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Retired NYPD Narcotics Cop Among More Than Dozen Indicted in Heroin-Trafficking Ring in NYC, Long Island
A retired NYPD narcotics detective is among the more than dozen people arrested in a heroin trafficking network blamed for pushing packets linked to several overdoses on Long Island and in Brooklyn and Queens, authorities say. Fourteen people were indicted in the alleged drug operation, which was distributing more than 23,000 doses of heroin a week for a total of…
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Flooding Wreaks Havoc on Roads, Transit Across Tri-State
Heavy rain and strong winds battered the tri-state area Friday, flooding parts of New York City and New Jersey within minutes and prompting up to 4-hour delays at tri-state airports.
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Hundreds Mourn NY Gas Station Clerk Killed Over $22 of Fuel
Hundreds showed up to mourn the Long Island gas station clerk who police say was killed over $22 of fuel. Checkey Beckford reports.
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Plow Crashes Through Gate, Nearly Falls Into River
A plow truck working a parking lot in Elizabeth, New Jersey lost control Monday morning and very nearly plowed the bottom of a river instead. Brian Thompson reports.
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Man Hit, Dragged by MTA Bus in Queens Dies: Police
An MTA bus struck and killed a pedestrian in Queens, dragging him along the road before coming to a stop early Monday, authorities say. Roseanne Colletti reports.
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Thousands Still Without Power Across Tri-State After Bomb Cyclone's Powerful Winds Knocked Down Trees
Strong winds plagued the tri-state area through much of the day Thursday, leaving thousands in the dark a day after a bomb cyclone dumped heavy rain and brought down trees, as well as a building, across the region.
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Parts of Jersey Shore Flooded as Coastal Storm Brings Gusty Winds, Strong Surfs and High Tides
Another round of high tides and continued gusty winds have led to flooding conditions alongs parts of the Jersey Shore Friday afternoon
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After Record Heat, Tri-State Sees Showers All Day Thursday as Temperatures Dramatically Drop
Don’t stand too close to the streets Thursday if you don’t want to get splattered with dirty rain water, Storm Team 4 says.
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NYC Man Gets State Prison in Pace University Dorm Room Terror
A New York City man who knocked on a Pace University student’s dorm room, then pushed his way in and sexually terrorized her as she desperately tried to talk her way out of it has been sentenced to state prison, authorities said.
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Man Pleads Guilty in Brutal Attack, Rape of Woman on Her Own Long Island Front Lawn
A 25-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the brutal attack of a woman who was beaten unconscious and then raped on her own Long Island front lawn last year.
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8 Arrested in Brawl That Left Long Island Teen Fatally Stabbed at Strip Mall
Eight teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fatal attack on a Long Island high school student during an after-school fight.
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Teen Charged in Stabbing Death of Student at Long Island Pizzeria: Police
A teenager has been arrested in the stabbing death of a student during a brawl at a pizza shop in Long Island, police said
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74-Year-Old Woman Among 3 Charged in Deadly New Jersey Laundromat Shooting
A 74-year-old woman, a 37-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a New Jersey laundromat, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Afternoon Sprinkles Possible in Tri-State Ahead of Sunny Last Week of Summer
Some light rain continued to fall on the city and the surrounding area Monday night after a line of strong thunderstorms moved in during the afternoon, bringing torrential rain and threatening flooding for hours.
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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Still Reeling From Dorian, Bahamas Hit by Tropical Storm
Tropical Storm Humberto moved away from the Bahamas on Saturday after dumping rain on parts of the archipelago’s northwest region that were already hammered by Hurricane Dorian two weeks ago. Humberto dropped rain on the islands as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited the Bahamas to support humanitarian efforts in the wake of Dorian, which hit as a Category 5 storm...
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Desperation Mounts in Bahamas as Shelters Turn Evacuees Away
Desperation mounted in the Bahamas on Tuesday as hurricane survivors arriving in the capital by boat and plane were turned away from overflowing shelters. As government officials gave assurances at a news conference that more shelters would be opened as needed, Julie Green and her family gathered outside the headquarters of the island’s emergency management agency, seeking help. “We need...
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Silence, Devastation Mark Bahamas Town; But Some Are Staying
The streets are filled with smashed cars, snapped power cables, shattered trees and deep silence. At the airport and dock, hundreds of people clamor for seats on airplanes and berths on ships arriving with aid and departing with people who lost their homes when deadly Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas. Nearly a week after disaster roared in from the sea,...