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Sophia Ortiz, 22, was killed inside her bedroom where she and others had been hiding from the suspect, authorities said. More »Mother of two stabbed to death in Camden; father of children charged with murder

Temperatures nearly licked 90 degrees across the Garden State this afternoon, and while some were cooled off by an afternoon thunderstorm, most of Jersey's beaches remained dry and hot More »Hot, muggy day makes for busy beaches at the Jersey shore during holiday weekend

16 newly ordained priests took a vow and were blessed this morning during a ceremony in Newark More »16 priests ordained in Newark ceremony

With temps soaring into the 80s, hordes of sun worshipers blanketed Coney Island, lounging on beach towels and tossing Frisbees. More »Now this is weather!  

WASHINGTON — A plan to launch six drone testing sites in the U.S. has New York and two dozen other states battling to roll out the welcome wagon for robotic eyes in the sky. More »  N.Y. hones for drones 

The mom of a Manhattan high school student is suing the city Education Department after her son had a relationship with his social studies teacher. More »Mom of boy abused by teach sues 

It was the same Friday as it was when Etan Patz went missing in 1979, the one introducing the Memorial Day weekend, and it was the same time, 8 in the morning, but everything else was different. More »Recreating Etan Patz’s Walk in SoHo, 33 Years Later

New York City's youngest public school students began hearing on Friday whether they received admission to one of 89 gifted and talented programs throughout the city. More »Admissions Letters to Gifted and Talented Programs Go Out

High-profile cases across the world have had an impact on the awareness and continued search for other children. More »Using the Missing to Find a Solution

The suspect in the killing of Etan Patz remained on suicide watch on Saturday morning. Pedro Hernandez is charged with second-degree murder in the 33-year-old killing. More »Pedro Hernandez, Charged With Murdering Etan Patz, Remains On Suicide Watch

Police in Nassau and Suffolk counties have arrested nearly three-dozen people on drunk driving charges during the first part of Memorial Day Weekend. More »Increased Patrols Net 35 DWI Arrests On Long Island

After a five-year hiatus a carousel in Queens re-opened on Saturday. The historic Forest Park Carousel is over a century old and is back with newly polished floors and clear lightbulbs. More »Historic Queens Carousel Re-Opens Just In Time For Summer

Calls for addiction assessment for repeat offenders. More »Marijuana Decrimnalization Bill Amended

Would require bail and suspend driver's license. More »Bill Targets Repeat DUI Offenders

It was also a chance for those candidates not getting as much media attention to introduce themselves to voters. More »10th Congressional District Candidates Debate

The devastated daughter of Pedro Hernandez has been shattered by the revelation that her estranged father is apparently a confessed murderer, her mother-in-law told The Post. Pedro Hernandez’ 27-year-old … More »Hernandez's estranged daughter shattered by confession

What a buzzkill! Tourists enjoying the holiday weekend at South Street Seaport today were joined by millions of uninvited guests when a swarm of bees took up residence on a fire hydrant outside a Mexican … More »Bees swarm South Street Seaport

This burglary took an urn for the worse. A Staten Island woman is desperately searching for her dead sister’s ashes after a burglar snatched the urn — likely mistaking it for a jewelry box. Pamela Paul, … More »Staten Island woman searching for dead sister's ashes after burglar stole the urn

SEASIDE PARK — Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that occurred overnight at Farragut and North Ocean avenues, Patrolman Stephen Shadiack, department spokesman, said. More »Hit-and-run in Seaside Park probed

SEASIDE HEIGHTS — It may not be a foreign country, but officials in the borough felt it was a good idea to create a team of ambassadors to assist summer tourists and to present a family friendly face for … More »'Ambassadors' make boro more family friendly

SPRING LAKE — Jeff Perrella may have been a first-time runner in the Spring Lake Five Mile Run, but he was very familiar with the race. 'Watched my uncle run a thousand times (in the race),' said Perrella, … More »A great day for a run

Montclair Supervisor of Solid Waste Services Craig Brandon would give the township’s public schools a "C" for their performance in recycling. More »Montclair schools’ recycling grade: ‘Needs improvement’

Parades and memorial services will be held throughout North Jersey towns this weekend. More »Memorial Day events across Northern New Jersey

A 46-year-old Ridgefield Park woman suffered a head injury after losing control of her car and overturning Wednesday afternoon on River Road, Bogota police said. More »Police: Ridgefield Park woman suffers head injury after car overturns in Bogota

Pedro Hernandez is charged with one count of 2nd Degree murder for allegedly strangling 6 year old Etan Patz in 1979. More »Sister of Patz suspect shocked over his arrest

Police in Brooklyn hope new surveillance video of an attempted sex attack will help them catch a predator. More »Attacker caught on tape in Park Slope

Surveillance video shows the woman tried several apartment doors before finding one unlocked. More »Burglary suspect goes door-to-door