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Leah Cuevas, of Brooklyn, faced a judge Thursday. She is charged in the alleged killing and dismemberment of a woman whose body parts were found scattered around Long Island earlier this month.
The incident happened at around 5:30 p.m. at the Mother Bird Day Care Center, located at 51 Maple Pkwy.
Officials say the water supply is contaminated with two types of bacteria, E. coli and fecal coliform.
Lee Hughes pleaded guilty in February to failure to provide veterinary care to a dog suffering from a neck wound that became so infected that it compromised the animal's ability to breath, the Nassau County District Attorney's office said.
The pilot of a small, single-engine plane escaped serious injury after landing the aircraft short of its intended runway in Danbury on Thursday.
The New York Immigration Coalition says close to 3,300 unaccompanied immigrant children have arrived in New York since January.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the K-9 named Ari "sniffed" out an arriving passenger's suitcase while inspecting luggage arriving from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on July 15.
Two weeks ago a bear went for a swim in a popular lake, on Thursday morning one took a walk down a north Jersey street.
The state has stopped looking for the reptile after scientists failed to find any evidence of the snake in Lake Hopatcong and traps baited with chicken were left untouched.
Nearly two years after Sandy slammed local beach communities, debris left over by the storm has found a new life around the region.
The New York City Council has unanimously approved a bill requiring audible alarms on doors in schools with special needs programs.
A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of a New Jersey college student from Virginia.
Police say 18-year-old Netanya Lewis, of Melville, was in her vehicle around 4 a.m. when she hit four men, then fled the scene of the accident.
According to a report by the Empire Center for Public Policy, 1,803 local government employees have been paid more than Cuomo's $179,000 salary in the past year.
They include tarts and squares made with peaches, nectarines, and plums from Wawona Packing Co. Wawona Packing recalled the fruit this week.
