Fire rips through Highbridge building, injuring 2 people
FDNY crews rushed to the scene on West 168th Street in the Bronx shortly after the flames broke out.
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FDNY crews rushed to the scene on West 168th Street in the Bronx shortly after the flames broke out.
Over a dozen people were forced out of their homes after a fire ripped through a three-story house on Summit Avenue.
According to police, the man approached the victim from behind, knocked him to the ground and struck him in the head multiple times.
Police said it happened on a Bx13 bus at the corner of West 166th Street and Ogden Avenue in the Highbridge section on Nov. 26.
"We're in a lot of agony. It's devastating. Still in a lot of shock," Valerio's 33-year-old daughter said.
Police are searching for the gunman on a bicycle who shot and killed 80-year-old Marcelino Valerio over the weekend in the Bronx.
Surveillance video shows a suspect on a bike approach the man and fire from just feet away.
Surveillance video shows a suspect fatally shoot an 80-year-old man in the Bronx early Sunday morning. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/48cy97b
Officers were on patrol in the Highbridge section when they heard gunshots shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday and found Valerio with a gunshot wound to the head.
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Fire officials say the flames tore through two vacant buildings in the Highbridge section.
A massive fire in the Bronx is now under control. Two buildings caught fire overnight in the Highbridge section. CBS2's John Dias has the latest from the scene.
Fire officials say a 45-year-old man was pulled from the burning building, but later died at Lincoln Hospital.
Fire officials are trying to figure out what caused a fire that claimed the life of a 45-year-old man and sent his family to the hospital. CBS2's John Dias has the latest.
Fire officials say a man was pulled from the burning building but later died at Lincoln Hospital. CBS2's John Dias has the latest.
The FDNY is on the scene battling the blaze at a 26-floor building in the Highbridge section of the borough. CBS2's Kristine Johnson reports.
The victims were taken to Lincoln hospital, where one was pronounced dead.
One man is dead after a double stabbing in the Highbridge section of the Bronx.
The victims were taken to Lincoln hospital, where one was pronounced dead.
Police are searching for two men seen on video leaving the building.
A suspect shot at police officers multiple times as they tried to arrest him for a stolen car.
A suspect shot at police multiple times as officers tried to arrest him for a stolen car, CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
The woman's husband told CBS2 he hopes the city forces their landlord to properly maintain the building.
The woman's husband told CBS2 he hopes the city forces their landlord to properly maintain the building, CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Residents of the Highbridge building say they're concerned. In fact, many told CBS2 their homes feel unsafe.
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A large sinkhole on the Long Island Expressway in Melville is disrupting traffic, Suffolk County police said Thursday.
Service was suspended from Jamaica to Penn Station on Thursday afternoon.
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