Ashley Chaparro set on a quest to find the scariest haunted house in the tri-state. Chat GPT sent her upstate, to a terrifying experience that lasted for hours.

Authorities are investigating the deaths of a woman and her two children who went over Niagara Falls as an apparent murder-suicide, though they say the circumstances remain under investigation. New York State Police responding to a call around 9 p.m. Monday determined 33-year-old Chianti Means had gone over the safety guard rail along with her kids...

Authorities are investigating the shooting of a New York State trooper on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway, and the man they believe to be responsible is still on the loose. According to investigators, the trooper was patrolling on the westbound highway near exit 17 in West Hempstead shortly before midnight when he saw a black sedan parke...

It was the latest autumn failure for baseball’s most successful franchise — one that used to own October.

A U.S. House panel on the COVID-19 pandemic is sending a criminal referral of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he made “criminally false statements” during closed-door testimony in June 2024. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Attorney General Merri...

New Yorkers are the first to complain about its subway system, but we’re also the first to defend it. After the Yankees forced a Game 5 following their first win against the LA Dodgers in the World Series, a local TV news reporter from Los Angeles sparked an online debate between the two cities — but it had nothing to…

Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that the one-day school week prior to the start of Christmas vacation has been canceled. Kids are off from December 24 to January 2. Normally, there’s no issue. This year, though, Christmas Eve falls on a Tuesday, which means kids would just show up to school for one day after their weekend and then take&#...

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Thomas Gannon, 56, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, according to Suffolk County police. His connection to the victim, previously identified by police as 33-year-old Sabina Rosas, of Brooklyn, wasn’t immediately clear. Police said only that the case was domestic. Wednesday’s devel...

A woman who owned a New York City daycare center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Tuesday. More than a year after the September 2023 death of 22-month-old Nicholas Dominici, Grei Mendez entered the guilty plea in Manhattan to charges including conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death....

A man is wanted for questioning after a shooting at the University of Bridgeport that left one person injured on Tuesday night and prompted the school to go on lockdown for hours. Police said 18-year-old Dylan Cruz-Tillery, of Queens, New York, is a person of interest and is wanted for questioning about the shooting. Officers were called to the Mar...

Authorities are investigating a deadly stabbing aboard a subway in Brooklyn. According to police, officers responding to a call about an assault on a southbound N train at Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday found a 54-year-old man stabbed in the back. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police say they&...

BREAKING UPDATE: Suspect in murder of NYC woman at luxury Hamptons spa found dead The family of a woman who police say was found murdered in a guest room at a high-end resort and spa in the Hamptons this week released a statement early Wednesday expressing their devastation — and asking for help finding her killer. Police identified the victi...