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Alice Gainer

Youth vandals allegedly did this and more to a home near Rochester. Now, the man who claims he caught them is facing charges. (Credit CBS 2)

Man Faces Charges After Catching Alleged Vandals In The Act

The boys are accused of causing havoc in the home, near Rochester, but now the man who caught them could be in trouble.

2013/06/17

Two window washers were trapped on a collapsed scaffold high above the streets of Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday. (credit: CBS 2)

Workers Rescued From Collapsed Scaffolding At Hearst Tower

Two scaffold maintenance workers trapped for more than an hour on a collapsed scaffold high above the streets of Midtown Manhattan have been rescued.

2013/06/12

Family (credit: CBS 2)

Dos and Don’ts For Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Father’s Day is a day to celebrate dear old dad. So when it comes to thanking him, some dads say don’t blow it with those run-of-the-mill gifts.

2013/06/11

JFK Sleeping Security Guard

Sleeping Guards At JFK Raise Major Red Flags About Security

In March, a private security guard employed by the company, FJC Security, was spotted fast asleep. The company is paid hundreds of millions of dollars by the Port Authority to help protect sensitive sites such as JFK.

2013/06/10

The cast of 'Kinky Boots' perform onstage at the Media Opening for Kinky Boots on Broadway Show, on April 4, 2013. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Kinky Liqueur)

Broadway’s Best Hoping To Win Tony Awards Sunday Night

The Tonys will be broadcast live Sunday on CBS 2 HD from the cavernous Radio City Music Hall, a homecoming of sorts after two years in a much smaller theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

2013/06/09

Furry Friend Finder: Jimmy. (credit: CBS 2)

Furry Friend Finder: Fifi And Jimmy

Every Sunday morning around 8:20 on CBS 2 HD News, the Humane Society of New York City will feature some of its many great pets up for adoption.

2013/06/09

Janixia Soto is credited with acting to save her toddler brother when a fire broke out. (credit: CBS 2)

Older Sister Credited With Saving Little Brother From Brooklyn Building Fire

Janixia Soto was holding her little brother on their fire escape but could not go down to the street because a ladder was broken. So the 11-year-old decided to drop her little brother into the arms of good Samaritans below.

2013/06/06

Officer Murder-Suicide

Police: Off-Duty Cop Kills Wife, Self In Queens

A New York City police officer allegedly shot and killed his wife, and then himself, in Queens on Wednesday evening.

2013/06/05

Franklin Reyes

Attorney: Unlicensed Teen Driver Admits To Everything In Accident That Killed Girl, 4

The 17-year-old unlicensed driver accused of striking and killing a 4-year-old girl and injuring her grandmother on the Upper West Side was in court Wednesday night to answer to serious charges.

2013/06/05

Long Beach Balcony Collapse

Balcony Collapse On Long Island Leaves Several Injured

Five people were hurt Monday night when a balcony collapsed in Long Beach, Long Island.

2013/06/03

Floodwaters rush into the Hoboken PATH station during Sandy (credit: Port Authority)

PATH Station Reinforced Ahead Of Next Major Storm

Preparations for the next storm include HESCO barriers, that can hold up to a ton of sand each, the HESCOs should be able to do what regular sand bags couldn’t.

2013/05/31

Firefighters on the scene of a house fire in Queens on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (credit: FDNY)

House Explodes, Bursts Into Flames In Howard Beach

The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. Wednesday at 162-39 84th St., in Howard Beach.

2013/05/29

People receive aid from a Red Cross mobile distribution center on January 4, 2013 in the Midland Beach area of Staten Island, Jan. 4, 2013. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Red Cross Sandy Donations Remain Unspent; Jersey Shore Residents Frustrated

While President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced the Jersey Shore was “open for business” Tuesday, some residents said they are still in sad shape seven months after Superstorm Sandy – and would like the American Red Cross to step up.

2013/05/28

Monroe Township, N.J., Officer's House Firebombed

$20,000 Reward Offered After New Jersey Cop’s House Is Firebombed

Officials said the fire was brought under control within 10 to 15 minutes, but caused substantial damage to the home.

2013/05/22

Tim Farrell

After Losing Home To Sandy, N.J. Firefighter Loses New Condo To Fire

A firefighter who lost his home to Superstorm Sandy responded to a call last week, only to find his own new home was on fire.

2013/05/21

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