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CBS News New York's John Elliott has your First Alert Forecast for December 17 at 11 p.m.
A driver slammed into a commercial building in Springfield, New Jersey, on Wednesday, creating a hole in the wall. The driver was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, officials said.
It's the end of an era for the Archdiocese of New York. We're expected to hear Thursday that Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Timothy Cardinal Dolan as archbishop. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis has reaction and details on who's expected to replace him.
Two incidents in New York City during Hanukkah have Jewish communities on edge and calling for the condemnation of hate.
Hanukkah is feeling heavy for the Jewish community in New York City. Just this week, two Jewish men say they became the targets of separate antisemitic attacks. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
A fire at an apartment building in the Bronx sent two people to the hospital Wednesday.
President Trump made a primetime address Wednesday, criticizing the Affordable Care Act and arguing the economy is better under his leadership. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has more on what was said and how it's being received.
The Powerball jackpot leaped to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday night's pot of gold of approximately $1.25 billion.
There is still no suspect or motive in the mass shooting at Brown University, but more video has been released. Katrina Kaufman reports.
A Long Island man who is often known as Santa Claus in his community is thanking doctors for saving his life. As CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff explains, he bears an uncanny resemblance to Old Saint Nick and now has a healthy heart to match.
House Republicans passed their own version of a health care bill Wednesday to try to lower insurance premiums, but that legislation does nothing to address the Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. Erica Brown reports.
President Trump's speech Wednesday night looked back on his first year and ahead to the next three. He touted new military bonuses, his tariffs and economic policies in a brief address.
Nick Reiner, the son of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, appeared before a judge Wednesday in Los Angeles, but his arraignment on charges connected to his parents' deaths was pushed into 2026. Gwen Baumgardner reports.
The union representing bus dispatchers says critical systems inside the MTA's bus command center repeatedly failed, but the transit agency is pushing back on those claims.
Luke Weaver has agreed to a $22 million, two-year contract with the Mets, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
In New York alone, there have already been more than 17,000 flu cases and nearly 1,000 hospitalizations, and doctors anticipate it's only going to get worse as more people gather for the holidays.
Club Calvi gets the scoop from bestselling authors James Patterson and Mike Lupica about the third book in their "Jane Smith Thriller" series.
Mary Calvi talks to author Delia Pitts about her new book "Death of an Ex," the sequel to the Club Calvi FicPick "Trouble In Queenstown."
Mary Calvi talks to Liv Constantine, co-author of "The Next Mrs. Parrish," a Club Calvi Readers' Choice in 2024, about her new book "Don't Open Your Eyes"
The Club Calvi Book Club's Top 3 FicPicks were "Sleep" by Honor Jones, "Aftertaste" by Daria Lavelle and "The Doorman" by Chris Pavone.
This month's choices were: "Sleep" by Honor Jones, "Aftertaste" by Daria Lavelle and "The Doorman" by Chris Pavone.
"Along Came Amor" is the final book in Alexis Daria's "Primas of Power" romance series about three cousins originally from the Bronx.
Mary Calvi talks to bestselling author Annabel Monaghan about her new book "It's a Love Story"
Club Calvi is spotlighting a new young adult romantic comedy book by bestselling author Tia Williams.
"Didn't You Used to Be Queenie B?" by Terri-Lynne DeFino is the new Readers' Choice for the CBS New York Book Club with Mary Calvi.