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Friday, November 30, 2012  A Missouri man posing as "Secret Santa" is giving away $100,000 this holiday season and spent a day in New Jersey and New York giving money to people robbed of their belongings or homes by Superstorm Sandy.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  New York City can be like a zoo sometimes, but a zebra running wild through the streets is not something you ordinarily see.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Nine of the 101 members of the 174th Attack Wing of the Air National Guard deployed down state to support the Hurricane Sandy relief effort return home.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  A Baldwinsville teenager and a man from downstate are facing charges in a bomb threat at C.W. Baker High School last month.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Groundhogs have proven themselves fairly unreliable when it comes to predicting the weather, but there's a pretty good chance you could see some bad behavior by the rodents Thursday morning.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  The Staten Island Mall is displaying digital billboard ads featuring the mug shots of shoplifters.

Friday, December 16, 2011  Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a New Jersey man wanted for questioning in the murder of his ex-wife and abduction of their two children.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this morning.   According to legend, that means we can expect an early spring.

Monday, January 31, 2011  A good neighbor who helps clear snow off his entire New York City block had received offers to replace his stolen snowblower from as far away as the Middle East.

Monday, July 26, 2010  Police believe a mother who died in a suspected murder-suicide and arson in her Staten Island home penned a badly charred, fragmented note with the words "am sorry."

Thursday, July 22, 2010  UpdatedA fast-moving blaze in a multiple-dwelling home early Thursday killed a mother and her four children.

Monday, May 10, 2010  Federal authorities plan to interview all the crew members of the Staten Island ferry that slammed into a pier as it approached its terminal, injuring dozens of people.