Woman Hailed As Hero For Following Carjacker Who Fled Paterson With 3 Young Kids
The children were later found unharmed outside of an auto body shop.
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The children were later found unharmed outside of an auto body shop.
Paterson hired Juanita Petty to work two days a week as interim assistant business administrator. She retired as business administrator for the Wayne school district last July and receives a state pension of more than $54,000 per year.
Police were looking around the New Ranchi City Bar when they heard noises coming from the basement.
Bella, a Maltese-Pomeranian mix, went missing nearly three years ago from Bill Gerstein's officer in Delray Beach, Florida.
Authorities are trying to track down the person who tossed an emaciated dog out of a moving car in New Jersey and then drove off.
The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office said one person suffered a non-life-threatening injury.
Residents of Goshen Street are literately picking up the pieces after an explosion destroyed three homes and displaced a dozen families.
Paterson firefighters did a "rapid evacuation" of residents after being called to a house at 16 Goshen Street on a report of a gas smell around 9 a.m. Tuesday
A gas leak is believed to be responsible for an explosion that destroyed two homes Tuesday morning in Paterson, New Jersey.
Last year, 238 kindergarten, first and second graders were sent on out-of-school suspensions. Contrast that with only 129 high school students.
Authorities have found the decomposed remains of a person in a vacant New Jersey police station that has been boarded up since 1979.
Because of shots fired near the field earlier this week, Eastside High School's opening game against Clifton has been moved to their opponent's field -- at Clifton's request, Paterson school officials said.
A New Jersey teenager seen on cellphone video sucker punching a stranger pleaded guilty Wednesday.
Several people were hurt after a bizarre hammer assault in a Paterson bodega. It happened on East Main Street and Haledon Ave shortly before 5 p.m. Monday.
Gloria Briggs was located Wednesday at Harlem Hospital following Sloan's report on Tuesday night.
A 73-year-old woman was reported missing from her home in Paterson, New Jersey nearly two weeks ago, and those who knew her are distraught.
After weeks of friction between the council and city administrators over a tax levy, money troubles in Paterson, New Jersey have reached a boiling point.
In the middle of the extreme heat Friday, there was bad news for youngsters in Paterson, New Jersey.
Authorities say 53-year-old John Richart, of Elmwood Park, was charged with drunken driving, eluding and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was captured early Wednesday in North Bergen.
A man was found stabbed to death this weekend in Paterson , New Jersey, police said Sunday.
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire in Paterson, N.J. It broke out around 11 p.m. Friday, at a house on East 26th Street near 14th Ave.
According to officials, the accident occurred at around 4 a.m. on East 21st Avenue in Paterson.
A man was charged Friday night with firing the shot that struck a 7-year-old boy inside his home in Paterson, New Jersey.
Second grader Jaiden DeLeon was struck in the shoulder Monday night when gunfire erupted outside his home on Rosa Parks Boulevard.
Nonessential city workers in Paterson have been told to stay home as a budget showdown continues between the mayor and city council.
The victim of a deadly shooting at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Union, New Jersey, has been identified as a 23-year-old customer from New York City.
A New York man was sentenced to prison time for using stolen credit cards to buy more than $66,000 in liquor from stores across Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Fire departments across New York are opening their doors this weekend in a bid to attract sorely needed new volunteers.
Monday marks Yom HaShoah, known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is customary to honor the day by hearing a survivor's story.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced East Harlem's La Marqueta will be the home of the Big Apple's first city-owned and operated grocery store.
Fire departments across New York are opening their doors this weekend in a bid to attract sorely needed new volunteers.
Monday marks Yom HaShoah, known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is customary to honor the day by hearing a survivor's story.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced East Harlem's La Marqueta will be the home of the Big Apple's first city-owned and operated grocery store.
The Trump administration agreed to restore the Stonewall National Monument's Pride flag in Greenwich Village after it was removed.
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has become a citizen of Albania.
Parts of the New York area could see record high temperatures during a summerlike stretch of weather this week.
A major warmup, featuring summer-like temperatures in the 80s, will take over the Eastern Seaboard beginning Monday.
New York City and the Tri-State Area are finally turning the corner to warmer weather this week.
When UConn plays Michigan for the NCAA Men's Basketball championship tonight in Indianapolis, there are a few places in New York City where fans can root on their schools.
The average price for a gallon of gas in New York City is now $4.11, which is 82 cents higher than a month ago, according to AAA.
The victim of a deadly shooting at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Union, New Jersey, has been identified as a 23-year-old customer from New York City.
NJ Transit riders are in for some high-tech upgrades in the near future.
A North Carolina man was arrested in connection with the decades-old unsolved murder of a New Jersey woman on Friday night.
One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting inside the Excelcare rehabilitation facility in Egg Harbor Township Monday morning.
Parts of the New York area could see record high temperatures during a summerlike stretch of weather this week.
Fire departments across New York are opening their doors this weekend in a bid to attract sorely needed new volunteers.
A cat was rescued when it was spotted lying on the Long Island Rail Road tracks between Lindenhurst and Babylon Sunday night.
Parts of the New York area could see record high temperatures during a summerlike stretch of weather this week.
A major warmup, featuring summer-like temperatures in the 80s, will take over the Eastern Seaboard beginning Monday.
The brutal winter took out much of Southold Town Beach's sand and parking lot, forcing it to close for swimming this summer.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced East Harlem's La Marqueta will be the home of the Big Apple's first city-owned and operated grocery store.
President Trump told CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell that Pope Leo is "wrong on the issues" Monday after lashing out at the pontiff late Sunday in a Truth Social post.
"I plan to resign my seat in Congress," Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday as he faces an expulsion vote.
The Trump administration agreed to restore the Stonewall National Monument's Pride flag in Greenwich Village after it was removed.
Pope Leo has been critical of the war in Iran and other priorities of the Trump administration, but says his comments are "not meant as attacks on anyone."
Advocates fear New York state could be taking a step back when it comes to biomarker testing access for those with Medicaid.
What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
Older adults in New Jersey recorded the highest number of suspected overdose deaths in 2025, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
The first case of mpox clade I has been detected in New York City, health officials said Friday. Of the two types of mpox, clade I is known to cause more severe disease and death.
Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, shuttered its emergency room Saturday night.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Megan Thee Stallion was released from a New York City hospital after she got sick during a performance of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical."
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game on the power play with 1:45 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist and the Canadiens beat the Islanders 4-1 on Sunday, eliminating New York from playoff contention.
With Sunday's 110-96 loss to the Hornets, the Knicks finished the regular season 53-29 and with the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Raptors clinched their first playoff berth in four seasons by beating the Nets 136-101 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won the 2026 Masters Tournament at Georgia's Augusta National, claiming his second straight green jacket.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration unveiled a dramatic traffic redesign at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza.
New York City business owners are pushing on the State Legislature to pass Gov. Kathy Hochul's reforms that would roll back some of the climate legislation passed by New York state in 2019.
Ismael Ox lost his right hand as a child in a grenade attack, survived homelessness in the U.S., and became a citizen, all while training to represent Team USA in para Taekwondo.
These kids from Brooklyn are playing tennis in their school hallways, cafeterias and auditoriums, to make the most of limited space and resources.
Preparations for Passover in Brooklyn blend centuries-old rituals with modern traditions unique to each family.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Harlem residents got to take their questions about property taxes, homeownership and the cost of groceries directly to the mayor.
A funeral service got underway for 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, who was shot and killed in her stroller in East Williamsburg.
The embattled California congressman is being investigated for sexual assault by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
More than 1,000 Hollywood creatives signed an open letter opposing Paramount's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Republican candidate for governor said he'll pardon Sgt. Erik Duran if elected. Duran was convicted of manslaughter for throwing a cooler at a fleeing suspect in the Bronx.
