Jessica Perez

For the abandoned dogs at Carson Animal Shelter, every day is an agonizing wait for somebody to come and take them home.

A pit bull named Pirate was out of the shelter Tuesday after the story went viral of a 6-year-old boy with autism reading to him.

A Bronx man who made national headlines after he chose to stay on Rikers Island rather than plead guilty to a crime he said he didn’t commit is now suspected of throwing a glass bottle at a van occupied by four girls, the NYPD says.

Police say Pedro Hernandez, 19, was caught on surveillance video with another unidentified man, attacking the minivan just after midnight on May 25. Two 20-year-old women, a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl were in the vehicle.

A Bronx man who made national headlines after he chose to stay on Rikers Island rather than plead guilty to a crime he said he didn’t commit has been arrested and charged with robbery and assault, the NYPD says — but a family spokesman maintains the teen is the one who was attacked.

A Bronx teen who made national headlines after he chose stay in jail rather than plead guilty to a crime he said he didn’t commit has been arrested again. Tracie Strahan reports.

A convicted killer’s clue to the I-Team has prompted law enforcement to renew a search in Suffolk County for the body of a long missing Long Island woman whose head was found in the Florida Everglades more than a decade ago.

A convicted killer’s clue to the I-Team has prompted law enforcement to renew a search in Suffolk County for the body of a long missing Long Island woman whose head was found in the Florida Everglades more than a decade ago. Sarah Wallace reports.

The Bronx teen who made national headlines for deciding to stay on Rikers Island rather than pleading guilty to a crime he was adamant he didn’t commit is now headed to college — with a clean slate.

The Bronx teen who made national headlines for deciding to stay on Rikers Island instead of pleading guilty to a crime he didn’t commit is now getting another felony charge dismissed — under unusual conditions. Sarah Wallace reports.

The Bronx district attorney’s office will move to dismiss a July 2016 indictment against a 17-year-old boy who stayed behind bars at Rikers for about a year rather than plead guilty to a shooting he has said he did not commit.

The district attorney’s office today announced it was dismissing charges against teenager Pedro Hernandez. Sarah Wallace reports.

A 20-year-old Bronx man claims he was a secret witness who was pressured by police officers to lie against multiple suspects, including 17-year-old Pedro Hernandez who remained behind bars at Rikers Island. Sarah Wallace reports.

A 20-year-old Bronx man claims he was a secret witness who was pressured by police officers to lie against multiple suspects, including 17-year-old Pedro Hernandez, whose case has generated national attention.

A Bronx teenager who decided to stay behind bars on Rikers Island rather than admit to a shooting he says he didn’t do got out on bail Thursday night.

A 17-year-old from the Bronx is tasting freedom tonight for the very first time in a year. Michael George reports.

A Bronx teenager who has been behind bars for more than a year for a crime he insists he didn’t commit is getting out after an I-Team investigation.

Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar was honored with a key to the city of Compton, his hometown, on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016.

The wife of disgraced former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is looking for a way to lift his lifetime ban from the NBA and clear his name, NBC News reported. Sterling was banned for life from the league, and even prohibited from attending games, after tapes of him making racist comments surfaced in 2014. Sterling, who assailed the NBA...