Help TODAY Name the New Lion Cubs at Turtle Back Zoo
Surprise! It’s a boy and a girl! Baby fever hit Essex County, New Jersey’s Turtle Back Zoo in late November when Makena, the zoo’s three-year-old lioness, gave birth two healthy — and absolutely adorable — cubs. The organization exclusively revealed the pair's sexes to TODAY on Jan. 8 after a year-long effort to...
Family sues Newark high-rise owner after child’s fatal fall
The lawsuit states the child fell from a window on the 20th floor of Elizabeth Towers early in the morning on Nov. 15.
Family of man killed by police calls for officers’ firing after AG releases bodycam...
The family of a man shot and killed by police called for accountability after the state’s attorney general released footage of the fatal shooting on Tuesday. Advocates for the family of 29-year-old Far Rockaway man Chez Fray, who was shot and killed on Dec. 21, want the new Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner...
Two teens charged in fatal shooting of Bronx girl in Midtown Manhattan
NEW YORK, NY – Two teenage males have been charged in connection with the shooting death of 18-year-old Kimberly Olimos, a Bronx resident found fatally wounded inside a Midtown Manhattan apartment complex late last year. Police say officers responded to a 911 call reporting an assault in progress around 12:45…
NYC hospital on lockdown after unhinged man shot by cops in disturbing incident
A bloodied, unhinged man armed with a sharp object was shot by cops inside Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Thursday in a scary altercation that plunged the medical center into lockdown, according to sources and witnesses. Police responded to the hospital around 5:40 p.m. after receiving a 911 call about a man who...
New York casinos move in, and Atlantic City braces for impact
Now that New York State has granted licenses for three casinos to open in the near future, will this hurt the Atlantic City market?
Plot Twist: NJ’s First Baby Of 2026 Was Elizabeth Girl Born 2 Minutes After...
New Jersey’s race to welcome the first baby of 2026 came with a small delay. University Hospital announced Thursday, Jan. 8, that it delivered what hospital officials believe was the state’s first baby of the new year, born at 12:02 a.m., after staff worked to secure patient consent, a hospital spok…
Family grieving after deadly wrong-way crash in Totowa, New Jersey
Two people were killed and two others, including a toddler, were injured in a wrong-way crash involving an off-duty firefighter in Totowa, New Jersey.
What happens after an ICE arrest?
“This is the deadliest year in ICE detention on record."
Noem: 54 Arrested in NYC Gang Tied to CBP Officer Attack
Noem: 54 Arrested in NYC Gang Tied to CBP Officer Attack

















