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Authorities are investigating a tragedy in Westchester County. A missing 3-year-old boy was found dead in the Mamroneck River after a brief search Thursday afternoon, police say. Cops were notified around 2:30 p.m. about a missing boy who had left home. They say the child’s 54-year-old uncle and 85-year-old grandfather called authorities afte...

Joshua Cheatom of Maple Shade Township, has been arrested following multiple incidents of peering into windows and lewdness at an apartment complex.

The medical examiner’s office said Thursday the cause of death is undetermined for actress Michelle Trachtenberg because of limited information after her family objected to an autopsy, which is allowed by law.

A “significant” void sits underneath the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Exit 34 in Wharton, Morris County, according to findings from an initial New Jersey Department of Transportation study prompted after a possible sinkhole emerged earlier this month. I-80 eastbound was shut down in the Morris County town of Wharton as NJDOT crews work ...

Fresh from her first two Grammy wins, singer/songwriter Sabrina Carpenter is announcing new U.S. tour dates for her “Short N’ Sweet” tour. New tour dates were announced Thursday for Pittsburgh, Nashville, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Before her new tour dates in the fall, Carpenter is headed out on a European leg in March th...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reopening the 1,000-bed detention center at Delaney Hall in Newark after reaching an agreement with the owner to reestablish the federal immigration processing facility, the government said Wednesday. The detention center on Doremus Avenue, about three miles from Newark Airport, is six times the size of t...

New Jersey has three confirmed cases of measles, a highly contagious respiratory virus sparking some concerning outbreaks across the country, according to the state health department. According to health officials, the three cases stem from one single laboratory-confirmed case in a Bergen County resident earlier this month. That resident had recent...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting for his life. And that is certainly true as Pope Francis battles double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. But the surprising success of “Conclave”...

The former governor of New York announced a bid for a different office: this time he hopes to be the mayor of New York City.

Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, a prominent civil rights activist and longtime president of the NAACP New York State Conference, has died at the age of 92. Her son released a statement Saturday morning confirming the passing of the activist, who spent decades of her work in and around New York. “Mom departed this life peacefully on the morning of March...

A FedEx cargo plan had to make an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky.

As NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces calls to step down, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo eyes a run for mayor, there is new insight from someone who knows both of those high-profile men. Former Gov. David Paterson sat down with the I-Team’s Melissa Russo and shared his thoughts on Cuomo as a possible mayor and the challenges facing Adams. NBC...

Officials said a cargo plane landed safely at Newark Airport following a bird strike shortly after takeoff.