Fleet of large ships anchored off Jersey Shore ahead of Sail4th 250 parade
Towering ships with flags from around the world are anchored off the shore, where residents and visitors can get a look. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.
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Towering ships with flags from around the world are anchored off the shore, where residents and visitors can get a look. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.
CBS News New York's John Elliott spent the morning in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, where tall ships from around the world can be seen for the massive July Fourth parade of ships.
After two whales washed up on local beaches in just one week, Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, the executive director at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Bright Program, explains why this is unusual and what we can do to protect marine life.
A necropsy revealed that a whale that washed ashore in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on Wednesday may have been hit by a vessel, officials said.
A dead humpback whale washed ashore in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on Wednesday morning.
Survivors of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, families and lawmakers gathered in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to honor the lives lost and continue calls for action to end gun violence.
Jones had argued a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation and infliction of emotional distress without holding a trial on the merits.
A gunman killed six adults and 20 students at the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school on Dec. 14, 2012.
A federal judge ruled that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must sell off nearly all of his personal assets to start repaying the families of victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. CBS New York's Dick Brennan has reaction from the Sandy Hook families.
Many of the survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are graduating from Newtown High School Wednesday.
About 60 of the more than 300 graduating seniors survived one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
It's graduation day for many of the survivors of the Sandy Hook school shooting, and they're honoring their fallen classmates who should be there with them.
Lawyers for the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed an emergency motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston to liquidate Alex Jones' media company.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a fraction of the $1.5 billion awarded in lawsuits against him for calling the 2012 school shooting a hoax.
Bankrupt conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wants to settle his lawsuits with Sandy Hook parents for a fraction of what he owes. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/48DG7Wr
Thursday marks 11 years since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 first grade students and six educators. The Newtown tragedy remains the deadliest mass shooting in Connecticut history.
Flags will fly at half staff Thursday as the community remembers the 26 people, mostly young children, killed that day in Newtown, Conn.
Next week marks 11 years since 26 people were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A new documentary features a father who lost his son on that day and the promise he made to him.
The Coast Guard and the NYPD were called to Raritan Bay off Sandy Hook on Thursday morning to save two men.
There was a water rescue in New Jersey after two Jet Skiers crashed into a piling in the water Thursday.
These survivors know the pain and heartbreak the Michigan State University campus is going through. CBS2's John Dias has their reactions.
It's now been a decade since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Newtown, Connecticut, community continued its tradition of quiet reflection Wednesday. CBS2's Dick Brennan has more on how families are still leading the fight against gun violence all these years later.
Since Sandy Hook, there have been more than 4,200 mass shootings, 38 of them at schools.
Ten years after Sandy Hook, and so many other mass shootings, what is the state of gun laws in the United States? It's an issue that the parents of many Sandy Hook victims have worked on, in hopes of preventing more massacres. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
Ten years ago, a 20-year-old gunman killed his mother in Newtown, Connecticut, and then went to his former school and committed mass murder. A decade later, the grief is profound, but so is the pride at how a community came together to honor the lives lost. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
Bo Bichette singled off Matt Festa to score automatic runner Francisco Lindor in the 10th inning, helping the Mets to a wild 6-5 victory over the Guardians.
The Bayonne 12U Little League team from New Jersey is heading to the Metro Region Tournament with their sights set on the Little League World Series.
New York City is activating its heat and flash flood emergency plans for Thursday and Friday due to dangerous heat and storms in the forecast.
At least 345 people — the majority in Colorado and Minnesota — have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
New York City is activating its heat and flash flood emergency plans for Thursday and Friday due to dangerous heat and storms in the forecast.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
Questions are growing within the law enforcement community about how one of the Mount Vernon Police Department's top leaders was vetted.
The countdown to the 2026 US Open in New York City is on, but some tennis fans are frustrated by how much it costs to get in.
A man is accused of intentionally setting a fire that destroyed a historic Brooklyn church in June.
New York City and parts of New Jersey were under a flood watch due to downpours and strong storms Monday.
Stormy weather will return to the New York City area on Monday, bringing the threat of heavy rain and storms that may lead to flash flooding.
There's been a report of a bigfoot sighting near the Pachaug State Forest in Connecticut.
Heavy rain is complicating efforts to recover a teenage boy from the West River in New Haven. Strong currents and an increased flow have made the job even more difficult.
It's another rainy day in the Tri-State Area with a flood watch for parts of New York and Connecticut.
The Bayonne 12U Little League team from New Jersey is heading to the Metro Region Tournament with their sights set on the Little League World Series.
The family of a man who died at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, is demanding justice.
Protesters gathered at the gates of Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, Monday following the death of an ICE detainee.
The power was restored Tuesday morning after going out at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, N.J. Monday afternoon.
Strong downpours have dumped rain on parts of New York and New Jersey that are still recovering from last week's severe weather.
The Long Island Aquarium is asking the public to help name its newest resident – a Giant Pacific octopus.
Dangerous rip currents have been reported across New York area beaches in recent weeks, causing dozens of ocean rescues. As CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports, officials in the Town of Hempstead began a safety campaign Wednesday to educate swimmers on how to break the grip of a rip.
Communities across New York City and Long Island came together Tuesday for National Night Out.
On Long Island, a farm is helping kids cope using therapy horses. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
Suffolk County Police are trying to identify an Asian man whose body was discovered on Gilgo Beach in 2011.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
The Medical Aid in Dying law allows terminally ill adults to request a doctor to prescribe them lethal medication.
Former state health official Abdul El-Sayed faced Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan in a closely watched contest that represented the latest test of the party's divisions.
Federal authorities arrested a man who appeared to be monitoring security-planning activities at Trump National Golf Club in LA County ahead of the president's Southern California visit.
In total, 17 bills will be introduced in the City Council next month to increase safety regulations around e-bikes and e-scooters, while also strengthening enforcement of existing laws.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
The source of exposure for the Legionnaires cluster on Manhattan's Upper East Side has been eliminated, according to the New York City Health Department.
A seventh person has died from Legionnaires' disease in connection with the Upper East Side cluster, New York City's health commissioner said Thursday.
Thirty-four cooling towers at 33 buildings on the Upper East Side tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, the New York City Health Department announced Tuesday.
An attorney representing an Upper East Side woman whose husband just died from Legionnaires' disease is planning to take legal action.
Actor and comedian Bowen Yang will portray Mary Todd Lincoln in Broadway's "Oh, Mary!" for a limited 12-week run starting in September.
Designer John Galliano is known for his theatrical and dramatic designs, but his legacy is also marked by antisemitic and racist comments.
"The Sopranos" actor Vincent Pastore is being remembered as a fixture in his Bronx community.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
A new Broadway show based on Prince's movie and album "Purple Rain" will take the stage at Broadway's Majestic Theatre in March.
Bo Bichette singled off Matt Festa to score automatic runner Francisco Lindor in the 10th inning, helping the Mets to a wild 6-5 victory over the Guardians.
The Bayonne 12U Little League team from New Jersey is heading to the Metro Region Tournament with their sights set on the Little League World Series.
The countdown to the 2026 US Open in New York City is on, but some tennis fans are frustrated by how much it costs to get in.
The New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Tuesday night.
The New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Harlem Week 2026 brings past and present Harlemites together to honor the neighborhood's legacy.
Parents in Harlem say their children's walk to summer camp is littered with trash, illegal dumping and a growing encampment.
A specialized program from God's Love We Deliver is serving nearly 400 veterans with medically tailored meals, while helping combat isolation and ease the challenges of life after military service.
The Newtown Creek Alliance community science project gives students hands-on experience monitoring the health of one of the most polluted waterways in the U.S.
The FIFA World Cup is delivering a business boost for many bars and restaurants across New York City, but not every industry is seeing the same payoff.
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.
CBS News New York's Scott Padgett has your First Alert Forecast for August 5 at 11 p.m.
A New Jersey Little League team has already made history by winning the state title, but the boys aren't done yet. They're vying for a chance at the Little League World Series. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
A 16-year-old was struck and killed by a Metro-North train Wednesday night in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Police made an arrest Wednesday in a raging fire that destroyed a historic church in Bushwick back in June. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
Two sanitation workers are in the hospital after a crash in the Bronx.
