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This article examines the unverified, often-retold legend of Maxine “Red Top” Walters and the story that she was killed in Harlem in 1972. Despite the popularity of this narrative in modern retellings, there are no widely available, contemporaneous public records—such as newspaper articles, court filings, or archived...

CULPEPER COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Detectives with the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said a quick-thinking family member and a coordinated law enforcement effort helped stop an 82-year-old person from losing thousands of dollars to a scam targeting the elderly. On Oct. 6, detectives were alerted to a fraud...

On certain spring mornings, the sound that cuts through traffic on the FDR isn’t a horn but the sharp cry of a peregrine falcon. Once missing from much of the Eastern United States, these aerial specialists are now thriving above Manhattan’s glass canyons and along the city’s steel-laced bridges. Their comeback feels...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Jasmine Ray, 41, says she was searching for the meaning of “life, leadership and love” when she put pen to paper in 2020 during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I was in a very confused place,” said Ray, who lived in Stapleton for more than...

The Brooklyn community is mourning the loss of a man described as humble and kind-hearted after he was fatally beaten during a dispute on a New York City subway train earlier this week. Friends, family, and neighbors have since rallied together to remember him not for the tragedy that took his life, but for the quiet...

NY1’s "Finding Home" segment features animals up for adoption around the five boroughs. This week, we'd like to introduce Gertrude — a 7-year-old dog who loves cuddling and being close to people. She's described as calm, affectionate and eager to meet new people. For cat lovers, 4-year-old Zayd...

Dan Bowens gives us a final inside look at New Jersey's "Field Station: Dinosaurs" in Leonia. Field Station closing its doors on November 9th, and is selling its dinosaur animatronics to the public.

31-year-old Timothy Bohler was arrested for an incident in Queens but he's committed several violent attacks.

The Center for Justice Innovation is transforming the way it responds to overdose prevention in the Bronx, with a van that brings services directly to those in need. On Sept. 26, center staff and other community members came together to unveil the new mobile outreach bus — a resource designed to target areas of high...

A New Jersey bus company owner and driver is accused of dodging nearly $300,000 in tolls while making trips to New York City.