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Mom, Friends Grieve for Hit and Run Victim

Keon Nedd, a tenth grader at Columbus High School was on his way home from a party early Monday morning, when a car lost control and flipped on to the sidewalk, killing him.

Sentencing Delayed for Man Who Confessed in Murder

Carlos Cruz risks life without parole after possibly violating the terms of his plea bargain.

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Corrections Officer Sentenced to Probation in Sex Abuse Case

In a plea bargain, 31 charges against Dominick Labruzzi were dropped.

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Judge Overturns Verdict in Firefighter Death Case

A verdict finding landlord Cesar Rios guilty in two firefighter deaths was overturned in Bronx Supreme Court. (Photo: AP Photo Archive)

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VIDEO – NYPD Stats Show Crime is Down but in the Bronx, Shootings Continue

NYPD statistics show that crime is on the decline but families in the Bronx are routine victims to gun violence.

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Escaped Prisoner Still at Large

The New York Police Department said that Michael Bautista, who escaped from Bronx Criminal Court last Tuesday “has not yet been re-arrested.”

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Student Says She was Attacked by Cab Driver

Yaxis Capote says the driver of an illegal taxi assaulted and beat her.

Missing Man Returned, Wife Said.

Angel Cortes, who was reported missing earlier this week has returned home, his wife, Julia, told the Bronx Ink. She said he “came home yesterday at 11:30 p.m.  after not returning when he went out for a haircut on Tuesday afternoon. Julia Cortes said her husband has yet to explain his disappearance. By Friday afternoon, [...]

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McKinley Houses Reflect on Murder Conviction

After 22-year old Gavin Murray is convicted of a 2006 double murder, residents of the McKinley housing project reflect on what has happened since the shooting, and the work still to be done.

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Highbridge Man Charged with Murder in Girlfriend’s Death

A woman’s death in the Bronx left neighbors and witnesses struggling for explanations.

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Two Strangers and a Shot in the Dark

Is he the murderer or a second victim? Or both?

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A Cab Tale

Bronx cabbie talks about staying alive on the job in the Bronx.

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MTA Pulls Ticket Agents from Subway Stations

When there’s no one in the ticket booth, passengers worry about safety. And the remaining station agents find they have extra work just to keep things running.

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Fire Destroys Five Businesses in Hunts Point

A severe fire destroyed five businesses last night along Southern Boulevard in Hunts Point.

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On Webster Avenue, Aftermath of an Attack

A Muslim-American baker was beaten on his way to pray last June.

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    VIDEO – Celebrating the Newest Country in the World

    Hundreds gathered at an event in Eastchester, Bronx on Saturday, February 13 to celebrate Kosovo's second year of independence.
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    VIDEO – A Mosque’s Call to Prayer

    A mosque in the Bronx will once again seek a sound permit to amplify the Muslim call to prayer.
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