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Residents across South Florida saw quite the bright light over the sky late Monday night from a possible meteor.

Police tracked down the man seen on video trying to get a 16-year-old girl to get into his vehicle — thanks to the girl’s quick-thinking to hit record on her cellphone. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

A quick-thinking 16-year-old girl used her phone to record a man who tried luring her into his car for sex, New Jersey officials said. Police in Lakewood tracked down and arrested 40-year-old Julio Anchia in connection to an attempted luring in the town last month. Part of the March 31 encounter was caught on camera by the teen who recorded…

New video released on Saturday captured the moment a pair of motorcycle-riding muggers made off with a woman’s jewelry in broad daylight. Police said the video shows two thieves on a motorcycle driving by a 73-year-old woman in a crosswalk at 190th Street in Washington Heights. The duo passed the woman on the motorcycle and ripped a chain off...

In the wake of attacks on Asian-Americans, a Lyft driver is left wondering if his race played a role in the attack he suffered in Queens. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

The charge against a white woman accused of falsely reporting that a Black man had threatened her during a wild caught-on-camera confrontation in Central Park last May was dismissed Tuesday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office agreed to put her through a restorative justice program meant to address racial biases, officials said. Amy Cooper faced a charge of falsely...

The charge against a white woman accused of falsely reporting that a Black man had threatened her during a wild caught-on-camera confrontation in Central Park last May was dismissed Tuesday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office agreed to put her through a restorative justice program meant to address racial biases, officials said. Erica Byfield reports.

The charge against a white woman accused of falsely reporting that a Black man had threatened her during a wild caught-on-camera confrontation in Central Park last May was dismissed Tuesday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office agreed to put her through a restorative justice program meant to address racial biases, officials said.

Crews from the United States Coast Guard rescued three Cuban nationals who reportedly were stranded on a deserted island near the Bahamas for more than a month after their boat capsized and they swam ashore

A confused deer broke into a mattress store in Johnson City, Tenn.

Video from a hotel lobby shows the moment a man suddenly and violently attacks a hotel worker in Long Island City. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Dramatic new video shows the moment a small plane went down on Long Island. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

The amazing rescue of a family dog was caught on a firefighter’s helmet camera this week.

Watch the moment a fireman in Lititz, Pa., saved a dog from a burning barn on Saturday night.

A dog in Southwest Florida who was thrust into the national spotlight when his owner saved him from an alligator attack has a new job. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office posted a video on social media where Sheriff Carmine Marceno officially deputized four-month-old Gunner as a member of the department’s Deputy Dogs program. Gunner will help the department in...

Grinches are out once again, snatching packages from a growing number of front porches in Suffolk County. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

NBC New York’s Phil Lipof reports.

Video captured by a South Florida man shows the moment he was able to save a dolphin while jet skiing in Biscayne Bay. The footage shows the man, identified as Nick Tuduri by Florida Highway Patrol, jet skiing with a friend in the open water when he notices a flailing dolphin. Immediately, Tuduri leaps into action. He notices the...

A rookie cop in New Jersey rescued an injured man from a burning vehicle before it was completely consumed by fire. Brian Thompson reports.

A man was caught on camera jumping into a pond to save his small dog from an alligator’s grip near Estero, Florida.