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Police on the scene of an apparent double murder-suicide at a building on East 56th Street in Brooklyn on Monday, April 15, 2013. (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Police: Off-Duty Cop Shoots Infant Son, Boyfriend And Herself In Brooklyn

The bodies were found after the woman’s 19-year-old son heard an argument between the officer and her boyfriend, escaped out a window and called 911, police said.

2013/04/15

Students at Benjamin Franklin School 13 in Elizabeth, N.J. participate in a security drill (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

New Jersey Schools Conducting Surprise Security Drills

New Jersey schools are brushing up on their security drills to prepare their students in case they face a situation like the one in Newtown, Connecticut.

2013/04/15

Police, Prosecutors Hold Gun Buyback In Bergen County

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office joined local police departments for a gun buyback at several churches throughout the county this weekend.

2013/04/13

Rockaway Boardwalk Construction April 9, 2013. (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Fast-Tracked Rockaway Boardwalk Construction Causing A Headache For Residents

Construction crews are working around the clock to get the Rockaway boardwalk reconstructed in time for the start of summer.

2013/04/09

Teens volunteering in Yonkers join hands at Holocaust Remembrance Day event, April 7, 2013 (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Holocaust Survivors, Families Take Part In Holocaust Remembrance Day Events

New York’s largest commemoration is held at Temple Emanu-El on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The Annual Gathering of Remembrance was started more than 40 years ago by Holocaust survivors.

2013/04/07

Rutgers Dance Marathon 2013 (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Students Hope Rutgers Dance Marathon Outshines Hoops Scandal

The annual Rutgers University Dance Marathon is going on at the school’s now-infamous practice basketball court.

2013/04/07

Blumenthal: CL&P Request To Charge Customers For Storm-Related Expenses ‘Unacceptable’

Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Joe Courtney are urging state regulators to reject most of a request by Connecticut Light & Power Co. to charge customers $414 million for costs related to five destructive storms over the past two years.
According to CL&P, preparation and response to the storms was very expensive.

2013/04/01

Jonathon Niese (credit: Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

All Eyes On Jon Niese As Mets Host Padres In Opener

Some main attractions are missing as the Mets host the San Diego Padres in their season opener Monday.

2013/04/01

Cardinal Timothy Dolan on Easter Sunday (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Christians Around The World Celebrate Easter

Francis delivered a plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message to the world, decrying the seemingly endless conflicts in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula after celebrating Mass along with more than 250,000 faithful.

2013/03/31

2nd Avenue Stations Of the Cross (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Cardinal Dolan, Catholics Celebrate Good Friday With ‘Way Of The Cross’ Procession

Christians around the world and here at home are marking Good Friday, the day of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion.

2013/03/29

Hiring Our Heroes-New York Job Fair March 27, 2013 (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Chamber Of Commerce Launches New Website, Holds Job Fair For Vets

According to newly-released Department of Labor statistics, veterans under 35 who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have an unemployment rate around 11 percent.

2013/03/27

Group Holds Hudson Valley Gay Tourism Conference

Stephan Hengst of BigGayHudsonValley.com said the aim of the conference is to work with vendors looking to attract gays and lesbians to do business across the state.

2013/03/27

American Muslims For Palestine Billboard (Photo: Monica Miller/ WCBS 880)

Pro-Palestinian Group Unveils New Metro-North Ads Calling For End To ‘Israeli Apartheid’

New ads to soon run at Metro-North stations call on the U.S. to stop aid to Israel.

2013/03/26

Luna Park Ribbon-Cutting March 24, 2013 (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Amusements At Coney Island Open For Season, But Struggle Persists In Neighborhood

A symbolic opening Sunday marked the return of the amusement rides on Coney Island after the damage they suffered from Superstorm Sandy.

2013/03/24

A Powerball lottery ticket (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Winning $338 Million Powerball Ticket Bought In New Jersey

The New Jersey Lottery said Sunday that details about the winning ticket would be released Monday, declining to reveal where it had been purchased and whether anyone had immediately come forward. It was the sixth largest jackpot in history.

2013/03/24

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