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NEW York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed an emergency order ahead of the World Cup. Mamdani, 34, is ordering a block on concerts and food festivals in New York parks. Parkland in New York City will not be designated for events throughout the FIFA World Cup. The Parks Department...

A new COVID variant — dubbed Cicada — has been detected in New York. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the variant, formally known as BA.3.2, is a "new lineage" of SARS-CoV-2 . Cicada COVID has seen an uptick in detection, according to a March 19 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by the agency, and has been found in at least 25 states so...

Atlantic City police said a Maryland woman was assaulted and a man from Newark was stabbed in the incident at Showboat Resort late Sunday night.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the state’s Department of Health says it’s safe to eat some fish from the lower Hudson River. How about the Genesee River?

A father of three lost his life during a carjacking turned crash, according to police who are seeking a Newark suspect.

A Freeze Watch is posted for South Jersey along with parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The watch goes into effect Tuesday night for forecasted low temperatures in the mid-20s to low-30s Wednesday morning. Temperatures through much of the tri-state Area will be below freezing Wednesday morning, so you may...

(WHTM) – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will join several potential 2028 candidates at Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Convention in New York City this week. Shapiro is the first potential 2028 candidate to speak at the event during a “fireside chat” with Sharpton on April 8 at 11:30 a.m. Joining Shapiro on the guest […]

Daniel Van Voorhis of Fishkill, Dutchess County, claimed the $2 million second prize on the New York Lottery’s Mega Millions game, according to officials. Van Voorhis matched the first five numbers drawn on Jan. 23. The winning numbers were: 30, 42, 49, 53, 66 and Mega Ball 04. Van...

A mother of two who was fatally struck by an ambulance in Brooklyn was a registered nurse who treated patients with severe injuries, according to a close family friend of the victim. Cherry Cayetano Sobel, 44, was struck by a private ambulance as she crossed Ocean Ave. at Avenue O...

At 5:13 p.m., officers responded to McCarter Highway near Exit 4 after a driver stopped suddenly on the northbound side of the highway, causing the driver behind that vehicle to stop short, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The second vehicle was then struck from behind, Miranda said. This...