Antarctic-Like Work Week To End With Some Snow Friday Night Into Saturday
The Tri-State Area shivered through a third day of bitter cold temperatures on Thursday, setting the stage for some late Friday snowfall and a frigid weekend.
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The Tri-State Area shivered through a third day of bitter cold temperatures on Thursday, setting the stage for some late Friday snowfall and a frigid weekend.
Newark police said the woman was inside her parked vehicle at around 7:50 p.m. Thursday when she was forced out of it and a suspect sped off with her 3-year-old and 11-month-old inside.
A fire set in a room filled with synthetic furniture can reach flashover in less than four minutes, that rate is dramatically slowed in a room filled with furniture made out of natural material.
Police believe the attack on the girl was carried out on an upper stair well, leading to the roof of the seven-story public housing building.
Authorities said the attacker followed victims into elevators and assaulting them repeatedly by punching them in the face and head before robbing them.
Northeast lawmakers from both parties hope to win Senate approval of the measure and send it to President Barack Obama, who has said he would sign it.
Power had been restored by late Thursday afternoon, but officials said technicians would work as late as necessary to bring all systems back online.
The weapons recovered included handguns, assault weapons, bulletproof vests and "high capacity ammunition feeding devices."
Some towns are considering offering shop local cards. People can get the card, buy from shops in their hometown, and then they get to accumulate credits against their property tax bill.
The man who got away is 24-year-old Brandon Santana of Brooklyn, who'd just been picked up for a murder he allegedly committed two and a half years ago. Then, while in police custody on Wednesday night, he escaped.
Blanca Maldonado, A Commack mother of three, was driving her recently-retired father to update his medical insurance when their car was incinerated by a LIRR train.
An historic change for the U.S. Military is now official. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Thursday lifted the ban on women serving in combat
Residents of communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy have been waiting for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to tell them how and where they can rebuild. But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he's not waiting anymore.
Lamont Pride ambushed Officer Peter Figoski and shot him point-blank in the head on Dec. 12, 2011, while Figoski and his partner were responding to a burglary call in Brooklyn, prosecutors said.
