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A crazed customer who was kicked out of a Brooklyn restaurant came back and shot two people, including the female bartender who booted him, cops and law-enforcement sources said Sunday. The gunfire ripped through El Cerrito del Carmen Restaurant at 2024 McDonald Ave. in Gravesend around 9:41 p.m. Saturday, police...

A 60-year-old man was seriously injured after he was stabbed in Fairview early Saturday, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The man was suffering wounds to his face, hands and legs when borough police responded to Grant Street about 1:25 a.m., said Jeff Angermeyer, chief of detectives for the...

Authorities say the body of 15-year-old Thomas Medlin was recovered

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Troubling news for chicken enthusiasts: More Louisiana Kitchens are closing. A Popeyes franchisee, Sailormen Inc., shuttered 20 of their Popeyes across Florida and Georgia after it plead its case for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2025. The latest three closures were announced in mid-March,...

BOSTON – A New York woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggling more than eight kilograms of cocaine in duty-free alcohol boxes via a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic to Boston Logan International Airport. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of...

The Saturday afternoon explosion on Newark's Magazine Street shattered windows and destroyed the front facade of a house.

Newark and Jersey City are officially joining North Jersey’s expanding World Cup fan festival circuit — but not in the way originally planned. Organizers of “Goya Presents Flag Cities 2026″ announced Tuesday that both cities will host their own events in June, part of a five‑stop festival series tied to the FIFA...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New York City, NY – Drivers across New York City could face slick pavement and ponding water before the Monday morning commute as steady rain moves in after 2 a.m. Monday, following a breezy but calm...

On February 26, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced a final rule adopting the Stopping Harassment and Intimidation and Ensuring Lawful Debt (SHIELD) Collection Rule, which significantly expands the City’s debt collection regulations beyond the federal Fair Debt Collection...

There's one thing you figure out fast when you move near Bergen Town Center: Sunday is a day off. Bergen County's Blue Laws have been on the books for generations, and Paramus holds to them. The main stores - Target, Kohl's, Marshalls, Nordstrom Rack - are closed. Parking lots that...