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2 Accused of Murder in Shooting Death of 12-Year-Old NY Girl
Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl in Ulster County’s Kingston last week, New York State Police said Thursday. Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert James, 46, both of Kingston, each face charges of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and criminal use of a firearm in the shooting that left D’Janeira Mason dead the evening of…
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2 Accused of Murder in Shooting Death of 12-Year-Old NY Girl
Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl in Ulster County’s Kingston last week, New York State Police said Thursday.
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12-Year-Old Girl Shot to Death in NY; 9-Year-Old Boy Wounded in Arm, Police Say
A 12-year-old girl was shot to death and a 9-year-old boy wounded as gunfire erupted in an apartment in Ulster County Thursday evening, police say. Few details on the shooting on Van Buren Street in Kingston were immediately available Friday. Police responded to a report of a shooting there around 8 p.m. the night before. They found the two children…
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Thruway Crash Kills 2 Kids, Adult From NYC Family; 5 Relatives Hurt: Police
A tractor-trailer struck two stopped passenger vehicles on the Thruway in the Hudson Valley, killing two children and an adult from a New York City family over the weekend, police said. Justin Gayapersad, 10, Chelsea Gayapersad, 14, and Zulika Salim, 47, of the Bronx were back-seat passengers in a 2012 Honda Accord when it was rammed by the tractor-trailer heading…
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7 Dead, Including 3 Children, After Plane Crash in Canada
Police in the Canadian city of Kingston say seven people have died after a small plane crashed in the area Wednesday evening. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent a team of four investigators to the scene of the crash, where they’re examining and documenting the wreckage.
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3 Dead, 3 Injured in North Stonington Wrong-Way Crash
Three people, including an 85-year-old man, an 83-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, were killed and three others were injured in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in North Stonington Wednesday night.
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Harry Potter-Inspired Coffee Shop, Steamy Hallows, Is Brewing in NYC
The decor is heavily inspired by the movies fans know and love. Floating candles hang below a starry night “sky,” just like the Great Hall at Hogwarts.
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Kingston Pharma Recalls Naturals Baby Cough Syrup Over Possible Health Risk
Kingston Pharma is recalling bottles of children’s cough syrup sold at Dollar General stores nationwide over concerns that the medicine could make babies sick. The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that the Massena, New York-based company is recalling 2-fluid ounce bottles of DG health NATURALS baby Cough Syrup + Mucus because it could possibly be contaminated with Bacillus cereus...
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Dog Reunited With Family 101 Days After Wildfire Destroyed Paradise, California
A dog named Kingston is back with his family 101 days after he jumped out of their truck as they fled a devastating Northern California wildfire. The 12-year-old Akita was reunited Monday with the Ballejos family, who fled the town of Paradise late last year, Sacramento television station KXTV reported. “When I found out, (it) just about brought me to...
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Feds: Man Tried to Smuggle $115K-Worth of Cocaine Through JFK in Bailey's Bottles
It was not a “happy hour” for an arriving passenger at John F. Kennedy International Airport who ended up getting arrested after he attempted to smuggle in pounds of cocaine in Bailey’s liquor bottles, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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West Indian Day Parade Street Closures on Monday
The annual West Indian Day Parade, one of the most colorful festivals in the city, steps off Monday, and officials announced street closures ahead of the big show and the pre-dawn party that precedes it.
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US Coal Ash Pollution Rules Eased After Industry Balks
The Trump administration on Wednesday eased rules for handling toxic coal ash from more than 400 U.S. coal-fired power plants after utilities pushed back against regulations adopted under former President Barack Obama. Environmental Protection Agency acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the changes would save utilities roughly $30 million annually.
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Deadly Explosion at Aliso Viejo Medical Building Was ‘Intentional Detonation'
The explosion at an Aliso Viejo medical building was an “intentional detonation,” and the explosive device was delivered to the building, addressed to a specific person, federal sources tell the NBC4 I-Team.
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New Jersey Fugitive Captured in Jamaica After 13 Years on the Run
A man accused of trying to sell more than 25 pounds of marijuana in New Jersey has been captured in Jamaica after more than 13 years on the run.
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Arrest Made in 32-Year-Old Cold Case Killing of Massachusetts Teen
Massachusetts State Police say they have solved a 32-year-old cold case involving the murder of a 15-year-old girl from Kingston.
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Forecast for Sunday, Nov. 5
Raphael Miranda’s forecast for Sunday, Nov. 5.
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Water Shoots Stories High in Brooklyn, Uproots Tree; 50 Forced to Flee Homes
Water shot stories into the high, so forceful it uprooted a tree, after a huge main break in Brooklyn that submerged part of Crown Heights and forced dozens of people from their homes before dawn.
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Water Main Break Sends Water Gushing Into Air in NYC
A massive water main break in Brooklyn is forcing people out of their homes and submerging part of the neighborhood. Katherine Creag reports.
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Gord Downie, Lead Singer of The Tragically Hip, Dead at 53
Gord Downie, who made himself part of Canada’s national identity with songs about hockey and small towns as lead singer and songwriter of iconic rock band The Tragically Hip, has died at age 53 after a battle with brain cancer.
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Driver Clocked at 166 MPH Just Before Crash, Police Say
Police in New York say a car going 166 mph slammed into the back of another vehicle moments later, though both drivers escaped injury. Police in the Dutchess County town of Red Hook tell the Kingston Daily Freeman that an officer was driving on Route 9G late Wednesday night when he was passed by a 2004 Audi traveling at 140…