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Man Who Stabbed Wife to Death in NYC Salon Gets 25 Years in Prison
A Queens man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his estranged wife to death in a city nail salon as horrified patrons watched earlier this year has been sentenced to prison. William Rivas, a 39-year-old from Corona, received a 25-year sentence Thursday for repeatedly stabbing 35-year-old Carmen Iris Santiago in the Tu S’tilo Salon Spa in Jackson Heights on Aug. 7,…
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Suspect in NY Hanukkah Stabbings Researched Hitler, Had 2 Knives in Car: Official
As authorities continue their search for the exact motive of a stabbing at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, the attorney for the suspect says Grafton Thomas had a long history of profound mental illness and hospitalization. In a news conference at his office Monday, attorney Michael Sussman said Thomas’ personal papers showed “the ramblings of a disturbed individual” but...
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Man Who Stabbed Wife to Death at Her NYC Salon as Horrified Patrons Watched Cops Plea
A Queens man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for stabbing his wife to death in a city nail salon as horrified patrons watched earlier this year. William Rivas, a 39-year-old from Corona, walked into the Tu S’tilo Salon Spa in Jackson Heights Aug. 7 and repeatedly plunged a knife into his 35-year-old wife, Carmen Iris Santiago. Santiago worked at the…
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NY Landscaper Gets Stuck 30 Feet Underground for Hours After Falling Into Covered Well
A landscaper working in Rockland County fell 30 feet into a well on a residential property and was stuck there for hours, without anyone knowing he was there, town officials said
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NJ Family Pleads for Burglar to Return Stolen Ashes
A New Jersey woman whose home was burglarized is pleading with the thieves to return one item — a box containing her late husband’s ashes
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Debris Falls from Elevated Subway Tracks in Queens, Smashing Livery Car's Rear Windshield
For the third time in a week, falling debris from elevated subway tracks has struck and damaged a car below
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Man Claims Metal Bolt Fell From Queens Subway Tracks And Smashed Through Sunroof
A man in Queens says that a large bolt fell from an overhead subway track and smashed through his sunroof as he drove below
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Woman Falls Through Hole While Walking Along Manhattan Sidewalk
It’s a nightmare every New Yorker has: Walking along a city sidewalk when suddenly falling through a manhole, subway grate, cellar door — or in this case, a hole in the ground.
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Long Island Police Chase Ends in Crash and Shooting
A high speed police chase on Long Island ended in gunfire in a residential neighborhood, police said
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Man Dead After Fire Breaks Out in Basement of Brooklyn Home
A man died after a fire broke out inside the basement of a Brooklyn house Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said
