Shots fired on New Year’s Day rattle Utica neighborhood
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Police Department is investigating a shooting incident on the 1500 block of Miller Street that occurred on New Year’s Day, …
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Security Guard claims deadly New Year’s Eve shooting was self defense
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A man was fatally shot Tuesday night in the Germantown neighborhood after allegedly charging at a security guard with a knife, police …
47-year-old man injured in early morning New Year’s Day Philadelphia shooting
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A man was injured in an early morning shooting on a Philadelphia highway Tuesday, according to police. The incident occurred at approximately …
Man found stabbed to death New Year’s Eve inside Philadelphia apartment
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 59-year-old man was found dead in a Philadelphia apartment on Tuesday afternoon with multiple stab wounds, police said, as investigators work …
10 dead, 35 injured after vehicle plows into crowd on New Year’s Eve on Bourbon Street, suspect killed in shootout
NEW ORLEANS, La. — A vehicle drove into a crowd of pedestrians early Wednesday morning at the intersection of Bourbon and Canal streets, leaving 10 …
Bronx man sentenced to 18 years for strangling girlfriend in mental health facility
BRONX, NY — A Bronx man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend in his room at a mental health …
Many New Jersey Workers Will Get a Raise on New Year’s Day
TRENTON, N.J. — On Jan. 1, 2025, New Jersey’s statewide minimum wage for most workers increased by 36 cents, bringing the hourly rate to $15.49, …
Advanced DNA testing identifies woman murdered in New York City 33 years ago
QUEENS, NY — Judy Rodriguez, a woman whose identity had remained a mystery for over three decades after her body was discovered in Queens in …
Fugitive Who Eluded Police for Deadly Crash in Ocean County for 15 Years, Captured at JFK Airport
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Chaudhry Yousaf, 52, a fugitive wanted in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway in 2009, …
Former postal worker sentenced to four years for stealing $750,000 in treasury checks
RALEIGH, N.C. — A former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced to four years in federal prison after stealing more than $750,000 in U.S. Treasury …
Cumberland prepares for New Year’s Eve celebration with temporary traffic changes
CUMBERLAND, MD — The city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration and ball drop will take place downtown on Tuesday, December 31, from 5:00 p.m. to …
Baltimore Couple Wins Second Big Lottery Prize in Two Years, With Same Numbers
BALTIMORE — Lightning struck twice for longtime Maryland Lottery player Paul Cypress, who has claimed his second $50,000 Pick 5 prize in as many years, …
Hampton landlord sentenced to 17 years for using black tennants’ names for COVID-19 relief fraud
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Hampton landlord who engaged in a scheme of racial harassment, fraud, and abuse targeting low-income minority tenants was sentenced Wednesday …
Orange County drug trafficker sentenced to 13 years in prison following major investigation
CHESTER, N.Y. — Andrew Mitchell, 49, known by the alias “Loc,” has been sentenced to 13 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision …
Bronx man sentenced to 25 years for fatal shooting and Rikers Island stabbing
BRONX, N.Y. — A Bronx man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a fatal 2021 shooting that killed one …
Maryland man sentenced to 41 years for sexual assault of New Jersey child
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 41 years in New Jersey state prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl …
Man sentenced to 20 years for Upper West Side rape of 21-year-old woman
MANHATTAN, N.Y. — A Manhattan man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for following a 21-year-old woman into her Upper West Side …
Jackson man sentenced to 20 years in prison for aggravated assault and firearm possession
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A Jackson Township man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in state prison for aggravated assault stemming from a 2023 car …
Parkville man wins $50K Powerball prize after years of playing same numbers
PARKVILLE, Md. — A loyal Baltimore County Lottery player’s dedication paid off in a big way after his persistence with the same Powerball numbers landed …
Roxborough High School shooting defendant sentenced to 30-60 years in prison
PHILADELPHIA — Zyheid Jones, 19, was sentenced Thursday to 30-60 years in prison for his role in the 2022 Roxborough High School shooting that killed …
Former State College psychologist sentenced to up to 40 years for child sexual assaults
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former psychologist from the State College area has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison for the repeated rape …
Brooklyn man sentenced to 25 years to life for fatal East New York shooting
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a man at point-blank range in …
Atlantic City teen sentenced to 12 years for fatal Father’s Day shooting
MAYS LANDING, NJ – Azair Wilson, 19, of Atlantic City, was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2023 …
Former Uniontown treasurer sentenced to up to 10 years for stealing $106,000 in taxpayer funds
HARRISBURG, PA — Antoinette Hodge, a former City of Uniontown Treasurer, has been sentenced to 21 to 120 months in prison for embezzling more than …
Middletown man pleads guilty in Port Jervis arson case, faces up to 9 years
GOSHEN, N.Y. – A Middletown man has pleaded guilty to charges of arson and bail jumping in connection with a 2021 fire in Port Jervis, …
Brothers re-sentenced to 30 years for armed bank robberies and conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – Two brothers were re-sentenced to 360 months in prison for committing two violent armed bank robberies and conspiring to rob an armored …
Orange County man sentenced to 25 years for rape in Crawford case
GOSHEN, NY — Jesse Boniface, 52, of Middletown, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison and 20 years of post-release supervision after being convicted …
Bronx Murder Suspect Extradicted from Kosovo After Nearly Twenty Years
BRONX, N.Y. — A Bronx man accused of killing an innocent bystander in 2006 has been extradited from Kosovo and arraigned on charges of murder …
Brooklyn man sentenced to 18 years to life for machete attack that killed grandfather, injured young child
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for a 2021 machete attack that killed his grandfather …
Mexican Drug Dealer Gets 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking in South Carolina
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A Mexican national residing in the United States illegally was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Friday after pleading guilty …
D.C. man sentenced to 26 years for robbery and shooting near elementary school
WASHINGTON — Travon Eliy, also known as Travon Jackson, 38, was sentenced to 26 years in prison on Monday for assault with intent to kill …
New Kensington man sentenced to 5-10 years for kidnapping and robbery
GREENSBURG, Pa. — A Westmoreland County judge has sentenced a New Kensington man to serve five to 10 years in prison after his October conviction …
Elmont man sentenced to 25 years to life for murder of girlfriend in Mineola penthouse
MINEOLA, N.Y. — An Elmont man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his girlfriend inside her penthouse apartment …
Bloomington woman sentenced to 6 years for stabbing IU student for being Chinese
INDIANAPOLIS — A Bloomington woman has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for a racially motivated stabbing of an 18-year-old Indiana University student …
Hempstead man sentenced to 17 years to life for role in fatal 2021 Uniondale robbery
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Hempstead man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison for his role in the attempted robbery and fatal shooting …
Bronx man sentenced to 12 years for beating, starving teen siblings under his care
BRONX, N.Y. — A Bronx man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for brutally assaulting and starving two teenage siblings under his guardianship, …
Savannah Street shooting suspect arrested nearly two years after fatal incident
WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly two years after a deadly shooting on Savannah Street in Southeast, police have arrested a suspect in connection with the homicide. …
Morristown man sentenced to 10 years for aggravated sexual assault and robbery on recreation trail
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for the aggravated sexual assault and robbery of a woman …
Man convicted in Ocean City boardwalk stabbings sentenced to 10 years
OCEAN CITY, Md. — A Ridgely man was sentenced to a decade in prison on November 8 after being found guilty of first-degree assault in …
Four Pennsylvania players across state win big in New Year’s Millionaire Raffle
MIDDLETOWN, PA – The Pennsylvania Lottery has revealed the latest four winners of $50,000 prizes in the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle “4s Galore” drawings, with …
Lancaster woman sentenced to up to 22 years for DUI crash that killed son
LANCASTER, PA — A Lancaster woman was sentenced to nine to 22 years in state prison Thursday after being convicted of causing a high-speed DUI …
Queens man sentenced to 24 years for fatal shooting over unpaid debt
QUEENS, N.Y. — A Queens man was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting his friend during an argument over an …
Teen sentenced to 45 years to life for first-degree murder in Reading
READING, Pa. — A Reading teen was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the …
Queens man sentenced to 25 years to life for 2021 murder and sexual assault
QUEENS, NY — A Flushing man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the brutal 2021 murder and sexual assault of a …
Sergeant John Michener retires after 25 years of service to Willingboro community
WILLINGBORO, N.J. — Sergeant John Michener, a lifelong Willingboro resident and a dedicated member of the Willingboro Police Department for over two decades, has retired …
Cat Eating Ohio Woman Gets Year in Prison, Mental Health Evaluation
This is one of those headlines that stops you in your tracks and leaves you questioning everything you thought you knew about human behavior. Allexis …
This Year’s White House Christmas Displays Somewhat Tacky, Critics Say
WASHINGTON — The Biden family unveiled their 2024 White House holiday decorations this week, marking their final season in the executive residence with a display …
Queens man sentenced to 39 years to life for shooting rookie NYPD officer in Jamaica
QUEENS, NY — A Queens man convicted of shooting an NYPD officer during a foot pursuit in Jamaica last year has been sentenced to 39 …
Who Killed Kate? 50 years later, New York State Police renew appeal in Katherine Kolodziej murder case
COBLESKILL, N.Y. — Fifty years after the murder of Katherine Kolodziej, New York State Police are renewing their efforts to solve the case, urging the …
California man sentenced to 15 years for $22.5 million investor fraud scheme
URBANA, Ill. — Brett Michael Bartlett, 37, of Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $22.5 million …