Judge Declares Mistrial In Queens Jogger Karina Vetrano's Murder Case
A judge declared a mistrial late Tuesday in the murder trial of Chanel Lewis, the man accused of killing Queens jogger Karina Vetrano in 2016.
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A judge declared a mistrial late Tuesday in the murder trial of Chanel Lewis, the man accused of killing Queens jogger Karina Vetrano in 2016.
Jury members also asked for cell phone tower maps in connection to the death of the Queens jogger in 2016.
Closing arguments got underway Monday in the murder trial of Chanel Lewis, the man accused of killing Queens jogger Karina Vetrano in 2016.
While on the stand, Phil Vetrano was often in tears, so emotional he often struggled to speak.
The 30-year-old from Howard Beach was killed in August 2016 in Spring Creek Park.
The walk will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Howard Beach, Queens.
Her father, Philip Vetrano, hopes to raise $100,000 to create a perpetual scholarship in her name.
Former WCBS reporter Steve Reed recalls how much anger and tension the case brought to the area when the 23-year-old black man was killed and his friend was beaten by a group of white men.
Chanel Lewis is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Karina Vetrano.
Karina Vetrano was strangled when she went for a run alone in Spring Creek Park on Aug. 2 of last year.
It has been more than four months since Karina Vetrano was murdered while out jogging in Howard Beach, Queens, and now her family is getting ready to spend their first Christmas without her.
The person who murdered jogger Karina Vetrano in a Queens park this past summer remains at large months later, and police on Wednesday released some advisements in hopes of finding the assailant.
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It has now been two months since jogger Karina Vetrano was found murdered in a Queens park, and police as of Monday were still searching for the culprit.
Police are the hunt for a group of young men on bicycles they say have been robbing people in Queens.
Eight new security cameras were placed on the perimeter of Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach where 30-year-old Karina Vetrano was murdered while running through the park on Aug. 2.
People who live in Howard Beach, Queens were set to gather Tuesday for a memorial walk to remember murder victim Karina Vetrano.
The goal of a GoFundMe page was to raise $100,000 in a week in an effort to help find a suspect in the death of Karina Vetrano, but the goal was quickly achieved and has since been doubled.
It's been just over a week since Phil Vetrano discovered the body of his daughter, Karina Vetrano, in a marshy area in the Spring Creek federal park land near the Belt Parkway in Howard Beach.
The reward was doubled Tuesday for information leading to an arrest in the slaying of a jogger in Howard Beach, Queens last week.
Karina Vetrano, 30, was strangled and possibly sexually assaulted last Tuesday after she left for a run in the Spring Creek federal park land near the Belt Parkway, police said.
Mourners have gathered for Karina Vetrano's funeral at St. Helen Church Saturday, about a mile from where she was killed in Howard
Investigators were once again back on the scene Friday at 161st Avenue and 79th Street in Howard Beach searching for evidence in the death of Karina Vetrano.
Police said Karina Vetrano was found strangled to death and possibly sexually assaulted on Tuesday. Her body was discovered by her father in a grassy area around 161st Avenue and 78th Street in Howard Beach.
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A heat advisory is in effect until Wednesday night for most of the Tri-State Area, with feels-like temperatures reaching into the 100s.
The Tri-State Area is dealing with extreme heat as cooling centers, pools, parks and other resources try to keep residents cool.
A heat advisory is in effect until Wednesday night for the Tri-State Area, with feels-like temperatures reaching into the 100s.
A heat advisory goes into effect from Tuesday to Wednesday for NYC and the surrounding area, as feels-like temperatures could reach the 100s.
People in the New York City area should brace for more extreme weather this week.
A New Jersey daycare owner is accused of administering melatonin to two children in her care without the consent of their parents.
Most of the Tri-State Area, including New York City, is under an air quality alert Wednesday and Thursday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.
A heat advisory is in effect until Wednesday night for most of the Tri-State Area, with feels-like temperatures reaching into the 100s.
A Freehold Township High School teacher faces charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The Tri-State Area is dealing with extreme heat as cooling centers, pools, parks and other resources try to keep residents cool.
A former cargo ship captain pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drugging and raping a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet.
The families of eight murdered women faced down Rex Heuermann and now want justice beyond the courtroom.
Authorities on Long Island are warning about a scheme in which victims are being urged to convert their savings into gold bars, then hand them over for "safekeeping."
Authorities on Long Island are warning about a scheme in which victims are being urged their savings into gold bars, and to then hand over those gold bars over for "safekeeping." CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Some storms returned to the New York City and New Jersey area on Friday.
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