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A frighteningly toxic mix of synthetic opioid fentanyl and a human flesh-eating animal sedative has been blamed for an increasing number of U.S. overdose deaths, prompting a rare public health warning at the federal level last week and now, calls for more assistance at home. Longtime New York Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the feds Sunday to send a.....

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office will take over the scandal-plagued Paterson Police Department, Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday — all in an effort to strengthen the trust between local law enforcement and the Paterson community after a string of controversial incidents and cases over the years. “Effective...

Three men were found dead in New Rochelle on Saturday afternoon from apparent overdoses after a fourth man in the group managed to call 911. Police said the caller alerted dispatchers to the deadly situation around 2:45 p.m. He reportedly told officials “he was possibly overdosing and that he was with three others who were also overdosing and...

New Jersey, home of the zombies? The beloved “Walking Dead” franchise has reportedly spread north to the Garden State where production on multiple spinoffs is underway. A teaser dropped for the newest post-apocalyptic entry, “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” which sees fan favorite characters Maggie Rhee and Negan Smith return ...

There’s a special chance this week to see five planets lined up in the night sky.

The Manhattan grand jury that has been weighing potential charges against former President Donald Trump heard from a witness in the hush money case Monday, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to NBC News, though the schedule could change. David Pecker was the witness at Monday’s grand jury hearing, NBC News confirms. He ...

The New York Lottery is going all Daylight Saving Time on us — permanently. The deadline for Mega Millions ticket purchases in the Empire State on draw days moves up nearly an hour to 10 p.m. starting April 4, lotto officials announced Monday. Currently, tickets for the same day’s draw can be bought until 10:45 p.m. The drawings are hel...

A bloody scene unfolded on Long Island late Saturday when a gunman opened fire on a crowd of people, wounding four people who all required hospitalization, police said. The violence occurred around 10:30 p.m. in Hempstead off Spencer Place near Jerusalem Avenue, authorities said in a news release. Police said the unidentified suspect drew a firearm...

In March, Niche published its 2023 best cities to live in America ranking. Cambridge, Massachusetts topped the list at no. 1.

Police responding to a father’s 911 call for his son’s mental health crisis shot the allegedly troubled man after he refused to drop a large kitchen knife, NYPD officials said Sunday. The shooting occured around 10 a.m. in the Bronx, where several officers arrived outside the father’s residence on Grand Concourse to check on his 4...

A destructive fire took out a New Jersey pickle business Saturday morning and threatened a pair of nearby schools. The fire consumed much of the commercial structure on Ellison Street in Paterson after flames were first reported around 6 a.m., the city’s head of public safety, Jerry Speziale, said. The fire department’s response was upg...

A Queens family is outraged and demanding answers from the city after they said their dog was wrongly euthanized at a New York City animal shelter.

DNA evidence proved a Queens man didn’t commit a 30-year-old murder, but it still took one of New York’s highest courts to overturn the conviction of Michael Robinson.